The Yamaha Yardbuilt series will soon be celebrating its 10 year anniversary. Originally the brainchild of Yamaha Project Manager, Shun...
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The Yamaha Yardbuilt series has been running for an impressive 7 years now. Since then Yamaha has commissioned over 50...
Yamaha’s Yardbuilt series is the brainchild of the companies visionary project manager, Shun Miyazawa. The series kicked off back in...
This bike was built by George Woodman, a carpenter slash furniture designer slash interior architect from Biarritz, France. Yes, his...
To transform the XV950 cruiser into a cafe racer styled machine Marcus began by dramatically modifying the bikes rear end....
Turn back the clock to 2016 and you’ll see motorcycle manufacturers scrambling to get involved in the custom scene. Yamaha’s...
Despite its huge success, the Yamaha XSR700 is, in my opinion, one of the least classic-looking modern-retro motorcycles on the...
When great minds come together, great things happen. Often in the world of custom motorcycle building workshops keep to themselves....
Thanks to their continued support of custom workshops, Yamaha Motorcycles have played an integral role in the growth of the...
Few motorcycles have the cult status of Yamaha’s SR400. During the past decade, the SR has come into the spotlight...
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! We’ve just finished sifting through the past 12 months of articles to...
All hail Yamaha. As part of their Yard Built series they’ve been sponsoring some of the wildest, genre-pushing builds we’ve...
When you are the organiser of what is arguably the biggest custom motorcycle event in the world it goes without...
I never thought I was a fan of muscle bikes until I rode a Yamaha XJR1300. It was in 2015...
I’ve worked on my fair share of custom builds to know that things can get a little stressful. When I...
A couple of years ago I had the pleasure of meeting the Muharremi brothers, the duo behind the United Kingdom’s...
For the Yardbuilt 2017 XSR700 project, Yamaha selected 7 workshops from different European locations to take part in the event. Representatives from Italy,...
“Sport Heritage” Never has the combination of those two words made as much sense as when applied to the Yamaha...
With 200bhp on tap and an astounding 2.5 second 0-60mph time, the Vmax V4 engine is well suited to dragstrip...
A collaboration with El Solitario seemed like the perfect pairing for Yamaha’s next Yard Built project, but as El Solitario’s...
Of all the bike reviews I’ve done, handing the keys back for the BMW R Nine T has been the...
The 8 challengers have built an eclectic mix of high powered customs from a full faired, blown Buell to a...
As with the other Yamaha XJR1300 Yardbuilt bikes the Botafogo-N was constructed without performing any modifications to the bike’s frame....
While Yamaha has previously focused on customising bikes from their Sports Heritage range during the Yardbuilt series, Faster Sons will...
I love a good collaboration. When one brand recognises the benefits of joining forces with another amazing things can happen....
Dressed all in black the Skullmonkee is easily recognisable as a Wrenchmonkees build. Tight proportions, clean lines, killer finishes...
I’ve been covering the Yamaha Yardbuilt series of custom bikes for some time now and have really enjoyed the projects...
As 2014 comes to an end I thought I’d take a (close up) look at some of the incredible work...
The Blue Rhapsody takes its main inspiration from the 90’s race bikes Keinosuke saw on the streets of Japan in...
Firstly a design was rendered in conjunction with Oberdan Bezzi Design which took styling cues from the Yamaha FZ750, a...
After more than 35 years of production, the Yamaha SR400 has had little in the way of design modifications. The...
