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Yamaha Cafe Racer

Yamaha’s first motorcycle appeared in 1955. The 125cc two-stroke YA-1 went straight to the racetrack and started winning titles. Yamaha has built on those race credentials over the years, winning at the IOM TT and the Paris Dakar. Yamaha continues to run a successful factory race team in Moto GP.

Yamaha’s contribution to the custom motorcycle world includes the highly successful and long loved SR400 and SR500 singles we see in so many café racer builds. Other Yamaha custom favourites include the seventies XS650 twins and more recently their XSR700 and XSR900 Sport Heritage range.

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Yamaha SR400 Gibbon Slap

After more than 35 years of production, the Yamaha SR400 has had little in the way of design modifications. The...
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Yamaha XJR1300 Eau Rouge

The Eau Rouge Yamaha XJR1300 features a plethora of custom fabricated components made in house by the Deus Italian workshop....
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1972 XS2 Kott Motorcycles

“Years ago I rode a ’72 Yamaha XS650 from California to Sturgis. I was wearing a Walmart rain suit in...
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Yamaha XS650 Strawberry Shortcake

British vs Japanese engineering. It’s a debate that I’ve often heard between motorcyclists. It’s easy to see why each party...
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Yamaha XS650 Lime Green Goodness

The mighty Yamaha XS650 has been a hot favourite in the custom scene for decades and a personal favourite of...
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First Notion Yamaha SR250 Cafe Racer

The custom Yamaha SR250’s are taking over! After last week’s C59R “Little Blue” custom Tracker build from Barcelona we’ve headed...
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C59R Little Blue Yamaha SR250

After my recent purchase of a Yamaha TW200 I have rediscovered my love of “little” bikes. While I’m not about...
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Flash Rabbit Yamaha XS650

Yamaha’s legendary XS650, it’s reputation precedes it. The XS is one of the most widely customised bikes in the world so to...
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Garage46 Yamaha XS650

After one full day of owning the 1979 XS650 Special Giancarlo’s called it quits. Stranded on the side of the...
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Yamaha XS650 Acid King

If you ask me there’s two types of custom build, the clean and the down right dirty. Richard and Lex...
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Yamaha XS650 Redback Cafe Racer

Down here in Australia it seems like Mother Nature’s hell bent on killing us all off. Our surrounding oceans are...
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Yamaha TRX Frankenstein Cafe Racer

Theo’s Frankenstein bike started out as a ‘96 Yamaha TRX but very few TRX components remain. The new engine hails...
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Yamaha XJR 1300 Cafe Racer

“I guess, it’s a modern take on a Cafe Racer, but I was born around 20 years too late to...
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Taming the Kawasaki 500 Triple

For a motorcycle that once laid claim to being the quickest street production bike, the Kawasaki 500 Triples certainly have...
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Custom Yamaha XS360 by The Hookie

“Raw & Rough. I´ve always wanted a little Cafe Racer for the urban and offroad section. It’s a kind of a...
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Spin Cycle Industries Yamaha XS850

What you’ll also notice about this Yamaha XS850 Special is it’s a tad rough around the edges (which makes it even more appealing...
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Gull Craft Yamaha SR400 Cafe Racer

This Cafe Racer thumper hails from the Japanese workshop Gull Craft. It’s an extensively modified Yamaha SR400 Cafe Racer complete...
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Yamaha Yard Built XJR1300 Monkeefist

The XJR1300 was delivered to the Denmark workshop of the Wrenchmonkees with the basic brief of “make it even better”....
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RSD Hyper Modified Yamaha TMax

For the Hyper Modified campaign Yamaha approached three well known custom builders and gave them a straight to the point...
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Left Hand Cycles custom Yamaha XS650

  There’s beauty in simplicity. Apple have proved that with their design approach and in the custom motorcycle world that...
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Yamaha XJ 33 Cafe Racer

These days you don’t get much of a bike for 300 quid. Every now and then though you hear about...
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Oil Stained Brain motorcycle exhibition

Tim Kills BSA A65 Bobber On November 3rd & 4th I co-hosted a custom motorcycle exhibition in Melbourne named Oil...
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Cafe Racer vs Nancheng War Plane

Not content with simply building a tidy Yamaha SR based Cafe Racer, the crew at Rocker Classic Cycles decided to...
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Yamaha XS750 by the WrenchMonkees

The Wrenchmonkees have just released details of the bike that represents a half-century of custom motorcycle builds from the Denmark based...
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Fuel Magazine Issue 11

Yet another outstanding issue of Fuel Magazine is just about to hit the shelves. Grab a copy to see my...
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Yamaha XS650 by Max Hazan

There’s two ways you can build a custom motorcycle. One way is to have a design idea that’s laid out...
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Kawasaki ZX-7 Thunder Chunky

This post apocalyptic road warrior is Icon’s Kawasaki ZX-7 ‘Thunder Chunky’. It’s the latest addition to Icon’s series of custom...
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Yamaha XS650 Goldfish Bobber

It’s not often that I feature Bobbers on the site and even less often that I feature custom motorcycles from...
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Yamaha MT-01 Barbarian

I’ve always been intrigued by Yamaha’s MT-01 V-twin “muscle bike”. Back in 2008 I got really excited when they released...
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Yamaha XS650 by Maria motorcycles

If you’re going to customise a motorcycle it’s always best to start out with a bike that’s got a good...
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Yamaha XT600 The Mongrel

This is the Mongrel. A custom Yamaha XT600 haling from the darker side of Sydney’s Cafe Racer scene. The Mongrel...
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Deus Ex Machina Sydney visit

I spent the weekend in Sydney celebrating a mates Birthday (which I am still recovering from!) and while I was...
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Yamaha Virago XV920 Cafe Racer

The Yamaha features the same Benelli 360 tank and custom seat combo that Greg used on the last Virago, but...
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Yamaha XJR 1300 custom

Opening up the emails I receive through the “Submit a motorcycle” link on the site is one of my favourite...
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Yamaha XS650 Cafe Racer

Yamaha’s XS650 would have to be in the top 5 list of most customised motorcycle in the world. It’s bullet...
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Yamaha SR500 Cafe Racer by Motorradtke GbR

Brrr… Lars and Jorg of Motorradtke GbR in Germany traditionally build and maintain Superbikes for the race track. However after...
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Yamaha XS650 Bobber by Holiday Customs

You’ll have to forgive me for veering off the Cafe Racer path slightly but when I see a custom motorcycle like this...
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SR500 full fairing Cafe Racer

Looking at this custom Yamaha SR500 built in Japan turns me in to the equivalent of that crazy fish in Finding...
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A different approach to paint

Boner…That’s what this custom Yamaha XS650 is called. Not your usual custom build title but Death Spray Customs isn’t your...
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Yamaha R5 Giant Killer custom

Spotted this great Yamaha R5 “Giant Killer” custom on Garage Project motorcycles. After a bit of digging all I managed to...
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Yamaha XT600 Cafe Racer

Nothing beats a hand me down, especially when it’s in the form of a motorcycle. When Christian was given his...
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Cafe Racer TV Virago Cafe Racer

Here’s a great segment from the cutting room floor of Cafe Racer TV. In this online episode they reveal the...
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Custom Yamaha SR500 RB Racing

If you happen to be near The Dues Ex Machina store in Camperdown Sydney this week a quick visit is definitely in...
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Fuel Tank TV annual DVD shoot

Just got home after spending the day out with the guys from Fuel Tank TV and Christian from Modern Motorcycles....
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Fatty Yamaha R1 Bobber

When I think about Bobbers my mind conjures up images of cruising along a winding coastal road, sitting comfortably atop...
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Doc Chops Yamaha Virago Cafe Racer

Since launching Return of the Cafe Racers back in 2006 I have only come across two builders who have managed...
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Cooper Smithing Co TX500 Jailbird

Most custom motorcycles rolling out of workshops tend to be polished to perfection or feature paint jobs more expensive than...
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Lossa Engineering Solus video

Feast your eyes on Jay LaRossa’s 1978 Yamaha SR500 “Solus” in this short video by Ricki Bedenbaugh. This video reminds me of...
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Deus Ex Machina new website

Deus ex Machina came on the scene around about the same time I set up Return of the Cafe Racers...
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Yamaha XS650 Bobber by Garaje

  I know I’m probably going to get a few frowns for this as it’s certainly not a Cafe Racer,...
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Readers Rides

Honda CB750 “Cold bitch” More home built Cafe Racers sent in by our talented readers. Thanks for sharing your motorcycles...
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Yamaha XS Classic Racer

Yamaha XS650 Classic Cafe built by the Wheely shop. A beautiful balance of old styling and modern technology.    ...
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The Winning Loser Yamaha SR 250

The Winning Loser. Saved from a scrapyard and transformed in to a piece of custom motorcycle art, this Yamaha SR 250...
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Deus Bali’s Cafe Racer 225

Deus Bali appeared on the scene only a few short months ago and it seems they are already wheeling some...
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Raider Motorsport SR400 Varkain

The Varkain (“Finnish for By Stealth”) Yamaha SR400 is one of my favourite creations to come out of Raider Motorsports...
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The Modern Motorcycle Company

The Modern Motorcycle Company is a custom workshop based in Melbourne, Victoria. Owned and run by Christian Condo the workshop...
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Berry Bad things

Berry Bads Motorcycles are yet another Japanese custom tuner/builder who’s work has caught my attention. With a gallery full of Bobbers,...
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XS650 Choppers: inspirational builds

Recently found XS650 Chopper website which has a load of custom Yamaha XS650 projects. Great for inspiration or to just perve on...
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Deus Ex Machina SR400

On a recent trip to Sydney I stuck my head in at Deus (as always) and grabbed a copy of...
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2008 Retro Rides

The Yamaha XS-V1 Sakura (Prototype ie coming soon!) oozes Cafe Racer style and should pck plenty of punch based on...
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Deus Ex Machina – Redefining old school

Established by Dare Jennings, Rod Hunwick and Carby Tuckwell, Deus ex Machina in Camperdown, Sydney, produces motorcycles for the post-modern world. What the hell...
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Japanese Racers – Clones or stand alones

At the end of World War 2 many British motorcycle manufacturers were on the verge of closure or had already...
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