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12/1/2008
When you think of a vintage small-bore Japanese motorcycle for running in-town errands or slinging mud on a weekend camping trip, what comes to mind?
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8/3/2009
Most bike nuts who grew up in the Sixties are fans of British, Italian or American iron. Greg Davis likes Japanese bikes.
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8/3/2009
Best bets on tomorrow's classics: 1968-1970 BSA 441 Shooting Star
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3/13/2008
The Yamaha XS650 was the first twin from the venerable Japanese manufacturer.
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4/1/2008
The Yamaha XS650 was the first twin from the venerable Japanese manufacturer.
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4/1/2008
The Yamaha XS650 was the first twin from the venerable Japanese manufacturer.
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4/1/2008
The Yamaha XS650 was the first twin from the venerable Japanese manufacturer.
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10/1/2007
Yamaha's experiement with the parallel twin on the 1973 TX750.
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9/6/2007
1974 Yamaha DT360A Single 351 80 x 70 n/a n/a n/a 6.4:1 Mikuni VM30SS CDI Kick, folding crank n/a 5 Single row chain n/a 55 6V 4AH Telescopic fork Swing arm 3.00-21 4.00-18 1.075 x 5.91" 1.075 x 5.91" 56 292 n/a n/a n/a n/a
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4/1/2008
The Yamaha XS650 was the first twin from the venerable Japanese manufacturer.
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9/6/2007
1975 Yamaha DT400 Single 397 85 x 70 n/a n/a n/a 6.4:1 Single 32mm Mikuni CD magneto Kick, folding crank n/a 5 520 single row chain n/a n/a n/a Telescopic fork Swing arm 3.00-21 4.00-18 6.3 x 1.0" 5.9 x 1.075" 55.5 n/a n/a n/a n/
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4/1/2008
The Yamaha XS650 was the first twin from the venerable Japanese manufacturer.
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4/1/2008
The Yamaha XS650 was the first twin from the venerable Japanese manufacturer.
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7/18/2007
The 1976-1980 Triumph T140V Bonnevilles are great rideable classics and are much more affordable than their earlier counterparts.
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4/1/2008
The Yamaha XS650 was the first twin from the venerable Japanese manufacturer.
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4/10/2008
Mechanical specifications for the 1978 Yamaha SR500.
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4/1/2008
The Yamaha XS650 was the first twin from the venerable Japanese manufacturer.
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2/6/2008
The beefiest of Honda’s middleweights was the CB550 Four. A smooth, capable machine based on the CB750 introduced in 1969, it was decidedly old-school and hardly the machine to entice a new generation of riders. Enter the CX500.
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4/10/2008
Mechanical specifications for the 1979 Yamaha SR500.
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4/1/2008
The Yamaha XS650 was the first twin from the venerable Japanese manufacturer.
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4/1/2008
The Yamaha XS650 was the first twin from the venerable Japanese manufacturer.
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1/24/2008
1980 Yamaha XS850G
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1/24/2008
1980 Yamaha XS850H
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1/24/2008
1980 Yamaha XS850SG, LG, SH, LH
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4/10/2008
Mechanical specifications for the 1980 Yamaha SR500.
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4/1/2008
The Yamaha XS650 was the first twin from the venerable Japanese manufacturer.
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1/24/2008
1982 Yamaha ViragoXV750
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7/11/2007
There are a few less-celebrated bikes from the Eighties that are still great bikes today, and Yamaha’s 650 Seca is one of them.
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4/1/2008
The Yamaha XS650 was the first twin from the venerable Japanese manufacturer.
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4/1/2008
The Yamaha XS650 was the first twin from the venerable Japanese manufacturer.
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8/18/2008
The 1984 Yamaha FJ1100 certainly caused a stir in its freshman year: “The best large displacement sport motorcycle of 1984, and maybe even the best in its class in the history of motorcycling,” said Rider magazine.
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7/3/2008
When Honda introduced the CB700SC Nighthawk S in 1984, the words of praise from the motoring press were immediate, and, in a surprise twist to the norm, unifed.
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12/1/2008
Neale Bayly takes a ride on a 1985 Yamaha FZ750 that has seen better days.
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9/6/2007
1985 Yamaha FZ750 Inline four 749 68 x 51.6 DOHC 5 Shim 11.2:1 Quad 34mm Mikuni CV Transistorized breakerless Electric n/a 6 530 O-ring chain Double downtube, full cradle 300 12V 14AH Kayaba air-spring, 5" travel Single shock, 17-position adj. rebound damp
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9/6/2007
1996 Yamaha FJ1200 Inline four 1188 77 x 63.8 DOHC 4 Shim 9.7:1 Quad Mikuni BS36 Breakerless digital electronic n/a n/a 5 630 O-ring chain Steel box section perimeter type double cradle 420 12V 12AH 41mm Kayaba telescopic fork, 5.9" travel Monocross, singl
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9/6/2007
1996 Yamaha FZR 1000 Inline four 1002 75.5 x 56 DOHC 5 Shim 12:1 Quad 38mm Mikuni n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 300 12V 12AH KYB 41mm tube, adj. spring preload; 4.7" travel KYB single shock, adj. rebound damping, sprin gpreload; 5.1" travel 130/60-17 170/6
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6/3/2009
The mid-1980s were challenging times for the motorcycle industry. Faced with a changing and constricting market, Yamaha, like every company, took a long look at its products and considered how it should adapt to a new reality. Along with the monster V-Max and the immortal FZ750, Yamaha introduced the Radian, a smaller, kinder, and yes, faster standard for the street.
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7/7/2008
In life we’re faced with choices: republican or democrat, blond or brunette, paper or plastic? Shopping for a new motorcycle in the early 1980s, you also had to choose between normally aspirated or turbo models.
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10/7/2009
The R5 was in many respects the crown jewel of Yamaha’s continuing 2-stroke program.
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3/25/2008
Mechanical specifications for the 1980 Yamaha SR500.
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7/18/2007
In the 80s, domestic buyers ignored the tough and bold Yamaha SRX600 like the 55mph speed limit signs of the day.
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9/26/2008
Although the TT500 was last imported into the U.S. in 1981, the lightweight, fun single still has tons of fans.
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7/30/2007
In 1985, Yamaha's brand-new 1,198cc, 70-degree V4 monster V-Max was an unapologetic two-wheeled hot-rod. It was the undisputed king of the boulevard, and the most American bike ever to come out of Japan. Virtually unchanged 22 years later, it still may be.
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8/21/2009
If you’ve toured on a Yamaha XS650 for more than a sitcom’s worth of time, you probably fall into one of two groups.
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8/21/2009
Imagine it’s 1976 and you’re hearing two new sounds, trying to determine which will have more staying power. One is the sweet exhaust note of Yamaha’s new three-cylinder XS750; the other the chain-saw guitar on The Ramones’ debut record.
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