The smell of two-stroke oil lingers in the air, courtesy of Roland Sands Design’s razor-sharp custom Yamaha RD400. We also profile a Triumph Bonneville T100 café racer, the new Triumph Rocket 3 Evel Knievel Limited Edition, and a collection of nine Kawasaki Z1R-TC turbos.
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The weekend is just about here, so what better way to celebrate than with a spicy two-stroke street tracker? This wild Yamaha RD400 is the work of Garett Wilson out of Colorado, USA—and it’s as refreshing as a root beer float on a hot day. Operating as DubStyle Designs, Garett has a knack for building…
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A modern Kawasaki Z900RS gets the AC Sanctuary treatment this week, followed by a wild Yamaha RD400 street tracker. On the back half of our round-up; a Triumph Street Twin prepped for flat track racing, and a twin-turbo BMW R100 destined for a museum.
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Nothing screams “it’s the weekend” quite like a two-stroke street tracker. All the more if it’s a Yamaha RD400, and it’s dressed in a traditional black and yellow uniform—with speed blocks, of course. This svelte little number, dubbed ‘427 Tracker,’ is the work of Smyth Innovations. Based in Ontario, Canada, the workshop is run by…
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The next phase of Triumph’s electric motorcycle project broke cover this week. Plus we look at a tasty Yamaha RD400 restomod, and…
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If the Yamaha SR400 is the easy-going, easily swayed favorite of café racer builders, the two-stroke Yamaha RD400 is its delinquent half-brother.…
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Today’s post is courtesy of Moto Retro Illustrated magazine, with words and photos by Andy and Lindsay Mauk. To some, acquiring a…
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When you think of Yamaha café racers, it’s usually the SR400 or SR500 that crops up. But Chris Fiaccone of Dallas, Texas,…
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