Speed Read, July 24, 2022
We kick this week’s edition of Speed Read off with further proof that Yamaha SRs make great café racers. We also cover news of Guy Martin’s latest exploits, and a custom Yamaha RD400 and Honda CB750.
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Speed Read, November 14, 2021
From one extreme to the other: a wild SRAD Gixxer built for classic racing, and a funky little SR250 that zooms around the streets of Barcelona. Plus news of Fonzie’s old Triumph up for auction, and a smokin’ hot Ducati Monster from Florida.
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Please Yamaha, build a scrambler as cool as this SR250
We’ve got used to heavy motorcycles. These days, anything around 450 pounds or 200 kilos is regarded as light. And most of the bestselling bikes in the USA weight 600 pounds or more. In the days before emissions controls, fuel injection systems and electronic aids, bikes were smaller and lighter. And in Europe especially, compact…
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Space Hopper: A Yamaha SR250 for bouncing around town
John Eldridge has the kind of life most of us would envy. He’s an accomplished surfer, he runs a board shaping business and an award-winning café, and he lives in one of the most beautiful parts of England—Cornwall, in the south west. He also likes to build the occasional motorcycle under the name CMBL (pronounced…
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Slowly Does It: Hookie’s laid-back Yamaha SR250 SE
Most people associate motorcycles with speed. But this pretty little SR250 SE from Hookie Co. is all about slowing down and enjoying…
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Auto Fabrica Type 4 Yamaha SR250
For the past few weeks, I’ve had a KTM Freeride 350 in my garage—a press bike on loan. The most striking thing…
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Yamaha SR250 ‘AG HOC’
We’ve used the term ‘low-key’ to describe Ad Hoc’s David Gonzalez before. His latest release—an audacious Yamaha SR250—is anything but. This cheeky-looking…
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Yamaha SR250 by Auto Fabrica
The SR400 has been around for a while as a popular custom donor bike, but we shouldn’t overlook its little 250cc brother,…
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Yamaha SR250 by Moto-Mucci
Two years ago, Dave Mucci scored a king hit with his Honda CX500 custom—one of our most popular bikes of all time.…
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Reborn Yamaha SR250
This slim and agile Yamaha SR250 street tracker is the first product from a new Barcelona workshop called Reborn Motors. Light and…
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CRD #4: Yamaha SR250
When I was a lad growing up in England, 500cc was considered a ‘big’ motorcycle. Machines such as the Honda CB750 and…
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