Sr 500

A show stopping Yamaha GTS 1000 from Italy, a neo-retro Yamaha XT250 from Australia, and a very slick body kit for the BMW R nineT from France. Yamaha XT250 by Deus ex Machina The Deus Swank rally is a light-hearted off-road event that combines “vintage motorcycles, fancy dress and a can-do attitude.” So when Yamaha asked Deus Australia to build a bike that would embody the Swank spirit, head wrench Jeremy Tagand picked the XT250. After all, it might only be a small, air-cooled single—but…

Scramblers are a hot topic. Build one, and you're sure to be judged solely by how well equipped it is for hardcore off-piste use. But that's not all that scramblers are about. Daniel Peter compares his latest build to his childhood BMX—and it's pretty much how we feel about modern-day scramblers too. 'When I was four years old, my BMX bike became my life,” he explains. “It was so simple, yet so fun. Just wheels, pedals and brakes. I'd ride it to the beach, jump a few curbs along the way…

Scramblers are a hot topic. Build one, and you're sure to be judged solely by how well equipped it is for hardcore off-piste use. But that's not all that scramblers are about. Daniel Peter compares his latest build to his childhood BMX—and it's pretty much how we feel about modern-day scramblers too. 'When I was four years old, my BMX bike became my life,” he explains. “It was so simple, yet so fun. Just wheels, pedals and brakes. I'd ride it to the beach, jump a few curbs along the way…

Most guys can't think beyond a box of chocolates or a bunch of flowers as a gift for their significant other. But Uwe Kostrewa is a true romantic. He's just built this peachy Yamaha SR500 flat tracker for his girlfriend, Steffi—and it's not the first custom bike he's built for her either. Uwe works as Hombrese Bikes out of his workshop in Cologne, Germany, and regularly races and builds custom flat track motorcycles. He has a knack for creating machines that are low-key handsome, trading…

BREE TRACKER: Yamaha SR500 flat tracker from 20-year-old Austrian phenom @moritz.bree aka “Kid McQueen.” Finished just in time for @wheels_and_waves 2024! “I wanted to give her a super 70s touch… Lots of color. I’m a fan of that time, that style. I liked the Rolls-Royce of the Beatles, so it had to be funky.” -Moritz 630cc big bore kit, lowered forks, custom subframe and swingarm, 19” Excel wheels w/ @hoosiertirefrance rubber, custom bodywork with @carstenestermann engraved yellow…

1978 - 2018: Yamaha SR 500

Tony Prust of Analog Motorcycles has built his reputation with a raft of elegant, mid-capacity customs: the perfect bikes for barhopping and cruising around town. This 1979 Yamaha SR500 has more of a raw edge though, and a name to match—‘Bruto.’ It was commissioned by Mark Wator, who wanted a machine for evening and weekend rides, with a seat big enough for two. “Mark liked some of the ‘raw metal’ builds he’d seen,” says Prust. “With that in mind, he let me loose to do as I pleased—within…