Flogged It Friday! Yamaha R1 5JJ forks. ‘Upside downies.’ The upside down fork arrived on street bikes over three decades ago. Suzuki were one of the first to roll the dice, sticking the inverted forks on their RGV250M and GSX-R…
Make or Break? Yamaha R1 5JJ. “Where is the rest of it?” Well spotted! This is the remains of a bike that gave up its heart for another kit car project. Kit car builders are drawn to bike motors for…
Flogged It Friday! Yamaha New Old Stock Parts. “New old stock.” This was a job lot of new and unused Yamaha parts that was mostly to fit 70s and 80s small capacity bikes and mopeds. It came in a much…
Make or Break? Yamaha YZF750. “Race rep!” This YZF750 came my way over a year ago. Since then it’s been in my garage gathering dust. I realised recently I should do something about it. The previous owner had spent many…
Flogged It Friday! Yamaha XJ900F fuel tank. “What’s so special about this tank?” Basically, the fact that it hasn’t rusted away is enough to get the attention of anyone after a petrol tank for one of these Yamaha XJ900F models….
Make Or Break? Yamaha FZR600 3HE Track Bike. “Wasn’t the CBR600FM onwards a better bet?” Depends who you are asking. For some people the first FZR600 model was a real hooligans bike. It was a no nonsense track inspired bike…
Make or Break? Yamaha XJ600N. “That looks mint!” I hate that phrase. Mint! Yawn. It does though look very clean for a bike that is over twenty years old. Even more impressive when you consider this model wouldn’t have been…
Make or Break? Yamaha XJ550 Chopper Bike. “That looks unique!” Indeed! It is. Like most of these chop bikes from the 80s and 90s. Information on who made the frame or built the bike is always lost to history. This…
Flogged It Friday! Yamaha XJ900S Rear Wheel. “Isn’t this the wheel the VMAX owners want?” The VMax 1200 came with a really stupid rear wheel size. The custom look of the bike required a squatty looking back wheel. This is…
Make or Break? Spondon TZ250 4DP Chassis. “What are you doing handling Spondon stuff?” I never set out to buy this, it just kind of happened. It involved a few messages via Facebook with an old friend who had decided…
