Tag: Yamaha RD 400

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Featured Bike: Julian Farnam’s Yamaha RZ 350

January 3, 2016

I have a confession to make, I have a “thing” for a two-stroke Yamaha, I love them!  I guess it goes back to my younger days when I was just starting out with motorcycles in the early 70s.  My first dirt bike was a Yamaha 175cc CT-2.  The following year I “graduated” up to a DT-3, … More Featured Bike: Julian Farnam’s Yamaha RZ 350

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Editorial: The Dirtbag Challenge Motorcycle Build Off

January 18, 2014

I found an interesting documentary film about an annual “build off” event in the San Francisco area that ties in with Stevie Ming’s build “The Skirmisher.”  It’s called “The Dirtbag Challenge,” they bill themselves as a “Low Rent Chopper Build Off.”  The challenge is to build a custom motorcycle within a set overall budget and … More Editorial: The Dirtbag Challenge Motorcycle Build Off