What you see here today is one of his later projects, which started with a Yamaha XS650 from the model-year 1983. The old Yammie was turned into a jaw-dropping cafe racer with as many as 250 man ...

To be precise, Hoshi’s phenomenal undertaking is based on a 1980 Yamaha XS650 Special. This bad boy is brought to life by an ominous air-cooled SOHC parallel-twin powerplant, with a healthy ...

1979 Yamaha XS650-2F TWIN Special Notes. Values Notes Print. Special Notes Yamaha Note. VINTAGE - 1954 - 1960 Due to the rarity of these years and models of Yamaha, pricing data is still being ...

The real process was a little more involved than that. According to The Sun, Montgomery and his team spent $5,000 modifying this Yamaha to run on vodka.We’re not sure how much they spent on the ...

A 1980 Yamaha XS650 was restored to be able to run on ethanol that was based on Vodka. The bike went on to break a land speed record at Bonneville Salt Flats in its category.