EVERY TIME MAARTEN Poodt completes another project, we feel like we’re looking at some obscure, classic Yamaha that we’ve never heard of. Which is exactly how the Dutch custom builder likes it.

These days, there seems to be a wealth of high-dollar scrambler builds, few of which would survive more than the most well-graded gravel road, and even fewer of which would be anywhere near afforda

The Yamaha DT400 is known to offer oodles of two-stroke fun both on and off the tarmac, acting as an excellent base for custom builds styled as dual-sports, scramblers, and old-school dirt bikes. P

& This comes after its first fund was established in 2018. The new fund, called Yamaha Motor Exploratory Fund, L.P. II, has a total of $100 million USD available for investment.

Born in 1974 and morphing into the monster that won the Paris-Dakar race in 1979 and 1980, Yamaha’s beloved adventure bike has won the hearts of many, with the brand’s ressurection of the Ténéré le