This week’s edition of Speed Read is loaded with new releases from major OEMs. We’re looking at Honda’s new Dax and Hawk 11, Yamaha’s new electric scooter and the Royal Enfield Scram 411. But first, a tasty Yamaha XSR700 flat tracker from Mellow Motorcycles.
Yamaha XSR700 by Mellow Motorcycles Yamaha’s Yard Built initiative is one of the longest running, and prolific, factory-backed custom programs out there. It consistently produces great looking bikes too—like this Kenny Roberts-inspired Yamaha XSR700 from Mellow Motorcycles.
“There are not many things in the world I like more than King Kenny Roberts and the ‘Speedblock’ design,” says Mellow Motorcycles’ Patrick Sauter. But this custom XSR, aptly dubbed ‘King Kenny,’ wears more than just a lick of yellow paint.…