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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Roland Sands builds stretched Yamaha scooter]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2012/11/17/roland-sands-builds-stretched-yamaha-scooter/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2012/11/17/roland-sands-builds-stretched-yamaha-scooter/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2012/11/17/roland-sands-builds-stretched-yamaha-scooter/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/aftermarket/" rel="tag">Aftermarket</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/videos/" rel="tag">Videos</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/motorcycles/" rel="tag">Motorcycle</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/design-style/" rel="tag">Design/Style</a></p><a href="/2012/11/17/roland-sands-builds-stretched-yamaha-scooter/#continued"><img alt="Roland Sands Yamaha TMAX" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2012/11/rolandsandstmax.jpg" style="margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 4px; width: 628px; height: 341px;" /></a><br />
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<img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2012/11/yamahatmax-1353073086.jpg" style="margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 4px; width: 250px; height: 188px; float: right;" />What you see above was once a mild-mannered <a href="http://www.yamaha-motor.eu/uk/products/scooters/maxi/tmax.aspx">Yamaha TMAX 530</a> scooter (right), turned by Roland Sands Design into the naked wonder you see above. Yamaha is having fun with the introduction of the 2013 TMAX, asking various motorcycle personalities tune its innovative new scooter, which has its engine mounted in the frame, motorcycle style, as opposed to the swingarm.<br />
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Roland Sands, an ex-AMA racer and champion, went with inspiration from his racing days, whereas French motorcycle maven Ludovic Lazareth went with a stealth chopper theme. You can watch Sands' take on the TMAX in the video <a href="/2012/11/17/roland-sands-builds-stretched-yamaha-scooter/#continued">below</a>.<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2012/11/17/roland-sands-builds-stretched-yamaha-scooter/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Roland Sands builds stretched Yamaha scooter</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2012/11/17/roland-sands-builds-stretched-yamaha-scooter/">Roland Sands builds stretched Yamaha scooter</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Sat, 17 Nov 2012 14:02:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2012/11/17/roland-sands-builds-stretched-yamaha-scooter/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20381419/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2012/11/17/roland-sands-builds-stretched-yamaha-scooter/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>2013 yamaha tmax 530</category><category>roland sands</category><category>roland sands design</category><category>rsd</category><category>scooter</category><category>tmax</category><category>tmax 530</category><category>yamaha</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jonathon Ramsey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Nov 2012 14:02:00 EST</pubDate>
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