Cars and Bids doesn’t normally auction motorcycles, but it made an exception for this one. It’s a 1983 Yamaha XVZ12TD Venture Royal in the front and a Pontiac Fiero in the back. Although it employs the Fiero’s mid-engine powertrain, this Frankenstein is still titled as a motorcycle.
According to the seller, the front forks, wheel, brakes, handlebar, and headlight are really the only Yamaha parts remaining on this build. It must have some semblance of a Yamaha frame with a VIN on it, but the frame has clearly been heavily modified.
The model year of the back half of the Fiero on this machine is unspecified, but it’s from between 1985-1988. It still cradles a 2.8L V6 L44 engine mated to a THM-125 3-speed automatic transmission. Output is rated at 140 horsepower and 170 pound-feet of torque.
This Yamaha Venture/Fiero mash-up has two aftermarket seats and a custom dashboard with a speedometer, oil pressure, fuel level, coolant temp, and voltmeter gauges. It also has an aftermarket AM/FM/CD/USB head unit with a protective cover and some speakers. The Fiero’s radiator has been cleverly repositioned to the right side of the seats.
Additionally, we couldn’t help but notice this build is equipped with a bell behind the front wheel, which is known by superstitious bikers to scare away gremlins from causing mechanical and electrical problems.
This actually isn’t the first half-Fiero, half-motorcycle build we’ve seen. Back in 2021, a madman in Alberta, Canada, was spotted riding something that was a motorcycle in front and a Pontiac Fiero in back with seven seats in between. Other interesting Fiero-based builds we’ve seen over the years include another three-wheeler with a Harley-Davidson front fork, a lifted off-roader, an EV conversion, and a heinous Enzo Ferrari replica.
This Cars and Bids auction ends on Monday, February 17th, and its high bid as of this writing is only $1,999. Since neither old Yamaha motorcycles nor Fieros are very valuable (although that may be changing), we think this machine will be a bargain for someone with unique taste looking to drive something that nobody else is driving.
Comments
120mph Speedo??
Is there even one unmolested Fiero left in the world? I do wonder
I guess this would turn heads because it’s so unusual, but I doubt many people would be looking because they liked it. I mean what’s the appeal. No A/C in the summer heat, no heater for the cold days, no roof for the rain. Not nimble or quick like a regular motorcycle. I don’t get it?