This Yamaha Jersey Costs $250. Here's What You're Paying For.

Vintage Yamaha racing motorcycle

The most expensive jersey in our vintage moto collection is this Yamaha yellow mesh. At $250, it costs more than some of our surfboards. That requires an explanation.

Yamaha's primary racing color is blue. Everyone knows this. But Yamaha has a secondary color history in yellow that traces back to their earlier racing liveries — the 60th Anniversary colorway, the Kenny Roberts era, the specific shade of yellow that appears periodically in Yamaha's factory programs as a nod to heritage. Yellow Yamaha gear was never the standard issue. It was the special edition. It was produced in smaller quantities for specific occasions, which means fewer survived.

The mesh construction on this jersey is the second rarity factor. Mesh MX jerseys from the vintage era are less common than solid-fabric versions because mesh was typically reserved for hot-weather or factory-team applications. The mesh panels provide maximum airflow — essential for outdoor nationals in summer — but the construction is more delicate than solid fabric, which means fewer survived regular use.

So you're looking at: a rare colorway (yellow instead of standard blue), a rare construction type (mesh instead of solid), in vintage condition. The Venn diagram of these three factors produces a very small number of surviving examples.

The price reflects scarcity, not markup. We priced it at what it would cost us to replace it if we could find another one, which we probably can't. Vintage. There's one.

This Yamaha Jersey Costs $250. Here's What You're Paying For.

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