---
title: "Crochet Yamaha Motorcycles, Generators, Jet Skis: Things You Didn’t Know You Needed"
description: "Never thought you'd feel the urge to cuddle a portable generator, did you?"
date: "2020-05-15"
modified: "2020-05-15"
authors:
  - name: "James Gilboy"
    job_title: "Contributing Writer"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/james-gilboy"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/33488/crochet-yamaha-motorcycles-generators-jet-skis-things-you-didnt-know-you-needed"
categories:
  - "Motorcycles"
  - "News"
  - "The Garage"
---

# Crochet Yamaha Motorcycles, Generators, Jet Skis: Things You Didn’t Know You Needed

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If there has been an upside to sheltering from the outside world for the last several weeks, it's that many Americans have had time to either [wrap up ongoing projects](<https://www.thedrive.com/tech/32834/now-is-the-time-to-finish-your-project-car>) or commit to new ones. But if you've had so little to do that you've already mastered both baking *and* basket-weaving, you may be looking for yet another skill to add to your repertoire. Luckily, Yamaha, of all companies, has something just for you.

No, it's not [stuffing its EV crate motors into new project cars](<https://www.thedrive.com/tech/32157/yamahas-new-270-hp-ev-crate-motor-could-be-perfect-for-your-dream-ev-swap-project>), mind you, but reproducing some of its bestselling motorized products in knitted form.

![message-editor%2F1589564010959-pic\_main\_001-3.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1589564010959-pic_main_001-3.jpg>)
*Yamaha*

![message-editor%2F1589564656046-pic\_main\_001.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1589564656046-pic_main_001.jpg>)
*Yamaha*

![message-editor%2F1589564701252-pic\_main\_001-3.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1589564701252-pic_main_001-3.jpg>)
*Yamaha*

Someone at Yamaha took it upon themselves to release instructions to recreate vehicles like its E-Vino [electric moped](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/31786/would-you-risk-your-life-on-a-55-mph-electric-scooter>), Niken three-wheel motorcycle (don't call it a trike), and Exult 36 Sport Saloon yacht in *amigurumi*; a centuries-old form of Japanese crocheting used to make stuffed animals. [Patterns for all three can be found on Yamaha's website](<https://global.yamaha-motor.com/showroom/handicraft/amigurumi/>), along with instructions for how to crochet a full-size replica of the Yamaha EF1000IS generator, which the company lovingly photographed being taken on a picnic.

![message-editor%2F1589564936427-pic\_main\_002.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1589564936427-pic_main_002.jpg>)
**Yamaha**

If you're a novice at crocheting, Yamaha also offers basic tutorials on the craft, though if you're ready for more advanced needlework, you can move on up to [needle felting](<https://global.yamaha-motor.com/showroom/handicraft/needle-felting/>). Yamaha supplies patterns for both the E-Vino and Niken in place of the yacht and generator, so you can felt a WaveRunner [jet ski](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/28296/hero-towing-jet-skis-in-honda-s2000-proves-not-everyone-needs-a-pickup-truck>) or a life-size piston and rod from the Yamaha SR400 motorcycle. Amusingly, Yamaha warns not to install the latter in a real engine, though knowing how the denizens of the internet think, we expect to see a video of a fully felted Yamaha bike engine within a week's time. The only question is which YouTuber will do it first?

![message-editor%2F1589565447824-pic\_main\_002-2.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1589565447824-pic_main_002-2.jpg>)
**Yamaha**

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*h/t:* [*Japanese Nostalgic Car*](<https://japanesenostalgiccar.com/yamaha-vino-scooter-motorcycle-piston-crochet-yarn-needle-felting/>)

## Author
James is a former staff writer for The Drive. He has changed the conversation around electrification, debunked misinformation online, and become a prominent hunter of what he calls "automotive cryptids."

### Author social links  
[Instagram](<https://instagram.com/jamesgilboy>)