Yamaha
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PATENT confirms NEW Yamaha YZF-R3 for 2019. STYLING inspired by the R6.
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Yamaha has just registered designs for an updated YZF-R3, revealing a new look inspired by its R6 Supersport machine. Earlier this year we brought you a selection of grainy spy shots of the redesigned R3 (or the Asian market equivalent YZF-R25) after it was caught on camera during initial testing in Indonesia. Sadly the snaps…
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VIDEO: Yamaha Ténéré 700 FINALLY arrives in Europe. Nick Sanders RIDES it.
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After its journey across the Atlantic from Argentina, the Yamaha Ténéré 700 has finally arrived in Europe as part of its World Raid Tour. This time it was Nick Sanders who got the chance to put Yamaha’s hotly anticipated lightweight adventure machine through its paces – ahead of the big bike shows in Cologne and…
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VIDEO: Rossi’s GP RACE BIKES through the ages. 1996 to 2018.
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Valentino Rossi is racing royalty. The much-loved Italian has been competing at the highest level of motorcycle racing for over 22 years – and he’s still going strong. And to pay tribute to one of the most successful motorcycle races of all time, Youtuber ‘FreeWheelie’ has created a brilliant video showing the evolution of Rossi’s…
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Yamaha joins forces with Gogoro. Investing in battery exchange system for electric scooters.
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Yamaha has just partnered up with Gogoro – to further develop its electric scooter technology. Gorgoro has been producing electric scooters since 2015 – and currently operates a battery replacement system in Taiwan. The charging stations contain charged batteries, which Gogoro riders can exchange on a few simple steps. At the minute, there are around…
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MotoGP: Rossi’s ALL-NEW ‘Back to the Future’ inspired AGV helmet.
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Valentino Rossi has revealed his latest one-off helmet design at his home Misano MotoGP – and it’s inspired by cult movie ‘Back to the Future’. Saturday morning at an Italian MotoGP round can only mean one thing. A new helmet design for Valentino Rossi. And this year the nine-time world champion is celebrating his…
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MotoGP: Lorenzo, Miller and Vinales take top three in qualifying.
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Five-time World Champion Jorge Lorenzo has set a new record, picking up his fourth Misano pole in five years – as Marquez crashes out. Jorge Lorenzo (Ducati Team) broke his own 2016 pole lap record at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli in an adrenaline-fuelled qualifying on the Adriatic, searing around the venue in a 1:31.629…
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WANT TO SEE some ICONIC 90s race machines at this weekend’s Silverstone BSB?
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Celebrating the launch of its classic motorcycle insurance policy, Bennetts is displaying a selection of iconic racing metal on its stand at this weekend’s British Superbike Championship at Silverstone. The display will include race and championship-winning bikes spanning from the early 1990s to the late 2000s. From James Whitham’s 1993 Fast Orange Yamaha YZF750 and John…
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MotoGP: Marquez WILL NEVER ride for Yamaha (or so he says).
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Four-time MotoGP World Champion Marc Marquez has admitted he doesn’t have many friends within the Yamaha MotoGP team. While being interviewed on Italian television, the Repsol Honda rider suggested that it’s not just Valentino Rossi who’s not a fan – but also Yamaha’s Race Boss, Lin Jarvis. With his fifth MotoGP World Championship on the…
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VODKA-powered Yamaha XS850 sets new SPEED RECORD at Bonneville
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Montana-based Montgomery Distillery has set a new record average speed of 113mph at the Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials – on a custom 1980 Yamaha XS850 which has been converted to run on recycled-vodka. The XS850 custom was hand-built by the distillery’s owner Ryan Montgomery – who reportedly began planning for the event last winter after…
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VIDEO: President of Indonesia STUNT RIDING a Yamaha FZ1 (well, kind of…)
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Indonesian President Joko Widodo has helped to open the 2018 Asian Games in style, riding a Yamaha FZ1 into the opening ceremony. The Asian Games kicked off last weekend with a ceremony to rival the Olympics. The Games takes place every four years and gathers athletes from right across Asia – and this year it’s…
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