Yamaha

  • XSR900 DB40 Prototype Breaks Cover at Goodwood Festival of Speed

    XSR900 DB40 Prototype Breaks Cover at Goodwood Festival of Speed

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    Yamaha’s Sport Heritage range is a marriage of classic design and modern engineering. It pays homage to the iconic racing machines of Yamaha’s past while still offering cutting-edge performance. It is a nostalgia-filled nod to the brand’s roots without sacrificing current advances. For 2023, Yamaha’s racing heritage continues to be celebrated. Earlier this year, the…

  • GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team Rookies Ready to Discover Imola

    GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team Rookies Ready to Discover Imola

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    Dominique Aegerter and Remy Gardner are ready to return to action on 14th-16th July for the seventh round of the 2023 season at Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy. The WorldSBK paddock will be there for the first time since 2019, meaning it will be the very first time at the track for the…

  • Building A Racer!

    Building A Racer!

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    Our pals at Fast Bikes have teamed up with Yamaha and Michael Rutter to build a pair of trick race bikes that are going to be put to the test at the TT. Here’s the story so far. When a Yamaha R7 was offered up to Fast Bikes to join its 2023 long-term test fleet,…

  • Yamaha Celebrates 25th Anniversary of the Revolutionary R1

    Yamaha Celebrates 25th Anniversary of the Revolutionary R1

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    Yamaha Motor Europe is proud to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the ground-breaking R1 with dedicated activities planned at the Yamaha Racing Experience (YRE). This year the YRE will be held at the legendary Mugello Circuit in Italy on the 21st and 22nd of July and will bring together some of Yamaha’s biggest stars and enthusiasts to honour…

  • Trick Tenere

    Trick Tenere

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    We love Yamaha’s Ténéré 700. It’s a bloody brilliant bike that’s proved a proper hit for the Japanese factory. And so we’re chuffed to hear that there’s a new one being added to the range. Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the first Ténére and paying homage to six-time Dakar winner Stéphane Peterhansel’s 1993 machine, the…

  • Experience an Africa Eco Race adventure with Two Wheels for Life and Yamaha

    Experience an Africa Eco Race adventure with Two Wheels for Life and Yamaha

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    British-based charity Two Wheels for Life is offering the chance to win the ultimate rally experience with the Africa Eco Race and Yamaha.

  • Toprak Razgatlıoğlu Gifted His 2021 Title-Winning Yamaha R1 in Misano 

    Toprak Razgatlıoğlu Gifted His 2021 Title-Winning Yamaha R1 in Misano 

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    Toprak Razgatlıoğlu, the 2021 FIM Superbike World Champion, was brought back together with his Yamaha R1 when an emotional presentation was held at the Misano World Circuit “Marco Simoncelli” on Saturday afternoon. The Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK Team looked on as Razgatlıoğlu was presented his bike by Eric de Seynes, President and CEO of Yamaha…

  • New Yamaha Ténéré 700 World Rally 

    New Yamaha Ténéré 700 World Rally 

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    Yamaha’s ultimate high-specification long-distance adventure bike  The new Ténéré 700 World Rally represents the ultimate version of Yamaha’s long-distance adventure bike and can trace its heritage back to the very beginning of the world’s toughest race. The story began in 1979 when Yamaha won the first-ever Dakar Rally. Inspired by this success and encouraged by…

  • FIRST IMPRESSIONS: Yamaha XMAX 300 TECH MAX

    FIRST IMPRESSIONS: Yamaha XMAX 300 TECH MAX

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    Charlie Oakman’s been to Italy to put Yamaha’s newest sport scooter through its paces. Here’s how he got on. Launching an upgraded Sport Scoot to European journalists? Milan’s the place. Leaving the airport and heading into the city is like plunging into Scooter-Soup such is the popularity of this urban form of transport on the…

  • Is the RD coming back?

    Is the RD coming back?

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    Yamaha’s filed some documents which suggest we might be getting a modern retro reboot of its iconic RD250 and RD350! Here’s what we know so far. Yamaha’s RD250 and RD350 remain some of the best-loved motorcycles among those of a certain vintage. And for good reason. The two-stroke pocket rockets gave a whole generation of…

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