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Samco launches new Yamaha R1 hose kit
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Samco has launched these new hoses for the 2015 Yamaha R1. The three-piece Samco Sport Silicone Radiator Hose Kit improves water flow, reduces engine temperatures and comes with a lifetime manufacturer’s guarantee. They cost £52.72 including VAT. Samco is also selling a Sport Stainless Steel clamp kit for the hoses, the clamp kit costs £11.00.…
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Lowes and Guintoli with Yamaha for WSB return in 2016
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Yamaha has announced that it will return to WSB next year as an official squad being run out of the British Crescent racing base. It has signed battling Brit, 2013 BSB Champion Alex Lowes and 2014 World Superbike champion Sylvain Guintoli to ride the R1 superbike in the championship. Here’s what Yamaha itself said about…
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SCOOP Yamaha’s plans for an 850cc, 115bhp Adventure bike
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SCOOP Yamaha’s plans for an 850cc, 115bhp Adventure bike. Yamaha is working on an all-new big 900cc triple cylinder off-roader to take on the likes of Triumph’s Tiger range, BMW’s GS and Honda’s new-for-2016 Africa Twin. That’s the news from factory insiders who say that recent rumours about the 998cc triple cylinder engine (the motor…
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Yamaha’s Speed Block R1 and second block of R1-Ms announced
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Yamaha has announced that is to sell the awesome R1 superbike in Yamaha North America colours – the iconic yellow and black speed blocks.The 200bhp superbike is also getting a titanium slip-on Akrapovic end can. The Japanese company is also going to sell another production run of the higher-sped R1-M after the initial production cycle…
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Yamaha MT-07 Retro prototype revealed
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As revealed on Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine’s Facebook page (our sister title) before any other website or press title, Yamaha has unveiled its MT-07 Retro prototype. Created by Shinya Kimura – one of the most respected Japanese custom builders, the officially commissioned Yamaha Yard Built project looks likely to follow in the footsteps of the…
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Metzeler TT heroes line up for 2015 event kick-off
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The 2015 Isle of Man TT kicks off this weekend and Metzeler heads to the island with its strongest line up of riders ready to challenge for victory around the 37 ¾ mile circuit. The tyre brand of German origins enjoyed a highly successful start to their 2015 road racing season with three wins and…
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Yard Built Yamaha Wows
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The XJR 20th Anniversary Continues with it roCks!bikes Yard Built ‘CS-06 Dissident’ Portuguese custom builders it roCkS!bikes are no strangers to the Yamaha XJR, having caught the attention of the custom world with a number of amazing builds on both the 1200 and 1300, including ‘Stealth’ and ‘Sunburn’. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of…
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Yamaha R1 ‘fathers’ reunite with their original bikes
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Yamaha R1 ‘fathers’ reunite with their original bikes. The current and previous YZF-R1 project leaders celebrated 17 years of development on the YZF-R1 model during the YZF-R1 and R1M press test on 23rd of February. The world’s motoring press had been impatient to get a first hand experience of the all new 2015 models…
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World launch report: Yamaha YZF-R3
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£4799 | 41bhp @ 10,750rpm | 22lb-ft @ 9000rpm | Liquid-cooled four-stroke parallel twin 321cc Tested by: Carli Ann Smith Photos: Yamaha You may think that Yamaha has jumped on the 300cc class bandwagon, when actually it could be said, Yamaha are going back to their roots. Think back to the RD series from the…
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R&G protection for new R1 and BMW S1000RR
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Both the new Yamaha YZF-R1 and the updated BMW S1000R have a whole range of R&G crash protection available for them – already. R&G got its hands on one of the first Yamaha R1’s, along with the new BMW, to measure them up for their complete range of equipment. The still-growing catalogue of products…
