2015 Yamaha and Triumph Recalled for Potential Fire and Gearbox Issue, and Stalling, Respectively
25 Nov 2014, 16:21 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Yamaha recalls around 830 motorcycles in Canada to repair a small problem which might lead to a very big one. Namely, these bikes could catch on fire because of a pinch of a battery lead. No reports...
2015 Yamaha e-Vino to Start Selling in Taiwan, We Want It, Too
20 Nov 2014, 16:05 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Yamaha’s excellent pricing policy is not limited to the new MT machines, and the recent announcement concerning an electric version of the Vino scooter is the best proof for this. The 2015 Yam...
2015 Yamaha YZF-R1M US Price Announced, Bigger Engine Rumor Squashed
14 Nov 2014, 09:53 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It’s always funny how imagination runs wild in the absence of stern proof and real data. Only a week ago, a lot of people were expecting to see Yamaha rolling out an R1M with a bigger engine a...
2015 Yamaha YZF-R1 Studio and Action Shots Show More Superbike Goodness
13 Nov 2014, 09:58 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Yamaha has not exactly promised, but they have certainly delivered: an all-new generation of the acclaimed R1 machine was revealed at EICMA in Milan last week, and it looks like this bike is about t...
2015 Yamaha YZF-R3 Uses Better Materials Than Expected at EICMA · Live Photos
4 Nov 2014, 15:38 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It’s no surprise to see a huge media crowd gathered for the official launch of Yamaha’s new range of sport bikes, especially as the motorcycling community has been waiting for the all-ne...
2015 Raider Bullet Cowl Packs Solid Chopper Looks, Oozes Modern Style
21 Oct 2014, 13:31 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Star Motorcycles announce the 2015 Raider Bullet Cowl, an all-new version of their 113-cubic-inch (1,854cc) v-twin monsters. The 2015 Raider Bullet Cowl retains the menacing loos of the base-model R...
2015 Yamaha FJ-09 / TDM Makes Appearance, More Info at the EICMA
18 Oct 2014, 08:00 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Yamaha has finished working on the new crossover machine they will introduce in early November at the EICMA, and someone uploaded the photos in a public section of their press website. While they&rs...
2015 Yamaha YZF-R1 May Receive 1100/1200cc Version
17 Oct 2014, 08:16 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The 2015 YZF-R1 strikes again, as Yamaha has published yet another video teaser showing the actual bike. Even though we still don’t know how the new R1 looks, Iwata says: that “Everythin...
2015 Yamaha YZF-R3 First Official Pictures Show a Future Winner
16 Oct 2014, 15:47 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The 2015 Yamaha YZF-R3 is finally here, and we’ve got almost all the details about this ultra-hot appearance in the small-displacement segment. As expected, the R3 is a step up from the R25 ma...
New Yamaha YZF-R1 to Be Tested by Valentino Rossi, WSBK Return Anticipated
6 Oct 2014, 12:16 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It looks like the new Yamaha YZF-R1 is all set for the launch, and most of the media is expecting the house of Iwata to unveil the new superbike at the EICMA 2014, in early November in Milan, Italy....
2015 Yamaha XJR1300 Racer Sweetly Harks Back to Past
30 Sep 2014, 14:39 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The XJR1300 is back with a bang, even though it was a constant presence in Iwata’s roster, at least for Europe. Meet the all-new 2015 XJR1300 Racer, a bike created to turn a lot of heads while...
2015 Yamaha MT-07 Moto Cage Ready for Stunts, Cool Price Announced
29 Sep 2014, 12:17 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Yamaha is expanding its line-up with another addition to its middleweight roster, in the shape of the MT-07 Moto Cage, a bike which is inspired from the guise of stunt-prepped motorcycles. Not exact...
2014 Yamaha FZ-09 Recalled for Headlight Issues
20 Sep 2014, 13:18 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Around 5,300 Yamaha FZ-09 motorcycles are targeted by the most recent recall campaign the NHTSA reports. The recall has number 14V550000, and is aimed 2014 model year FZ-09 bikes manufactured betwee...
Yamaha Offers Forward Engines and New Frames, Miller Jumps from Moto3 to MotoGP
20 Sep 2014, 07:10 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Yamaha Racing Team has announced a completely new strategic alignment in the Open Class for the 2015 season and beyond. Lin Jarvis has talked to MCN and he was rather specific: in the absence of oth...
Two Versions of the New Yamaha TDM Rumored
15 Sep 2014, 12:20 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Peering eyes seem to have looked at recent CARB documents, and spotted the names FJ09FCGY and FJ09FCR. These are said to translate into new versions of the TDM machines and certain rumors have Yamah...
TW Steel VR|46 Yamaha Watches Look Smashing
13 Sep 2014, 07:34 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Sometimes the stars align in such a wondrous way that amazing things appear as if by magic. Funny thing, the same seems to happen when several big names in motorsport get together with a renowned wa...
Yamaha, Please Make the MT-09 Triple CROSS OVER a Real Bike
8 Sep 2014, 10:00 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here we go, showing you yet another concept Oberdan Bezzi has come up with. Like many of this earlier design, the Triple Cross Over is a bike which utilizes the new triple-cylinder engine of the MT-...
Yamaha Patents Leaning 3-Wheel Electric Scooter
1 Sep 2014, 12:39 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It looks like Yamaha is working to upgrade the scooter line-up, as visordown got their hands on some patent files which are said to have been forwarded by Yamaha to the US Patent Office. These drawi...
No 3-Cylinder Yamaha YZF-R6, at Least Not Now
28 Aug 2014, 15:08 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / There’s been quite a stir in the media about Yamaha planning to use its new 3-cylinder engine in the new generation YZF-R6 supersport bike, but the latest papers relating to this bike the Cali...
Yamaha SR400 Scrambler Project by Luca Bar
24 Aug 2014, 12:58 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The Yamaha SR400 is unquestionably one of THE iconic machines of the modern times, and the fact that the bike remained almost unchanged as years and generations passed by is just the right proof for...