Akrapovic Goes to the Dark Side with New Yamaha MT-07 Exhaust
12 Aug 2014, 09:49 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Premium exhaust manufacturer Akrapovic expands its Racing Line Collection with a new full system for one of the Dark Side Yamaha machines, the 2014 MT-09 (FZ-09 in the US). The new Racing Line syste...
Fast MotoGP News: De Angelis Replaces Colin Edwards, PBM Sells Its 2 Grid Places for €2 Mil
12 Aug 2014, 08:29 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / As we already suspected, the Indianapolis round was the last MotoGP official race for NGM Forward veteran Colin Edwards. After announcing that 2014 would be the last premiere class season for him, t...
Yamaha Confirms Jorge Lorenzo 2-Season Deal
7 Aug 2014, 15:32 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Hours after we got the first rumors of the deal Jorge Lorenzo and Yamaha allegedly agreed upon, here comes the official confirmation: the house of Iwata will have Jorge Lorenzo at the helm of one of...
Jorge Lorenzo Rumored to Sign 2-Year Deal with Yamaha, Announcement Expected Presently
7 Aug 2014, 13:57 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Italian media seems to have found a lead on the status of the contract 2-time MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo is about to sign with his current team, Yamaha. The last weeks have been full with various...
Could This Be the Real 2015 Yamaha YZF-R1?
6 Aug 2014, 12:43 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Another spy photo of the upcoming 2015 model year Yamaha YZF-R1 has surfaced, and this time it looks like it actually depicts what seems to be the real superbike. The in-line 4-cylinder engine now a...
Jorge Lorenzo Rumored to Eye Switching for Ducati in 2016
29 Jul 2014, 12:55 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Even though Jorge Lorenzo is said to be just fine with Yamaha, the mid-summer rumor mill keeps on turning and various speculations and paddock whispers still make it to the surface. The most recent ...
2014 Yamaha MT-07 Receives Arrow Exhaust Upgrades
29 Jul 2014, 10:02 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Italian high-performance exhausts manufacturer Arrow announces new upgrades for one of the most anticipated bikes of the year: the Yamaha MT-07 (marketed as FZ-07 in the US). Arrow shelves two exhau...
Valentino Rossi Advertises the 2014 Yamaha YZF-R25
23 Jul 2014, 13:57 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Remember the first time Yamaha decided to show us how till its new small-displacement sport motorcycle will look like? The Japanese manufacturer had legendary 9-time world champion Valentino Rossi i...
230 HP Yamaha YZF-R1 Rumored, Not a 3-Cylinder Bike
21 Jul 2014, 15:33 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The end of 2014 may finally bring a solid upgrade for Yamaha’s flagship superbike, the YZF-R1, as a new generation of liter-class machines is expected to show up at the EICMA 2014 in early Nov...
Yamaha Tricity 125 Arrives in Europe This Month, Price Revealed
18 Jul 2014, 11:29 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / In late March, Yamaha decided to reveal a comprehensive set of photos of its upcoming three-wheeled scooter, the Tricity 125, alongside with tech specs, but information on the price and availability...
HRC Communication Director Really Blows It on Twitter, MotoGP Fans Not Amused
15 Jul 2014, 12:45 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / A rather distasteful Twitter post came from no other than HRC’s Director of Communications, Rhys Edwards. The Honda official posted a photo message making fun of the racing number of the 2-tim...
320cc Yamaha YZF-R3 Rumored to Make Surprise Appearance
8 Jul 2014, 14:31 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The competition in the small-displacement sport bike segment is getting fiercer and fiercer, with the big manufacturers trying to attract more customers into choosing their bikes as the first motorc...
Another Yamaha TDM Sketch, Iwata Is Brewing Something Up
4 Jul 2014, 07:43 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It looks like the house of Iwata may be indeed brewing something up in the adventure-ish bike segment, as the German magazine Motorrad has published a new sketch of how the new Yamaha TDM could look...
Valentino Rossi Signs New 2-Year Contract with Yamaha
2 Jul 2014, 13:30 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It’s official: Valentino Rossi is going to be a factory rider for Yamaha for two more seasons. The 9-times World Champion and the House if Iwata have sent out a press release today, issued in ...
Mixed Weather Troubles FP3 in Assen, Aleix Espargaro Remains the Fastest
27 Jun 2014, 10:02 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Weather in Holland remains as unpredictable as it gets, and slight drizzle showed up at the MotoGP circuit in Assen this morning, causing a rather weak Free Practice 3, with several riders preferrin...
2014 MotoGP: Aleix Espargaro Wants a Yamaha Bike for 2015
25 Jun 2014, 15:56 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / One of the riders with a steadily improving pace, former Aprilia and currently NGM Forward rider Aleix Espagaro seems ready to take on a higher tier in the MotoGp, as he’s eyeing a factory rid...
Valentino Rossi Dreams About 200 Podiums and His 10th World Title
12 Jun 2014, 12:11 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Ahead of the Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya, the 7th round of the 2014 championship, 9-times world champion Valentino Rossi was interviewed by the Spanish broadcaster Movistar TV, and he was...
2014 Yamaha MT-09 Street Tracker Makes You Fall in Love with the Dark Side
11 Jun 2014, 16:13 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Come to the dark side, we have… the all-new Yamaha MT-09 Street Tracker. As of the new three-cylinder MT-09 (FZ-09 in the US) was not already a killer presence in the current line-up of House...
Yamaha TDM Triple Imagined by Oberdan Bezzi
11 Jun 2014, 15:29 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Oberdan Bezzi strikes again, with yet on more reinterpretation based on Yamaha’s new crossplane three-cylinder engine, but this time he is bringing back to life one exceptionally popular machi...
Yamaha Shows the 2014 Viking VI 6-Seater SxS
8 Jun 2014, 12:48 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Yamaha ups the ante once more with the unveiling of the 2014 Viking VI, an updated version of the old SxS, but now offering room for 6 occupants. This uber-SxS is now even more convenient for larger...