Yamaha YZF-R3 Rendered as a 3-Cylinder Superbike
24 Jan 2014, 15:43 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / After Yamaha has registered the trademark for the YZF-R3 and R3 bike names, numerous rumors started to circle the motorcycle planet. So far, the most credible ones say that Yamaha will either delive...
Extreme Lawn Mowing with Jorge Lorenzo
22 Jan 2014, 17:24 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / If someone told you that MotoGP riders sometimes have to mow the grass around the circuits while practicing and testing motorcycles, you'd probably laugh and told that chap to get a grip and ch...
Crutchlow on the Lorenzo-Ducati Affair: I think There Is Some Truth in These Rumors
22 Jan 2014, 12:54 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / After a Spanish radio journalist claimed that Jorge Lorenzo allegedly signed a pre-contract with Ducati, all the three interested parts have been quick in replying, with Ducati CEO Claudio Domenical...
2014 MotoGP: Lorenzo Denies Ducati Pre-Contract Rumors Officially
20 Jan 2014, 17:29 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Jorge Lorenzo used Yamaha Racing's official press outlet to deny the rumors of him inking a pre-contract with Ducati for 2015. Lorenzo also said that any rumor involving ay other manufacture...
Valentino Rossi: I Will Fight for the Podium Each Weekend
20 Jan 2014, 17:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Yamaha unveiled the 2014 YZR-M1 machines in Jakarta, Indonesia, in the presence of the two factory riders, 2013 runner-up Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi. While Lorenzo's goal for the upco...
2014 Dakar: 13th KTM Victory in a Row, Coma's 4th Win
20 Jan 2014, 11:52 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Stage 13 was a rather short cool-down ride to Valparaiso and the leader Marc Coma (KTM) was keen on getting to the finish line safely. He did not take any risks and ended the stage in the 18th posit...
Yamaha Registers YZF-R3 and R3 Trademarks
18 Jan 2014, 09:42 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Things are on the move at Yamaha, as the YZF-R3 and R3 names have been registered as a trademark. The two names have been trademarked for both the US and the European Union, so we might presume t...
Jorge Lorenzo Rumored to Ride for Ducati in 2015
17 Jan 2014, 16:02 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Spanish sports journalist Rafa Fernandez of radio Onda Cero says that Jorge Lorenzo has inked a pre-contract with none other than Ducati Corse for a Desmosedici ride in 2015. Ducati responded wit...
Valentino Rossi Shows His 2014 Yamaha YZR-M1
17 Jan 2014, 15:36 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Yamaha and Valentino Rossi introduce the 2014-spec YZR-M1 machine at whose helm the 9-time world champion hopes to win another title
2014 Dakar: Fierce Battle for 3rd After Stage 11
17 Jan 2014, 14:47 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / With KTM and Marc Coma leading the overall rankings after 11 stages (12th under way), 37 minutes ahead of Honda's Joan Barreda Bort, it's the battle for the third step of the podium which ...
Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi Unveil 2014 MotoGP Yamaha Livery in Jakarta
17 Jan 2014, 13:55 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi are in Jakarta, Indonesia for and official Yamaha event: the unveiling of the 2014 MotoGP livery of Team Blue. The two Yamaha factory riders also cycled through the...
2014 Dakar: Coma Takes Stage 9, Despres Slowly Closing the Gap
15 Jan 2014, 11:06 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Marc Coma clawed another win for KTM in Stage 9, followed by Yamaha's Cyril Despres, 5m45s behind, seemingly having found a better rhythm in the last stages and starting to close the gap to the...
2014 Dakar: Stage 8 Over, Stage 9 Reaches the Pacific
14 Jan 2014, 11:54 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Few more grueling days and the 2014 Dakar will be over, but so far Stage 8 ended with the first victory for the 5-times overall winner Cyril Despres, in his first year on Yamaha machinery. The Fr...
2014 Dakar: Despres Claws Stage 8
13 Jan 2014, 16:52 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Though Stage 8 is still in progress, we already know the top riders reaching the finish line of the Salta/Uyuni – Calama leg. Cyril Despres takes his first win this year and maybe there is sti...
2014 Dakar: Stage 6 Less Extreme, Chaleco Lopez Calls It Quits
11 Jan 2014, 07:46 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / After two hellish stages, the 2014 Dakar is halfway through, with Stage 6 providing less extreme conditions for all the racers. The bike withdrawal count is around 100, and we're sorry to add C...
2014 Dakar: Pedrero Garcia Takes Stage 4, Short-Circuit Slows Despres for 40 Minutes
9 Jan 2014, 07:57 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Samsung Sherco rider Pedrero Garcia put a stop to Honda's series of victories in the 4th Stage of the 2014 Dakar. The Spaniard was only half a minute faster than KTM's Chaleco Lopez, with ...
2014 Dakar: Stage 3 Claimed by Honda, Navigation Problems Occur
8 Jan 2014, 08:15 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The third stage of the 2014 Dakar brought another victory for Honda as Joan Barreda Bort claimed his second win this year. He was followed by reigning champion Cyril Despres (Yamaha), 4'41"...
Yamaha Wins Lawsuit over Gear Scooter Lookalike Copies
7 Jan 2014, 16:33 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / While when it comes to illegally copying the design and styling of scooters, the Chinese manufacturers are one of the most common perpetrators, Yamaha has just won a legal battle against not one, bu...
OEM Yamaha Virago 535 Bristol Bulldog Looks Amazing
3 Jan 2014, 14:51 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here's the seventh creation rolling out the doors of Old Empire Motorcycles, a Norfolk, UK-based custom workshop which only seems to get better and better at producing amazing bikes. Named t...
Akrapovic for the First Time at Dakar with Both Bikes and Cars
3 Jan 2014, 13:55 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / By far one of the best-known name in aftermarket motorcycle exhausts, Akrapovic, will be present in the 2014 Dakar enduro rally equipping both bikes and cars. The MonsterEnergy X-Raid Team and th...