Lucky ATV Rider Missed by Tumbling Yamaha Grizzly
8 Nov 2013, 16:42 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Hill descent control and engine braking have their limits and in certain situations the rider's skills are the only thing which makes the difference between a safe ride home and crashing. An...
2014 Yamaha XT1200ZE Super Tenere Has Electronic Suspensions
6 Nov 2013, 15:39 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Yamaha updates the premium-packed Super Tenere big-bore enduro-tourer codenamed XT1200ZE, and now offers electronically-adjustable suspensions as a standard. The suspension settings can be easily...
2013 EICMA: Yamaha MT-07, Parallel Twin Aggression
6 Nov 2013, 12:40 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / If you enjoyed Yamaha's MT-09 summer release, then you're going to like the new, similar and smaller MT-07. The new bike is powered by a parallel-twin mill with a 689cc displacement, w...
2014 Yamaha YZ450 and YZ250F Receive Akrapovic Exhausts
28 Oct 2013, 13:12 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Akrapovic announces new silencers for the 2014 model year Yamaha YZ450F and YZ250F machinery. Since we're talking racing-grade here, the new aftermarket exhausts sport top-of-the-range perfo...
Paddock Girls: Sepang vs Phillip Island
21 Oct 2013, 16:28 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Time flew a bit too fast between the first two of the fall's triple header, so we kind of forgotten about the paddock girls at Sepang. However, not all is lost, as we still have both the photos...
2013 MotoGP: Marquez Disqualified, Lorenzo Wins, Drama Mounts
21 Oct 2013, 10:19 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Nerve-racking race at Phillip Island in Australia, 3 rounds to go until the end of the championship and Jorge Lorenzo clinching a critical victory in his battle for the 2013 season. As the Mallo...
Rookie Hails Fellow Rider and Crashes Silly
18 Oct 2013, 11:01 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Yes, I know laughing at people crashing is not the most polite thing to do, but some wipeouts are simply hilarious, and this one is among the funniest this fall, pun intended. Now, hailing other ...
Jorge Lorenzo: It Only Remains to Accept the Defeat
15 Oct 2013, 14:45 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It looks like things are becoming clearer as far as the fate of the 2013 World MotoGP Championship is concerned. Jorge Lorenzo is acknowledging the perspective of being the runner-up this year, 3 r...
Ellaspede Yamaha XJR400, the Naked Bullet
3 Oct 2013, 13:13 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Small and compact can look big and racey, and if you don't believe me, you should take a good look at this Yamaha XJR400 Australia's first-class workshop Ellaspede modded. The owner of ...
Yamaha VMAX Owns Subaru WRX Big Time
29 Sep 2013, 12:28 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Watching this video made me smile. While the Subaru WRX is a glorious car, pitting one against the monstrous Yamaha VMAX looks like a rather silly idea. I am pretty sure that tuned and upgraded W...
4 Bikes, 3 Lolriders, 2 of Them Down
29 Sep 2013, 11:48 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It really cares me seeing guys aboard bikes like an R6, yet unable to ride at moderate speed through an easy turn on wet asphalt. Really guys, true motorcycling involves learning how to ride in t...
A Short Story on MotoGP Leaning Angles
27 Sep 2013, 13:00 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here's a very nice story on the incredible leaning angles of MotoGP bikes, still making us wonder how is it possible, even after so many races we're seen. Now, reaching a leaning angle ...
2013 MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo Believes Yamaha Has Reached the Next Level
26 Sep 2013, 16:05 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / After a flawless victory at Misano, it looks like Jorge Lorenzo is feeling better than ever and is looking forward to prove once more the superiority of his machine and skills over the current cham...
Yamaha Vino Classic Scooters Recalled for Brake Problems
26 Sep 2013, 11:32 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Some 320 units from Yamaha's 2011 Vino Classic scooter family have been recalled by the NHTSA, though the campaign number 13V416000. Also known by their model name of XC50A, these Vino Classic ...
How to Build a Yamaha R1 in 5 Hours
24 Sep 2013, 12:47 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Building an R1 race bike in 5 hours in your garage seems like more than mission impossible. Well, it really is impossible if you're just an Average Joe, but when the t-shirts of your mechanics ...
Yamaha R1 Drags Peg, Crashes
20 Sep 2013, 14:38 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Nasty fall for an Yamaha R1 rider in the most famous turn of the even more famous Mulholland "Snake". I still don't get it why so many riders exaggerate the knee down trick in places ...
Yamaha Raptor 700R Crashes Very Hard in the Mud
20 Sep 2013, 06:48 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Big bore does not equal good skills, and this video is one of the best proofs for such a claim. Even more, the bigger ATVs are, the harder they are to master, given the increased weight and the amou...
Cal Crutchlow to Have Surgery This Winter
19 Sep 2013, 14:02 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Cal Crutchlow will undergo surgery early this winter, to help draining the fluids which still keep his hand swollen after the misfortunate triple crashes during the British GP. In early September...
Yamaha YZF-R125 Rider Breaks Both Hands in Silly Accident
19 Sep 2013, 09:38 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Checking with your rear view mirrors is of course, a very good idea, unless you do it when you should have been observing the approaching bend... This is the rather hard lesson a German young fe...
FMW Ratpus, the Steel Rat Yamaha TT 600
16 Sep 2013, 13:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / There is not a single bike rolling out the FMW Motorcycles workshop doors without the awesome mojo which makes heads turn involuntarily. The Ratpus makes no exception: prepare to be amazed! Origi...