2013 MotoGP: Yamaha Tests Seamless Gearbox
19 Jul 2013, 07:53 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / MotoGP.com has asked Yamaha Racing boss Lin Jarvis some questions about the rumored and awaited seamless gearbox, and Lin was kind enough to let us know Team Blue's plans as far as the new tran...
How Yamaha's MotoGP Engine Lease Program Works
16 Jul 2013, 15:46 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / €800,000 ($1,050,000) per rider per year, this is the cost of running an Yamaha M1 engine into a non-MSMA motorcycle in the 2014 MotoGP season, the Tuning Forks boss Lin Jarvis explains. As...
2014 MotoGP: NGM Mobile Forward Racing to Lease Yamaha M1 Engines
16 Jul 2013, 12:39 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / NGM Mobile Forward Racing Team have confirmed they have a verbal agreement with Yamaha for leasing their M1 engines for the next MotoGP season. While a signed contract was not mentioned yet, we do b...
Iron Butt Rally Winner Does 11,799 Miles in 11 Days
15 Jul 2013, 13:53 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The 2013 Iron Butt Rally is overs, and the bug man for this bi-annual extreme event is Derek Dickson, a fellow who rode 11,799 miles (18,985 km) during the 11 days of the wacky competition. Creat...
2013 MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo Crashes in FP and Will Not Ride at Sachsenring
13 Jul 2013, 07:42 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Tough luck for Yamaha and their top rider Jorge Lorenzo, as he is out of the race for this weekend's German Grand Prix at Sachsenring. The reigning champion crashed in Turn 10, and the high...
Avon Outs Cobra Tires for Kawasaki and Yamaha Choppers
12 Jul 2013, 12:53 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It looks like the Cobra strikes again, even twice, as Avon announces their special iteration of the new Cobra tires for select Kawasaki and Yamaha machinery. These new shoes come with Avon's...
Three-Cylinder Yamaha TDM Concept by Luca Bar
10 Jul 2013, 15:40 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / A truly sweet idea comes from the notorious designer Luca Bar: inspired by the recently revealed Yamaha FZ-09, the Italian imagined an even cooler machine - a TDM-like ride, powered by the same eng...
Star Bolt Gains 5 HP with the New TBR Exhaust
10 Jul 2013, 13:05 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Teased for quite some time, Yamaha's Star dragster-ish machine Bolt surfaced earlier this spring and enjoyed a warm welcome. And since the Bolt was already a respected presence in the line-up ...
Yamaha YZF-R6 TBR Race Kit Available
9 Jul 2013, 11:27 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Two Brothers Racing are making a great offer to the Yamaha YZF-R6 owners: for a limited time (offer ends July 14th) TBR is offering a full race kit at a lower price, providing the supersport bikes w...
Yamaha Confirms LMW, Their 3-Wheeled Scooter
8 Jul 2013, 13:57 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It looks like Yamaha will finally take their first step in the 3-wheelers' world, as a vehicles called LMW (Leaning Multi-Wheeler) is rumored to be unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show later this y...
2014 VMAX Previewed
8 Jul 2013, 10:05 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Huge in terms of both performance and visual impact, the VMAX needs no introduction: this bike represents the icon of forward thinking and a most intriguing fusion of brawn and brains. And even more...
Of Legends, Old and New
5 Jul 2013, 15:16 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The grounds of the Iveco TT circuit in Assen were holy even before the race on the past Sunday. They were the very rocks which stood at the foundation of two-wheeled motorsport and still they are as...
Cal Crutchlow Pleased with the New Argentina Track, Rumored to Make Team Choice Soon
5 Jul 2013, 13:38 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / With Cal Crutchlow's third podium in a row, showing some impressive riding and amazingly still out of contract, it's only natural that many are eyeing him, press and more carefully - cert...
2014 V Star 1300 Deluxe, the Clean, Lean Tourer
5 Jul 2013, 12:23 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / What's better than a nifty middleweight tourer? A fully-loaded one, some might say. How a bout a fully-loaded middleweight tourer which comes with impeccable craftsmanship as a tradition and no...
Yamaha Shows Mystery Parallel Twin Engine
5 Jul 2013, 09:09 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Nice to see Yamaha on a more mysterious side of doing business, teasing all sorts of new products, showing new engine about which nobody said anything as to they're real or concepts, and then &...
2014 V Star 1300 Is Just Right
4 Jul 2013, 13:41 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Looking for a middleweight cruiser with no fancy upgrades and yet making zero compromises in terms of performance, craftsmanship or looks? Before you choose sides you should definitely take a good l...
Yamaha Recalls 2012 Big Bear for Suspension Issues
4 Jul 2013, 10:58 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Yamaha and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are recalling around 100 Big Bear ATV units in the model year 2012. The CPSC received complaints about the front shock absorbers of said v...
2014 V Star 1300 Tourer Spells Power and Comfort
2 Jul 2013, 13:23 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Feel like jumping aboard your bike and hitting the road to whatever destination the sunset might bring? Good, but in such case having some clothes and other things which are necessary for a vacation...
2013 MotoGP: Lorenzo's Collarbone Is Alright after the Saturday Race
2 Jul 2013, 09:54 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / While many feared for Jorge Lorenzo and his decision to race in Assen, new medical tests have showed that the Spaniard did not suffer any further injury, despite the efforts during the race. Back...
This Is the 2014 V Star 1300
1 Jul 2013, 11:59 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / We're happy to see the first pictures of the 2014 V Star 1300, a cruiser which links the middleweight segment and the big-bore (for cruiser class standards) machines. Sleek and at the same time...