All Eyes on Cal Crutchlow
31 May 2013, 12:58 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Yamaha Tech 3's main rider Cal Crutchlow is the man of the moment. He is not leading the provisional standings and he hasn't even won a GP race this season; yet, he is the man of the mome...
MotoGP: CRT Rules to Be Abandoned, Entries Become Non-MSMA
31 May 2013, 08:19 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It looks like MotoGP will change once more for 2014. Still linked to the much-discussed matter of Dorna's Magneti Marelli spec ECU, this new change brings a better way to separate factory teams...
Mystery Bike Teased by Yamaha for June 11
31 May 2013, 07:30 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Something wicked this way comes... straight from Yamaha's darkest labs, as the manufacturer's European branch has released an official video "threatening" us with a new piece of ...
Yamaha's 2013 Dakar Roundup... Prepare for Despres
30 May 2013, 15:55 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here comes one more piece of video Dakar greatness, this time from the Yamaha Racing team. Watch this 3 and a half minute-long roundup with Yamaha's top riders in the 2013 edition of the world&...
Dakar Star Cyril Despres Signs with Yamaha
30 May 2013, 13:42 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Yamaha Motor France and Red Bull are happy to announce they signed famous cross-country rally rider Cyril Despres as the main pilot of the team. Despres' team mate will be fellow-countryman Mic...
2013 MotoGP: Lorenzo Calm before Mugello, Mentions the Long Straight
30 May 2013, 13:14 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Winner of the last two rounds at Mugello, Yamaha factory rider and reigning world champion Jorge Lorenzo says "we have to be calm" when it comes to the Gran Premio d' Italia TIM. T...
2013 MotoGP: Rossi Admits His Yamaha Still Needs Improvement
28 May 2013, 13:41 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Not having won a race yet, since his return to Yamaha, multiple world champion Valentino Rossi says there is still a lot of room for improving the bikes. With days before the home race at the ico...
CHOPPRD, by Julian Farnam
28 May 2013, 12:55 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / A mechanical engineered for Dolby Laboratories in San Francisco, Julian Farnam is also a bike enthusiast. And since enthusiasts often get involved in all sorts of wacky projects, seeing Julian compe...
MotoGP: This Is the Honda Production Racer
28 May 2013, 09:36 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here's the first picture of the future production racer Honda plans to deliver by the end of the year. The picture doesn't say too much, and we only know what Mr. Nakamoto told earlier. ...
2013 MotoGP: Bridgestone Responds to Lorenzo's Faulty Tire Suppositions
22 May 2013, 09:33 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Even though there were not explicit allegations as of the exact reason of Jorge Lorenzo's poor performance during the 4 race of the MotoGP season which took place on May 19 at Le Mans, France, ...
2013 MotoGP: Poncharal Says He Doesn't Know Much About Yamaha and Pol Espargaro's Talks
15 May 2013, 16:16 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / There is some stir in the Yamaha MotoGP teams, as things are a bit unclear. Yamaha told the media some things about having the current Moto2 runner-up Pol Espargaro signed with the Tech3 for 2014, b...
2013 MotoGP: Cal Crutchlow on Yamaha and Pol Espargaro
14 May 2013, 09:49 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Yamaha Tech3's star rider Cal Crutchlow, 27, decided to speak on the team's decision to advance negotiations with Moto2 pilot Pol Espargaro, brother of MotoGP CRT rider Aleix Espargaro. Gi...
Who Will Pol Espargaro Replace in Yamaha Tech3 MotoGP Team?
10 May 2013, 13:33 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Yamaha's satellite team Tech3 has confirmed having Pol Espargaro as one of their riders for the next MotoGP season. Herve Poncharal of Tech3 confirmed that bringing Aleix Espargaro's br...
La Parisienne Is a BMW-Yamaha Build
8 May 2013, 10:52 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / When "radical" and "BMW R100RT" are to be placed in the same sentence, few, if any at all, could picture a bike such as the Blitz La Parisienne. And it's design extravaganza...
Yamaha YZF-R1 Ünkut for French Rapper Booba
3 May 2013, 12:59 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / When sport bikes and rap meet, chances are that things go too much on the bling side, but this time the result is a great-looking one: enter the Yamaha YZF-R1 Ünkut, a show bike for French rapp...
2013 MotoGP: Yamaha Offers VIP Package for Laguna Seca Round
30 Apr 2013, 13:12 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It's now Team Blue's turn to offer VIP packages to the MotoGP fans, and that's exactly what they did: Yamaha has recently made public their offer for the Laguna Seca round. This of...
MotoGP Visits Argentina for Test Riding
11 Apr 2013, 12:36 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Good news for the MotoGP fans in South America: MotoGP is said to include Argentina in the 2014 calendar. But the really good news is that the Argentinian fans will be able to see the MotoGP stars i...
New Yamaha R&D Center Prepares 100cc Bike for International Markets
9 Apr 2013, 13:39 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / There is a fierce battle in the small-displacement Asian markets, and because Yamaha wants to get a bigger slice of cake, they've set up a new R&D center in Surajpur, India. Even more than ...
Bare Metal Yamaha XS360 by Sean Dunlap
8 Apr 2013, 16:14 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Bare metal bikes are a matter of instant love or hate, and Sean Dunlap's take on a '77 Yamaha XS360 is the best showcase. We fell in love with the bike the very second we saw it, despit...
Yamaha to Offer the M1 Engine to MotoGP Teams
8 Apr 2013, 12:38 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Just after Honda confirmed they will continue to supply spec engines for the Moto2 series, and committed to building a production racer version for the RC213V, here's Yamaha announcing they wi...