Custom Extravaganza: Icon Low, Down, & Shifty
22 Mar 2013, 11:32 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / "Icon 1000" stands for breaking the confinements of casual bike customizing, and this new contraption simply takes things even deeper into the territory of freestyle tuning. Started out...
2013 MotoGP: Interview with Marc Marquez at the Circuit of the Americas
20 Mar 2013, 12:53 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here's a nifty interview with Honda's rookie extraordinaire Marc Marquez, at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Marquez, only 20, is racing in the MotoGP series for the first...
Yamaha Updates Colors for Indian FZ Bikes
20 Mar 2013, 10:43 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Yamaha announces color upgrades for the FZ bikes they sell in India. Three bike series are getting new liveries, as follows: The FZ will be available in Absolute Black, Brute Blue and Storming Red, ...
Awesome Yamaha YZ450F by Drake McElroy
19 Mar 2013, 14:48 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / When it comes to the true freestyle genre in bike building, there are few places better than the 1 Motorcycle Show to spot the most amazing genuine builds. Here's Drake McElroy's approach ...
Valentino Rossi and the Beautiful Brazilian Dancers
18 Mar 2013, 15:17 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Multiple world champion Valentino Rossi traveled to Brazil with Yamaha for some official business, but it was not a MotoGP-related trip. Neither was he there for samba lessons, despite some of the ...
Immaculate Unrestored 1980 Yamaha SR500 Auctioned for Hefty Sum
18 Mar 2013, 12:54 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / NOS (new old stock) bikes are one truly rare thing, and when discovered and put up for sale, they usually go under the hammer for very nifty prices. It's the case of this lovely 1980 Yamaha SR5...
Akrapovic Is Motorrad's Best Exhaust Brand for 2012
18 Mar 2013, 10:49 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Germany's Motorrad Magazine is one of the most respected authorities in the motorcycle world, and that's why their awards are not taken lightly by the industry. It's time for Akrapovi...
2013 MotoGP: Yamaha Unveils the YZR-M1 at Jerez, March 22
17 Mar 2013, 11:48 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Yamaha announced they will officially unveil the 2013 MotoGP ZR-M1 bikes on March 22nd at the Jerez circuit. Jerez is the last official test round before the 2013 MotoGP season kicks off, and Yam...
2013 MotoGP: Honda Bikes Are Even Faster at COTA
15 Mar 2013, 11:55 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Honda's private test at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas has reached an end, with the two Repsol pilots being significantly faster than their Yamaha factory team rivals, who attende...
2013 MotoGP: Marquez Still the Fastest at COTA, Yamaha Goes Home
14 Mar 2013, 12:33 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Yamaha's MotoGP team has concluded their second day of tests at the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) and despite their two riders Lorenzo and Rossi finished the session in positions 3 and 5, resp...
Chappell Customs Cafe 33, in Black and Gold
14 Mar 2013, 11:58 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It's funny how sometimes, the most mauled and neglected bikes turn up to become some of the most beautiful custom builds, when reaching the right workshop. It's the case of an '82 Yam...
2013 MotoGP: Marc Marquez, the Fastest in First COTA Test
13 Mar 2013, 15:32 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Repsol Honda rider Marc Marquez had the fastest time during the first day of tests in Texas, at the Circuit of the Americas (COTA). These private tests also had the Yamaha factory team present and L...
2014 Star Bolt R-Spec Amazing Photo Shoot
13 Mar 2013, 14:49 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The R-Spec is the upgraded version of Star Motorcycles' new star, Bolt. We cannot stop admiring the amazing work Yamaha has put up for this bike: the changes are as subtle as they get, and the ...
Holiday Customs Yamaha XS650 Is the Goddess of Clean Bikes
13 Mar 2013, 12:33 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / "Yes, yet another XS650" some might say, but heed pour warning, the Holiday Customs bike is nothing you run into everyday... unless you own one or are their neighbors. If a truly simple an...
Kevin Cameron’s Classic Motorcycle Race Engines
12 Mar 2013, 15:33 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / If you've ever tinkered about your motorcycle, then the name Haynes needs no detailed introduction. The newest book in their offer is a most interesting one, from both a mechanical and a histor...
Enter 2014 Star Bolt
12 Mar 2013, 12:34 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / After some teasing, Yamaha's new bike saw the light, proudly displaying the manufacturer's cruiser segment Star badge. Already tagged a 2014 bike, the Star Bolt is a middleweight street pr...
2013 Dakar Yamaha Round-Up
11 Mar 2013, 12:23 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here's another round-up-type video for the awesome 2013 Dakar Rally, this time coming from Yamaha. Yamaha' s best performance this year was Olivier Pain, a 6th place in the overall rank...
Star Motorcycles Shows the 2014 Bolt
11 Mar 2013, 10:37 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It looks like we were right speculating that the new bike Star Motorcycles have been teasing was to be a medium-displacement class machine, at least for the cruiser standards. Well, the Bolt, for th...
2013 MotoGP Circuit of the Americas Gets Final Tweaks Before Honda and Yamaha Tests
7 Mar 2013, 15:48 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The Circuit of the Americas (COTA) in Austin, Texas will see Honda and Yamaha MotoGP teams in a private test March 12-14. Besides Honda's and Yamaha's factory teams, LCR Honda will also b...
2013 MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo Says There Are 4 Contenders to the Title
6 Mar 2013, 11:32 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Yamaha factory team rider Jorge Lorenzo told MotoGP.com that he sees no less than 4 contenders to the 2013 title. Besides him and Repsol Honda's Dani Pedrosa, Lorenzo believes the other two rid...