Wilco Zeelenberg to Take FIAT Yamaha Role in 2010?
23 Dec 2009, 09:29 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / When Daniele Romagnoli left the FIAT Yamaha Team at the end of last year, it wasn't only the Italian squad that lost a valuable member of their management team, but also the Spanish rider Jorge...
Lorenzo: 2010 MotoGP Title Not Vital
15 Dec 2009, 10:37 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jorge Lorenzo insisted that, while not regarding his runner-up spot in the 2009 MotoGP standings as a personal failure, he doesn't look at the 2010 title as a necessity. The Spaniard will enter...
Yamaha YZF-R1 Banned by the Canadian Superbike
11 Dec 2009, 13:53 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Following a recent meeting of the Parts Canada Superbike Championship Road Race Management Group, the status of Yamaha models in the 2010 National Championship significantly changed. In a releas...
Yamaha Teams Up with DC Shoes
10 Dec 2009, 10:22 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The American division of Yamaha announced a new partnership with the skateboarding and action sports brand, DC Shoes, which will see the new motocross training facility “MotoTF”, at Pala...
British Bike Buyers Gone Naked
9 Dec 2009, 11:37 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / According to the latest figures released by the Motor Cycle Industry Association (MCI), although overall sales in the UK still following a downtrend, the naked bike sector has consolidated its growt...
Tech 3 Yamaha Wants "Forever" Role for Colin Edwards
8 Dec 2009, 11:54 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Colin Edwards' switch from Yamaha's factory team to their satellite Tech 3 outfit a couple of years ago seems to be the best thing that happened to the French organization in years. And it...
Toseland, the Honorary Doctor on Two Wheels
26 Nov 2009, 11:46 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Tech 3 Yamaha Team rider James Toseland has had a different kind of experience last week, when he collected an honorary doctorate from the Sheffield Hallam University, as he was no longer cheered by...
Lorenzo Uncertain of 2011 Ride in MotoGP
24 Nov 2009, 12:49 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After Valentino Rossi, now Jorge Lorenzo issued an ultimatum of his own to his current team Fiat Yamaha Racing. The 2-time world champion in the quarter-litre class and currently vice-champion of th...
Yamaha Outboard Engines Get Electronic Theft Protection
18 Nov 2009, 10:03 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Japanese manufacturer Yamaha revealed that it has extended the introduction of the Y-COP (Yamaha Customer Outboard Protection) system to all new fuel injection, four-stroke outboard models from 50 h...
Yamaha Racing Announces International Prize Draw
16 Nov 2009, 10:19 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Yamaha’s racing division is currently celebrating a extremely successful season and offers, in an international prize draw, a replica of one of the World title winning-Yamaha Factor...
Lorenzo Tops Second Test Day at Valencia
11 Nov 2009, 09:34 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After a successful day by Ducati on the Ricardo Tormo Circuit in Valencia, it was time for Yamaha to dominate the off-season testing at the Spanish track on Tuesday. Home rider Jorge Lorenzo topped ...
Rossi Quashes Ducati Move
10 Nov 2009, 15:09 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Following his statement regarding an offer by Ducati, Valentino Rossi has denied any suggestions that he might quit the Yamaha MotoGP team for the Ducati squad for the 2011 season. He was quoted by...
Stoner Tops Testing Session at Valencia
10 Nov 2009, 10:37 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Casey Stoner and Ducati seem to have a head start for the upcoming campaign of the MotoGP series, as the Aussie rider topped the first test session on his new 2010 machinery at Valencia's Ricar...
Rossi Threatens Yamaha with Ducati Move
9 Nov 2009, 11:50 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Valentino Rossi seems to have already issued an ultimatum to Yamaha for a potential extension to his current deal with the Japanese manufacturer. The newly crowned MotoGP champion celebrated his 7th...
Toseland Holds No Regrets over MotoGP Move
9 Nov 2009, 08:18 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / James Toseland will be returning to the World Superbike series next year as a defending world champion. However, his 2-year stint in the MotoGP resembled little to a world champion-like effort, as h...
Yamaha Reveals Special Ben Spies Livery for Valencia
5 Nov 2009, 11:42 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Yamaha is making intensive preparations for the arrival of WSBK Champion Ben Spies to the MotoGP team the following season. The special one-off paint scheme and sticker design to be featured on the ...
Rossi Set to Enjoy Valencia GP, Eyes First Win in 5 Years
3 Nov 2009, 10:32 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / We've been through the exact same situation in Formula One a weekend ago, when the racers all tackled the season finale at Abu Dhabi with both titles already secured by Jenson Button and Brawn ...
Crutchlow and Toseland Complete First Test with Yamaha
29 Oct 2009, 07:51 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The first days of testing for the 2010 Yamaha World Superbike riders Cal Crutchlow and James Toseland completed successfully, though both of them were working with the team for the first time. The f...
Ben Spies Becomes World Superbike Champion at Algarve
26 Oct 2009, 09:25 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ben Spies only needed one season to make a name for himself in the European-based World Superbike Series. After making a huge impression within the North American motorcycle fans, the Texan came to ...
Stoner Wins at Sepang, as Rossi Becomes World Champion
25 Oct 2009, 12:55 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / What a fantastic race! The Shell Advance Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix had it all, drama, action, suspense and it showcased two winners as well. The race starting time was delayed by 35 minutes...