22 Jul 2013, 12:47 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / A 56,082-strong scooter fleet is to be recalled in India, Autocar announces. India Yamaha Motor has initiated a voluntary recall for their Ray scooters after detecting an issue with the handlebars.
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21 Jul 2013, 12:23 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / As dependable as a dirt bike suspensions are for providing exceptional damping when riding on rough terrain, they certainly do have a limit. Just like dirt tracks do.
And at times, the riders are...
20 Jul 2013, 09:07 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here we go with the first recall for Yamaha, or Star, if you prefer, nifty Bolt machine. The campaign has number 12V298000 and affects at least 3,900 motorcycles.
The NHTSA report claims the bike...
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...
18 Jul 2013, 15:12 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It looks like Valentino Rossi is the silly season opener, with one of his absolute best tweets. If you thought the Doctor was a funny guy when he had his bike tweet news from the pre-season paddocks...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 &...
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...