On top of the MOST excellent festivities surrounding Yamaha’s 25-year anniversary of the R1 (and subsequent drop of a beauty...
Yammie’s celebrating 25 years of their iconic R1 with a new GYTR PRO! For those of you who don’t know,...
Yamaha’s iconic XSR900 has halved her fairings for a purpose-built sibling superbike – and the prototype was just revealed at Goodwood’s Festival of Speed. They’re calling her the “XSR900 DB40,” and she’s celebrating forty good years of Yamaha’s iconic Deltabox chassis – first installed on the 1982 YZR500 OW61, now...
Remember when Yamaha, Honda, Suzuki, and Kawasaki came together to create “HySe,” the world’s first group dedicated to developing small,...
Due to the surging demand for nostalgia-infused motorcycles with a retro aesthetic, it was no surprise that Yamaha decided to...
Yamaha’s sent out a recall affecting around 211 of their 2022 Ténéré 700s. The reason? Somebody might have installed a bolt with the wrong thread length on the Ténéré’s front brake caliper… and the thing might just detach. Coverage from RideApart tells us that the bikes posing the problem fall...
Watch Wayne Rainey conquer the Festival of Speed Hill on his legendary 1992 Championship-winning Yamaha YZR500 after thirty years....
Watch this onboard footage of Niccolo Canepa riding the Yamaha Yart R1 during the official pre-tests at 2023 Suzuka 8...
In 2007, Gregg DesJardins of GC Customs crafted an unparalleled streetfighter motorcycle, representing the pinnacle of customization. Starting with a sleek air-cooled 1670cc V-twin engine from a Yamaha Road Star Warrior, DesJardins meticulously handcrafted nearly every other aspect of the bike. The standout features include a 4130 chrome-moly frame, a...
From her circa-1998 birth to the 25 years of evolution celebrated to the present day, Yamaha’s YZF-R1 continues to dominate...
In a thrilling video from the Wheels YouTube channel, two of the fastest superbikes, the Aprilia RSV4 and the Yamaha...
From 1983 to present-day shenanigans, our beloved Powersports industry has had a blast hooning about on addicting members of Yamaha’s Ténéré family – and with that family now four decades old, the Japanese bike marque is ready to celebrate its ruby anniversary in style (hint – new bike variant alert). Coverage...
After a solid 55 years, Yamaha has just announced that they’re going to cease production of all snowmobiles, with sights...
Niccolò Canepa gracefully maneuvered the Yamaha Yart R1 as he participated in the official practices of the SPA 24 hours...
This Yamaha SRX600 has been meticulously transformed into a bespoke cafe racer with a sleek and unique style. It boasts a 608cc air-cooled four-stroke single-cylinder engine that delivers approximately 45bhp to the road through a five-speed transmission. The bike has undergone numerous upgrades, including Motogadget instruments and ignition system, Rizoma...
If you want a machine that wouldn’t look out of place in the newest Marvel hit flick, look no further...
The Yamaha XV920 ‘Double Shot’ is a prime example of Yamaha’s timeless cruising motorcycle, skillfully transformed and rebuilt in the...
Is this the best sounding bike in the world? Watch and take a listen to the brutal sounding note of a Yamaha R1M equipped with an Akrapovic titanium exhaust....
Not only have Honda, Yamaha, Kawasaki and Suzuki found success in making electric motorcycles, but they’ve also apparently decided...
Auto Fabrica has transformed this Yamaha XJ600 into a one-of-a-kind modern classic sports bike known as the “Type 24”. This...
There’s a lot of money to be had in resurrecting and reimagining an iconic moto fave; not only do you get to capitalize on the sentimentalities of an older generation, but those same riders get to pass on their knowledge to the next gens – and today, it looks Yamaha’s...
In this video, we take a ride on a 2018 Yamaha MT-07 cruising around the city. This bike has been...
It seems like only yesterday that nine-time world champ Valentino Rossi retired, rolled his R1 GYTR VR46 Tribute Bike into...
Bit by bit, Yamaha is creeping closer to our industry’s global voice for smart mobility – today, in particular, considering Yammie’s CEO just became the president of the one group that exists to protect safe, sustainable, socially responsible, and economically viable options for us riders. Coverage from RideApart tells us...
Autovero Bike-Works in London has performed a ground-up ‘Bobber’ conversion on this 2001 Yamaha XVS1100, resulting in a fully modified...
On top of Honda’s triumphs, we’ve just had news that Yammie’s TY-E 2.0 electric trials motorbike and NEO swappable battery...
We interrupt Hump Day’s mundanities to bring you a pretty piece of stripped ferocity that’s been gaining traction about our two-wheeled web. This neat retro racer – a Yamaha XS650 – is a chameleon that’s been garbed in the penultimate representation of performance, courtesy of one Simone Conti, a builder from...
Watch this adrenaline-pumping ride courtesy of SuperBike Racer featuring a Yamaha R6 with Akrapovic exhaust! https://youtu.be/iTh1e7Bgb7U...
We’ve got proof of registry from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) that Yamaha’s finally releasing the radar-equipped Tracer 9...
There’s really nothing better than grabbing a kit, chucking it at your bike with a few expletives and the rest of the coffee pot, and rolling out the garage with a new aesthetic designed to make your neighbors jelly. In true fashion, Y’s Gear has contributed to this legacy by...
I still remember when the original “John Wick” (2014) hit the screen. It was almost Halloween, Ninja Turtles had won...
Yammie’s $100 million pledge (via their 2022 Sustainability Fund) now has a partial recipient – and they deal in the...
Yamaha’s been spending a lot of green in the name of a better tomorrow – and, in commemoration of their previous circa-2018 Yamaha Motor Exploratory Fund LP (and 2022’s Yamaha Motor Sustainability Fund), they’ve debuted yet another investment fund to benefit the companies showing most promise to “secure a competitive...
Yamaha has debuted two variants of their iconic Ténéré 700 at the Lyon Two-Wheel Show in France – and we’ve...
In a recent pre-season interview, Westby Racing’s Mathew Scholtz got the jump of his life when his Yamaha R1 (behind...
Review Summary The 2023 Yamaha YZF-R15M has a raft of racing goodies including a variable cam profile, quick shifter, slipper clutch, traction control, USD forks and two channel ABS. Made in India and designed for the local and South East Asian markets, its tiny 155cc engine punches well above its...
Review Summary The TMAX Tech MAX is Yamaha’s top shelf maxi-scooter with all the mod cons including primo suspension, a...
Ah, the Ténéré XT 600 Dakar. Born in 1974 and morphing into the monster that won the Paris-Dakar race in...
When Yamaha’s R7 came out, our good moto community got more than a little excited. Here was a lean, mean competitor with a grungy heart and a swooping torque curve, ready to kick the pants off of of any twisty in town – and while Yammie hit the target for...
Yamaha is dropping their highly popular MT-07, MT-09, and YZF-R7 to India for 2023 – and we’re curious as to...