Remember when both Yamaha and Honda committed to zero traffic fatalities by 2050? Well, Yamaha’s just announced advancement of a...
The middle-weight adventure bike segment is arguably one of the most populated and thus exciting ones at the moment. The...
Sometimes maligned as a bit of a “softie”, Yamaha Motor Australia has “Australianised” the XTZ660 Tenere. What they mean is they have toughened it up for Australia’s harsh conditions with some accessories that are made in Australia. YMA marketing guru Sean Goldhawk says he wants to offer the kits “down...
Yamaha has followed the lead of Kawasaki and Ducati with the launch of “Episode 1” of a series of teaser...
Some Killer Custom Motorcycles Yamaha hosts an annual Yard Build competition that has produced some fantastic custom motorcycles since the...
Big-bore trackers could be the next big thing with Valentino Rossi receiving a Yamaha XJR1300 tracker from fans and Deus Ex Machina making a Kawasaki Z900RS tracker. Rossi’s VR|46 friends have just gifted the MotoGP legend with a custom-built flat tracker called “VR46 Mya”. Rossi is a big fan of flat...
If you think the MT-09 – the flagship of the Yamaha “Masters of Torque” range – was aggressive, how about...
Yamaha has just released some new details on 2022 XSR900 – and I’m digging the retro graphics. With the MT-09...
Yamaha has a new XSR900 naked and possibly an SCR950 scrambler to unveil at the Milan motorcycle show next week despite revealing several concept models at the recent Tokyo Motor Show. Roland Sands Design has released the above video of their Kenny Roberts-inspired ‘Faster Wasp’, their fifth Yamaha collaboration. It’s powered by...
The mean-looking Yamaha Star Bolt C-Spec cafe version has arrived in Australia at $12,699, but there is no word yet on...
Yamaha has updated the 2017 MT-09 and MT-10 and added an SP version of the MT-10 with technology from the...
The 2023 Yamaha Super Ténéré ES Is the Brand’s Flagship Adventure Bike Contents Model Overview Specifications Features Photos Videos Links The Super Ténéré ES joins the 2023 Yamaha motorcycle lineup with a new color scheme. The rest of the bike has remained unchanged for nearly a decade but remains a...
Yamaha will introduce the R3 to the Australian market next year to tackle the competitive LAMS sportsbike market. The Indonesian-made...
Yamaha Australia has just announced the pricing on their new bobber-style Bolt cruiser. The base model will cost $11,999 and...
Being a communist, Grant Roff (aka Spannerman and Groff) found the original 1978 Yamaha SR500 had great appeal. “They only cost about $750 for a rough one at the time and about $1500 for a good one,” says the Motorcycle Trader editor. “They were a good working man’s bike. But...
Yamaha has developed a new Blue Core engine which is compact, powerful, but also more economical. The first bike to...
The “Masters of Torque” range has increased with Yamaha unveiling the Street Rally version of the recently released MT-09 895cc...
The latest “Masters of Torque” Yamaha is the MT-10 (FZ-10 in some markets) which is a naked street fighter based on a retuned YZF-R1. It will arrive in Australia in late June at $17,999 plus on-road costs with a titanium muffler, ABS, cruise control and a four-setting traction control system. The...
Yamaha has officially started the process of getting naming rights for their future electric scooter model. Rights have been filed...
Yamaha has just made the TMax 530 scooter safer. Last year they made it lighter and more powerful. Now they...
There is no replacement for displacement and you’ll buy the Yamaha Star Tourer (XV1900AT) just for its thumping engine. At 1854cc, or 113 cubic inches in the old vernacular, it’s the biggest V-twin in a production bike in the world. But rather than feeling like two rhinos bouncing on...
Yamaha is reportedly working on a midweight Ténéré adventure bike powered by MT-09 849cc inline three-cylinder liquid-cooled engine. Advrider website...
The jury is out – and of all the machines on the Misano’s Wednesday circuit, Yamaha’s Monster Energy team saw...
Late last year, the Yamaha MT-07 and MT-09 received substantial updates, and now it’s the flagship liter-class naked, the MT-10’s turn. Like with the smaller MT models, Yamaha has given the MT-10 revised styling rendering it a more aggressive look. The most notable is the addition of a new headlight...
Yamaha’s latest side-by-side X4 Wolverine is a four-seater mountain goat, slush puppy and go-anywhere off-road taxi, says ATV correspondent Bruce...
Yamaha has unveiled updates for its popular Masters of Torque MT-07 and introduced an MT-09SP edition (pictured above). The bikes...
The revolutionary Yamaha VMax muscle cruiser is celebrating 30 years in 2015 with the launch of a carbon model. It also comes as the drag bike’s designer, Kenji Ekuan, has died at the age of 85. He was also responsible for designing the bullet train and the red-capped Kikkoman soy...
Yamaha has finally released its production version of the Ténéré 700 adventure motorcycle which will be available in late 2019....
The 2023 Yamaha YZF-R3 Is the Company’s Entry Level Supersport in Most Markets Contents Model Overview Specifications Features Photos Videos...
Yamaha’s attractive little MT-03 learner bike, gets a major cosmetic and performance upgrade for 2020, plus a price hike. The MT-03 is now $A7299 ride away, compared with $A5699 (plus on-road costs) last year. However, it now has much better suspension, all LED lighting, LCD dash, new and aggressive “Dark...
A UK Yamaha dealer has built a Street Tracker version of the naked motard MT-09 and it will be available...
Yamaha’s been keeping her shoes tied as of late. Between the brand’s successes on the track as Quartararo logged the...
2023 Yamaha MT-10 / MT-10 SP: Yamaha’s Top-Of-The-Line Hyper Naked Contents Model Overview Specifications Features Photos Videos Links The Yamaha MT-10 has been the Japanese marquee’s range-topping ‘Hyper Naked’ for a while now. Its most recent update, a few years ago, saw the introduction of a heavily redesigned engine and...
This weekend saw the breaking of a couple of records at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca by none other than Loris...
Semiconductor chip shortages have affected almost every automobile and motorcycle production aspect on a global scale. With the rise of...
The wait is over – Valentino Rossi’s VR46 Riders Academy is hosting their Master Camp from August 18th to the 22nd, and the talent is hungrier than ever. It’s been a long year since the VR46 Riders Academy was allowed to open its doors to the up-and-coming of the racing...
Yamaha’s all-conquering MT-07 continues to show its ability to be customised with this latest retro XSR700 edition in honour of...
Yamaha’s SR400 typifies Newton’s third law of motion: For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. As modern...
Yamaha has updated the immensely popular Yamaha TMAX and TMAX Tech MAX for 2022. The scooters made their debut in 2001, and VisorDown reports that they are currently the highest-selling scooters in Europe. It’s no surprise then that the Japanese manufacturer wants to keep them as fresh as possible. Updates...
With the new 2021 MT-09 being given a complete front-end redesign among many other updates, Youtuber Yammie Noob took this...