Yamaha has given the popular YZF-R3 learner motorcycle a MotoGP-inspired styling makeover plus LED headlights and hi-spec upside-down forks. We...
Yamaha has finally released its production version of the Ténéré 700 adventure motorcycle which will be available in late 2019....
Yamaha has announced very competitive pricing for its much-anticipated Ténéré 700 adventure motorcycle arriving in Australia in December. And we were right in our pricing tip earlier today that it would cost about $16,500 ride-away. The price is actually $15,500 plus on-road costs which should bring it up to our tipped...
Yamaha might be going down the blown track like Honda, Suzuki, Kawasaki and Ducati with a patent filing for a...
Some bright spark at Yamaha has filed patent designs that seem to indicate they are planning an electric sports bike...
Battery swap technology has received a boost with Yamaha unveiling their EC-05 electric scooter with Gogoro lithium-ion battery packs you can easily swap at a convenient roadside vending machine. The Yamaha scooter is a partnership with Taiwanese scooter company Gogoro Global. Taiwan seems to be the epicentre of swappable battery...
Yamaha’s Niken GT three-wheeler looks like an alien, but it corners surprisingly well, says former Ulysses Club magazine editor and long-time...
Yamaha is stepping up its electric program with removable batteries, but not in a full-size electric motorcycle. That’s probably just...
Yamaha has painted their updated FJR1300 an attractive black and gold with gold wheels and plenty of black finishes was well as adding two more models. The Japanese company has unveiled the models ahead of the EICMA motorcycle show in Milan tonight (5 November 2019). The new models are the FJR1300AS...
Meeting stringent European emissions regulations has not reduced output from the updated 2020 Yamaha MT-07 Tracer. The 689cc CP2 twin...
Yamaha is the latest to develop an automatic emergency call system in the event of a crash, but their system...
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...
Yamaha has been developing electric vehicles for several years, but is now stepping up its electric program with a compact...
Brothers From Other Mothers? When you’re in the market to drop $15,000+ on a liter bike there is pretty much...
Some Killer Custom Motorcycles Yamaha hosts an annual Yard Build competition that has produced some fantastic custom motorcycles since the first competition in 2014. Recently, the company announced the winners of the most recent contest. The theme of this year’s contests was Back to the Drawing Board, which challenged builders...
Get Ready The Yamaha XSR 155 is a small, retro-styled bike, and Yamaha is thinking of making the smart move...
A Classic FZ600 You Can Own Today The FZ name holds weight in today’s day and age. The Yamaha FZ-07,...
Rossi Seems Fine but Is Closely Monitored Valentino Rossi recently tested positive for COVID-19, which caused him to miss the Aragon Grand Prix. As of right now he’s fine and being monitored by doctors so that if his condition worsens, he can be well-taken-care-of by healthcare professionals. Rossi expressed frustration....
Let’s Get Dirty Yamaha knows how important the WR450F is to Aussie riders. With that in mind, the company has...
Built for the City Yamaha Motor Australia announced that the Tricity 300 leaning multi-wheel bike will be hitting Australian Yamaha...
Pros Helping Joes If you want to be the best, you need to learn from the best. That is what Yamaha’s ‘Champion Riding School’ is aiming for. Luckily for riders seeking amazing professional trainers to take their riding to the next level, the 2021 schedule has just been announced. The...
Beautiful Craftsmanship When we think of custom motorcycles, we think of welding, new parts and components, and high-performance, generally. But...
Updated Models for Australia Yamaha announced updates to the NMax 125 and NMax 155 for the 2021 model year. The...
With the new 2021 MT-09 being given a complete front-end redesign among many other updates, Youtuber Yammie Noob took this opportunity to pick up a 2019 MT-09 to be given away on his channel (yes, Papa Yams gives away plenty of motorcycles to his subscribers). Although the MT-09 has seen...
MT-0-Carbon Bottpower has a sweet new minimal aesthetic bolt-on kit for Yamaha motorcycles featuring their 847cc inline-three engines (MT-09, Tracer...
Yamaha has officially started the process of getting naming rights for their future electric scooter model. Rights have been filed...
Honda, Yamaha, KTM, and Piaggio have all signed a letter of intent to stage a swappable electric battery consortium for EV motorcycles and lighter EV’s. Together, they will collaborate on batteries that can be swapped amongst each of their EV lineups. This will make it possible to use a universal...
Semiconductor chip shortages have affected almost every automobile and motorcycle production aspect on a global scale. With the rise of...
With a passion for racing comes the drive to be the best – and in the case of Maverick Vinales,...
This weekend saw the breaking of a couple of records at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca by none other than Loris Baz, who broke the record for the weekend’s fastest lap – his best this season. Baz also did his team proud, challenging Yamaha’s Jake Gagne for the Warhorse HSBK Racing...
A Short History On The Legendary Man If you were a kid planted in front of the TV in the...
Yamaha Motor Company Ltd. has been pushing for a carbon-neutral future, with plans to go completely gas-free by 2050. While...
Italian professional motorcycle road racer and multiple-time MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi will officially retire from the MotoGP scene, effective at the end of the 2021 season. The news came announced via live coverage on MotoGP’s website, alongside the report that the young Italian made his decision in the shadows...
The wait is over – Valentino Rossi’s VR46 Riders Academy is hosting their Master Camp from August 18th to the...
Well, folks, I’m not going to say I didn’t see this one coming…but boy, now the what if’s are really...
Yamaha has just announced that an update to the R15 V3.0 will be launching in India on September 21. From what we’ve seen of the bike so far, TimesNowNews and we expect only aesthetic changes that have been inspired by the bigger Yamaha R7. We also know that a new R15M variant...
Yamaha has just released some new details on 2022 XSR900 – and I’m digging the retro graphics. With the MT-09...
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...
Toprak Razgatlioglu has become the first rider to dethrone Jonathan Rea as WorldSBK Champion since 2015. Razgatlioglu clinched the 2021 WorldSBK Championship title with a second-place finish, behind Rea, in Race 1 at Mandalika, Indonesia, this past weekend. Visordown reports that he becomes the first rider from Turkey to win...
Yamaha has updated the immensely popular Yamaha TMAX and TMAX Tech MAX for 2022. The scooters made their debut in...