Yamaha's 2009 R1 is dripping with MotoGP technology Click pic to see the full galleryTHE NEW 2009 model YZF-R1 represents the most significant development in engine and chassis technology ever seen in the 11-year history of this legendary motorcycle

Could next year's R1 look like this?THEY'VE ALREADY put out what they think the 2009 ZX-6R is going to look like, now here's what the French are saying the next generation Yamaha R1 is going to appear as.The French lads are saying that the bike is

ACCORDING TO none other than GP stalwart Randy Mamola, the next generation Yamaha R1 will be about the same physical size as the current R6 roadbike.Speaking on the British Eurosport 2 MotoGP coverage of the premier class practice session Mamola

Yamaha will unveil the latest radical incarnations of two iconic machines at this year’s Carole NashInternational Motorcycle and Scooter Show, held this year from 28th November to 7th December. Thenew YZF-R1 features amazing new technology developed

Rossi...joined by umpteen hanger-onsIN A PROMOTIONAL stunt ahead of this weekend's French GP round, Valentino Rossi went for a bit of a spin out on the Parisian roads on an R1 yesterday. Surrounded by a gaggle of Yamaha bods and the odd 'Ooh look I

TEST RIDE a Yamaha at your local authorised dealer and be in with a chance of winning a custom-painted 2010 YZF-R1.Entrants responding to Yamaha's post-test ride survey will also get a T-Shirt celebrating the company's three world championships plus

TIER Motorsports have come up with a design concept R1 prototype that uses a single-sided front swingarm instead of the bike's standard telescopic forks.The system features four-bar steering for a perfectly vertical steering axis, as opposed

Would you pay almost £18,000 for that?YAMAHA has released Team Fiat MotoGP replica versions of their new YZF-R1.The paint schemes, revealed last week exclusively on motorevue.com are of Valentino Rossi and team-mate, Jorge Lorenzo

HERE ARE visordown.com's scoop pictures of Yamaha's 2009 YZF-R6.Three colour schemes will be available of the new 135bhp machine. The black version gets gold forks, brakes and wheels to ape its sibling YZF-R1 SP.More details as soon as we get them

YAMAHA'S diddy sportsbike, the YZF-R125, has been given the 50th Anniversary paintjob and is now in dealers across the UK.Yamaha have treated the new R1, R6, FZ8, R125 and Xerox scooter to a lick of MotoGP-style paint. The standard YZF-R125 costs