Yamaha
Latest News and Reviews
Used Bike
10/09/10
Both these bikes are the product of 'modular engineering'. But do they represent a good BUY?
General
24/08/10
When Rossi made the announcement that he was moving to Yamaha it was obvious 2004 was going to be a special year, here are some of those moments
MotoGP
16/08/10
"Unfortunately even the most beautiful love stories finish"
Used Bike
05/08/10
With the new Yamaha Fazer 800 arriving we dip into the secondhand market to sample the best and worst of the Fazer family…
General
27/07/10
Proceeds of unique motorcycle sale to Riders for Health
Used Bike
26/07/10
The explosion in popularity of adventure bikes means the used market is now flooded with round-the-world bargains. Escape the rat race for half the price of a GS Adventure...
Used Bike
20/07/10
Three of the very finest 1000cc superbikes ever made; the Honda CBR954 Fireblade, Aprilia RSV1000R Factory and the Yamaha R1 are now at bargain prices.
Gear
05/07/10
Brand new exhaust options for the FZ8 and Fazer8 from LeoVince
General
25/06/10
A tyre launch at Assen chasing a BMW S1000RR on a Yamaha R6. What could possibly go wrong? Click to find out
First Ride
22/06/10
Built to rival BMW’s über-selling GS, but missing the mark in many areas, not least price. Not Yamaha’s best Super Ten
Motorbike
22/06/10
Gets the job done, just not as well as BMW's GS.
First Ride
07/05/10
After an ASBO and a concealed weapon could Yamaha’s new learner-legal 125 be the new must-have teenage accessory?
First Ride
28/04/10
Sick of your job? Boss giving you grief? Wife just won’t shut up? Why not sod it all and explore the world on a Tenere. Or just use it to commute
First Ride
21/04/10
Yamaha aim to reinvent its best selling Fazer brand with a bigger capacity engine and whole new ethos. Will it help banish memories of the disappointing FZ6 range?
New Bikes
19/04/10
Jon Urry fires back his first thoughts on Yamaha's new 800cc duo
Used Bike
13/04/10
Whitham, Mackenzie and Urry spill the beans on owning the bike of your dreams, sometimes it’s Heaven and sometimes it’s Hell. RC30, RD350LC and 916SP revisited.
Road Test
08/04/10
The two surviving muscle bikes of the modern age come together for a pose-down and a rideout, but which one is king?
Road Test
01/04/10
While Ducati cleaned up in superbike racing with Bayliss and Yamaha the year after with Spies, which is better a production version of their winning bikes?
First Ride
31/03/10
Niall Mackenzie goes walkabout with a pair of Yamaha’s budget bikes in the Australian outback. Disappointingly, Jenny Agutter is nowhere to be seen.
First Ride
30/03/10
The Yamaha R1 promises to be a genuine breakthrough, making use of a crossplane crankshaft developed in MotoGP to deliver smooth, even power. Will this radical new technology put the R1 ahead of Honda’s awesome current-generation Fireblade?