R1
Rossi Misano WSB R1 gallery
The Doctor puts in a few laps at the Misano circuit in Italy on a World Superbike-spec R1 borrowed from the Sterilgarda Yamaha factory team
Near highside on a Yamaha R6
A tyre launch at Assen chasing a BMW S1000RR on a Yamaha R6. What could possibly go wrong? Click to find out
Whitham samples the top two WSB bikes from 2009
The two best superbikes on the planet: 2009 World Superbike champion Ben Spies’ Yamaha R1 and runner-up Nori Haga’s Ducati 1098F09. And the mighty James Whitham gagging to wring their necks at the spectacular Parkalgar circuit
Choose a Sexy Classic
Compulsive classic snaffler James Whitham talks you through buying a great big, candy-coloured slice of nostalgia
The Edge - '09 R1, GSX-R1000, ZX-10R, Fireblade
A radical new R1 and a spanking new GSX-R taking on the mighty Fireblade and much maligned ZX-10R, the scrap for 1000cc supremacy is closer than ever...
Fight Club - Ducati 1198 v Yamaha R1 review
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?
2009 Yamaha R1 - Niall Mackenzie's big bang launch review
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?
25th Anniversary Suzuki GSX-R1000 revealed
Just 1000 units worldwide for Suzuki's limited edition superbike
The BMW prototype R1 that never made it into production
Another sweet-lookin’ BMW, but this one was born in 1992, years before the S1000RR and it had desmodromic valves.
First shot of Toseland testing his WSB Yamaha YZF-R1
Britain's JT gets cracking with his WSB future as he tests the bike he'll be hoping to win the championship with next season
First Ride: Yamaha YZF-R125 from a female perspective
After passing my CBT, I chose Yamaha's YZF-R125 as my first foray into biking, but did it prove too tall and too sporty for town riding?
2009 Most Important...Yamaha YZF-R1
Genuine MotoGP technology lies inside the latest manifestation of the wonderful R1. It’s not flawless but it’s verging on the fantastic
2009 Most Important...Yamaha YZF-R125
The littlest, cutest Yam has reawakened youth to the idea of misspending it riding motorcycles, which has got to be a good thing. We should all know better, but just can’t help ourselves
Graeme Gowland's R1 leaps the barrier at Oulton Park
Gowland tucks the front flat out in 5th and his bike heads straight for the lake
2009 Yamaha R1 Street Tracker
Take a stock 2009 R1 and give it to a flat-track fanatic and this is the result
Cross-plane crank FZ1 Fazer on the way
French mag Motorevue gets the heads-up on new R1-engined musclebike
Living with a 2009 Yamaha YZF-R6
Niall Mackenzie spends some quality time with the Yamaha R6, here's his review
2002 R1 review
The 2002 R1 can be ridden harder, more easily than before - it's an awesome road bike and a more predictable track performer too.
Yamaha launch French-only Fiat R1 replica
Do some free advertising for Fiat Yamaha and get charged almost £18,000 for the pleasure
Airwaves Yamaha unveil new 2009 BSB R1
A departure from the well-known classic red Ducati, but the new R1 looks smart