Yamaha Motorcycle Reviews

It’s the perfect way to authentically review a sports tourer, Visordown took the Yamaha Tracer 9 GT for a tour of Wales, staying overnight at the Nick Sanders Expedition Centre. Come along for the ride.

For 2021 the two bike Yamaha MT-09 range has gone through its biggest update to date – is the MT-09 SP still the one you really want?

Visordown has just taken collection of its long-term press bike in the form of a 2021 Yamaha MT-09 – here are our first thoughts on the model

SINCE 2015 the Tracer has been the sensible one in the otherwise lairy Yamaha MT family, with the GT model adding a bit more sophistication alongside it since 2016. New 2021 Yamaha Tracer 9 and Tracer 9 GT Revealed  

We had the chance to test out the 2021 edition of the Yamaha D’elight, to find out what’s new for this year, and what it’s like on the commute.

This is the 2021 Yamaha NMAX 125, we pretended to be commuters for the day and set off around sunny Peterborough to review the Yamaha scooter.

We've been on the press riding launch of the new 2021 Yamaha MT-09 - here's everything you need to know about the new bike

It's here and also not quite here! The new 2021 Yamaha MT-07 is due in dealerships soon, and here's what it's like to ride

We went along to the UK press riding launch of the new 2020 Yamaha Tricity 300 leaning multi-wheel scooter, here’s what we found out

We spent a day testing the new 2020 Yamaha MT-125 in and around London, here’s what we found out

The Yamaha Tricity 300 is here to take the fight to the mould-breaking Piaggio MP3 three-wheeler and rip up some some city streets and the rule books

Visordown went along to try out the 2020 Yamaha Tracer 700 on the island of Tenerife, here’s what we found out

The Yamaha Tracer 700 gets an overhaul for 2020 with a fresh face, a revised Euro5 compliant engine and an overhauled suspension system

Visordown tests out the reworked Yamaha TMAX 560 Tech Max scooter in Estoril, Portugal; Here’s what we make of the more powerful and sportier TMAX. 

Visordown gets its hands on the 2020 Yamaha TMAX 560 ahead of getting out on the city streets and the mountains around Lisbon

The Yamaha XSR700 XTribute is Yamaha’s answer to the call for a retro-naked with back road ability. Here’s what it’s like to live with one.

The Yamaha R1 2020 gets a revised fairing, upgraded engine internals and a total of seven electronic rider aids. We went to Jerez to check it out.

The 2019 R1M is a formidable machine, and much easier to ride at high speed than you may have been led to believe.

The new 2019 Yamaha XSR 700 XTribute gets a 100km workout on our first ride; Here’s what Chris Moss made of it

Chris Moss puts the 2019 Tenere 700 through its paces in Tarragona, Spain.

Visordown went to Wales to put the new 2019 WR450F through its paces. 

Does variable valve timing gives Yamaha’s learner bike the edge? Our man Al went to the press launch to find out.

Our man Al is around double the age and weight of an average 300SSP rider – how would he get on with the new pocket rocket on the roads and track at Valencia?

Our long term Tracer 900 clears its throat, and we start work on some brain surgery...