Yamaha

General
2010 Most Important...Yamaha
The top bikes of 2010 from the Tuning Fork
Used Bike
The Good, The Bad & The Ugly: used Fazer test
With the new Yamaha Fazer 800 arriving we dip into the secondhand market to sample the best and worst of the Fazer family…
General
Valentino Rossi History and Facts
Information and history on the Italian multiple MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi riding for Ducati in 2011
MotoGP
Valentino Rossi crash update
News on the crash recovery of Valentino Rossi and his alleged move to Ducati MotoGP in 2011
Product
GPify the Yamaha Fazer FZ8 with LeoVince
Brand new exhaust options for the FZ8 and Fazer8 from LeoVince
General
Sport Production, gallery of the YZF750SP
Gallery of the different paint schemes that coated the YZF750SP at the Suzuka 8hr event through the ages
First Ride
2010 Yamaha Super Ténéré launch test review
Built to rival BMW’s über-selling GS, but missing the mark in many areas, not least price. Not Yamaha’s best Super Ten
Used Bike
Grandad Turismo - Pan European, FJR1300A, K1200GT used test
Want to cover massive miles without spending mega pounds? Someone else has very kindly taken the depreciation hit on these secondhand tourers so you don’t have to. We try these three recent big bore bargains for size
General
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
Road Test
What is a sports tourer - Triumph Tiger, FZ1 Fazer, VFR800 and GSX-R1000 road test
Just what is a sports-tourer these days? Used to be a middle-for-diddle model with zero sex appeal, but these days it could be anything from a superbike with luggage to a purpose-built mile-muncher
Used Bike
Summer Fun - Suzuki GSX-R1000K2, KTM 690SM, Yamaha XJR1300 and Triumph Thruxton

Right now is the time for enjoying the sun on two wheels. Whether it’s maximum speed or maximum cool you’re after, we rounded up the four best second-hand bikes we could find for £4,000 that provide the biggest bang for your summer buck

First Ride
2008 Yamaha YZF-R125 first ride review
After an ASBO and a concealed weapon could Yamaha’s new learner-legal 125 be the new must-have teenage accessory?
Top 10s
Top 10 600cc Supersport bikes

Visordown presents the Top 10 secondhand supersport bikes

General
Tougher than Leather - 80's MXers
In the 1980s the hardest Grand Prix racers in the world were the works motocross riders. Their 500cc open-class bikes were savage and virtually uncontrollable by normal people, while the riders themselves were a breed apart
Used Bike
Classic Scrap - 1991 Yamaha FZR1000R EXUP Vs Suzuki GSX-R1100
For many, these are still the two greatest superbikes ever built. Suzuki's legendary GSX- R1100 went head-to-head with Yamaha's EXUP for years, and in 1991 the two were at the top of their game
First Ride
Yamaha XT660Z Tenere first ride review
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
General
Face Off - Mackenzie V Hislop
In 1998 the fiercest battle between two team-mates took place in British Superbikes. Niall Mackenzie and Steve Hislop set the racing scene alight with their increasingly vicious clashes
First Ride
2010 Yamaha Fazer8 and FZ8 first ride review
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?
Road Test
Milking Cowes - Hornet 600, Z750, Fazer 600, Street Triple R
Middleweight streetbikes get hammered round a lap of the Isle of Wight, the island made famous by the Regatta and Level 42
Used Bike
Second Hand Dream Bikes - Yamaha RD350LC, Honda RC30, Ducati 916SP used test
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
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...

General
The Best 600 On The Planet - Crutchlow's Championship winning R6
NO ARGUMENTS, FOR THESE ARE THE NUMBERS: 140BHP, 158KG, £45,000 and more points than anyone else in the World Supersport championship. Meet Cal Crutchlow’s R6
Road Test
Kings of the stone age - Yamaha XJR1300 V Honda CB1300
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
The Four Horsemen - Kawasaki Z750, Suzuki Gladius, Honda Hornet, Yamaha XJ6
Small, light and available in a variety of colours and flavours, never before has the congested middleweight street bike market been so fruity

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