Yamaha has officially started the process of getting naming rights for their future electric scooter model. Rights have been filed... Read More
Yamaha Motorcycles
Yamaha Motor Company has been making motorcycles since 1955 and today hols many world racing titles in road and off-road racing. Legendary Yamaha riders include nine-time world champion Valentino Rossi. The company produces a wide range of motorcycles from dirt bikes to road bikes, cruisers, sportsbikes, ATVs, scooters and electric motorcycles. We preview coming models, attend product launches and road test Yamaha motorcycles for performance, handling, styling, economy and more.
MT-0-Carbon Bottpower has a sweet new minimal aesthetic bolt-on kit for Yamaha motorcycles featuring their 847cc inline-three engines (MT-09, Tracer... Read More
With the new 2021 MT-09 being given a complete front-end redesign among many other updates, Youtuber Yammie Noob took this opportunity to pick up a 2019 MT-09 to be given away on his channel (yes, Papa Yams gives away plenty of motorcycles to his subscribers). Although the MT-09 has seen... Read More
Updated Models for Australia Yamaha announced updates to the NMax 125 and NMax 155 for the 2021 model year. The... Read More
Beautiful Craftsmanship When we think of custom motorcycles, we think of welding, new parts and components, and high-performance, generally. But... Read More
Pros Helping Joes If you want to be the best, you need to learn from the best. That is what Yamaha’s ‘Champion Riding School’ is aiming for. Luckily for riders seeking amazing professional trainers to take their riding to the next level, the 2021 schedule has just been announced. The... Read More
Built for the City Yamaha Motor Australia announced that the Tricity 300 leaning multi-wheel bike will be hitting Australian Yamaha... Read More
Let’s Get Dirty Yamaha knows how important the WR450F is to Aussie riders. With that in mind, the company has... Read More
Rossi Seems Fine but Is Closely Monitored Valentino Rossi recently tested positive for COVID-19, which caused him to miss the Aragon Grand Prix. As of right now he’s fine and being monitored by doctors so that if his condition worsens, he can be well-taken-care-of by healthcare professionals. Rossi expressed frustration.... Read More
A Classic FZ600 You Can Own Today The FZ name holds weight in today’s day and age. The Yamaha FZ-07,... Read More
Get Ready The Yamaha XSR 155 is a small, retro-styled bike, and Yamaha is thinking of making the smart move... Read More
Some Killer Custom Motorcycles Yamaha hosts an annual Yard Build competition that has produced some fantastic custom motorcycles since the first competition in 2014. Recently, the company announced the winners of the most recent contest. The theme of this year’s contests was Back to the Drawing Board, which challenged builders... Read More
Brothers From Other Mothers? When you’re in the market to drop $15,000+ on a liter bike there is pretty much... Read More
Yamaha has been developing electric vehicles for several years, but is now stepping up its electric program with a compact... Read More
Yamaha’s attractive little MT-03 learner bike, gets a major cosmetic and performance upgrade for 2020, plus a price hike. The MT-03 is now $A7299 ride away, compared with $A5699 (plus on-road costs) last year. However, it now has much better suspension, all LED lighting, LCD dash, new and aggressive “Dark... Read More
Yamaha is the latest to develop an automatic emergency call system in the event of a crash, but their system... Read More
Meeting stringent European emissions regulations has not reduced output from the updated 2020 Yamaha MT-07 Tracer. The 689cc CP2 twin... Read More
Yamaha has painted their updated FJR1300 an attractive black and gold with gold wheels and plenty of black finishes was well as adding two more models. The Japanese company has unveiled the models ahead of the EICMA motorcycle show in Milan tonight (5 November 2019). The new models are the FJR1300AS... Read More
Yamaha is stepping up its electric program with removable batteries, but not in a full-size electric motorcycle. That’s probably just... Read More
Yamaha’s Niken GT three-wheeler looks like an alien, but it corners surprisingly well, says former Ulysses Club magazine editor and long-time... Read More
Battery swap technology has received a boost with Yamaha unveiling their EC-05 electric scooter with Gogoro lithium-ion battery packs you can easily swap at a convenient roadside vending machine. The Yamaha scooter is a partnership with Taiwanese scooter company Gogoro Global. Taiwan seems to be the epicentre of swappable battery... Read More
Some bright spark at Yamaha has filed patent designs that seem to indicate they are planning an electric sports bike... Read More
Yamaha might be going down the blown track like Honda, Suzuki, Kawasaki and Ducati with a patent filing for a... Read More
Yamaha has announced very competitive pricing for its much-anticipated Ténéré 700 adventure motorcycle arriving in Australia in December. And we were right in our pricing tip earlier today that it would cost about $16,500 ride-away. The price is actually $15,500 plus on-road costs which should bring it up to our tipped... Read More
Yamaha has finally released its production version of the Ténéré 700 adventure motorcycle which will be available in late 2019.... Read More
Yamaha has given the popular YZF-R3 learner motorcycle a MotoGP-inspired styling makeover plus LED headlights and hi-spec upside-down forks. We... Read More
Yamaha has issued this teaser video which could be the production version of the long-awaited Ténéré 700 adventure bike. It features British cyclist, motorcyclist and author Nick Sanders who is the fastest man to ride around the world. He completed the 32,070km (19,930 mile) trip on June 9, 1997, in 31 days, 20... Read More
Yamaha Motor Australia has slashed $2000 from the price of its learner-approved V-Star 650 cruiser to compete with other learner... Read More
Imagine a Yamaha VMax with 147.2kW of power and 166.8Nm of torque packed into a leaning three-wheeler motorcycle with two... Read More
Yamaha is developing hybrid engines for cars with the technology helping the Japanese company produce electric motorcycles. Company boss Yoshihiro Hidaka (pictured above) says Yamaha has been supplying engines for Toyota since 1967, but now must develop hybrid engines to keep pace with Toyota’s hybrid powertrain development. “I have a... Read More
Yamaha’s latest side-by-side X4 Wolverine is a four-seater mountain goat, slush puppy and go-anywhere off-road taxi, says ATV correspondent Bruce... Read More
Yamaha has released a video explaining a little more of the Niken three-wheeler it will release in 2019. We’re not... Read More
Big-bore trackers could be the next big thing with Valentino Rossi receiving a Yamaha XJR1300 tracker from fans and Deus Ex Machina making a Kawasaki Z900RS tracker. Rossi’s VR|46 friends have just gifted the MotoGP legend with a custom-built flat tracker called “VR46 Mya”. Rossi is a big fan of flat... Read More
Yamaha has unveiled updates for its popular Masters of Torque MT-07 and introduced an MT-09SP edition (pictured above). The bikes... Read More
Yamaha has moved a step closer to introducing a midsize parallel-twin adventure bike with the Ténéré 700 World Raid prototype... Read More
Yamaha Motor seems to be branching out from motorcycles and scooters with the addition of a leaning three- and four-wheelers and even a pick-up truck! On the Japanese manufacturer’s stand at the Tokyo Motor Show yesterday was this electric-powered pick-up truck called the Cross Hub Concept. It isn’t their first foray into... Read More
Self-riding motorcycles and artificial intelligence are the future of riding, according to two Yamaha concepts. The Motobot Ver.2 and MOTOROiD... Read More
Yamaha is expected to unveil its new T7 adventure bike based on the MT-07 on September 6. The company has released... Read More
Yamaha has released the Star Venture tourer in the US with electric forward and reverse for parking to tackle the Honda Goldwing. There are no plans for the full dresser to be sold in any other market. Yamaha Motor Australia spokesman Sean Goldhawk says it’s “not for us”. “It would... Read More
Yamaha is reportedly working on a midweight Ténéré adventure bike powered by MT-09 849cc inline three-cylinder liquid-cooled engine. Advrider website... Read More
Yamaha has unveiled the T7 Tenere concept based on the MT-07 parallel twin and it’s just the bike the XT660... Read More
Yamaha has unveiled the new YZF-R6 in a video that shows it is basically a smaller version of the R1 with similar, styling and the same suspension and front brakes. The bike was revealed overnight at the AIMExpo in Orlando, Florida, and will be available in March. The fact that Yamaha... Read More
Yamaha has updated the 2017 MT-09 and MT-10 and added an SP version of the MT-10 with technology from the... Read More
Yamaha seems to be planning a 2017 model R6 while Honda is believed to be planning to scrap the CBR600RR because of sliding... Read More
Yamaha has now completed its Masters of Torque range with the introduction of the mighty MT-10 based on the R1, but which is the best bike for you? I’ve now ridden all the bikes and recently had the opportunity to reacquaint myself with them at the MT-10 launch on the... Read More
Strip away the fairing and some of the hi-tech electronic wizardry from a Yamaha R1 and you have the MT-10... Read More
The planned Sunshine Coast International TT (SSCITT) is already reaping financial rewards for Maleny even before it has been approved by the authorities.... Read More
I had seen plenty of photos of the Yamaha XSR900 prior to riding it – who wouldn’t be curious about the new toy they’ve been given for a week? However, that didn’t quite prepare me for its striking looks in person. It appeared more shapely and interestingly, better designed than... Read More
The latest “Masters of Torque” Yamaha is the MT-10 (FZ-10 in some markets) which is a naked street fighter based on... Read More
Yamaha has joined Triumph, Ducati, BMW, Moto Guzzi, Benelli and SWM in the mad scramble to re-invent the old scrambler... Read More
Yamaha looks like culling some of its traditional-style cruisers as they scrap the Star name and label them all under the Yamaha brand. The Japanese manufacturer has been marketing their cruisers under the Star brand in the US for about two decades and recently extended the Star branding to Australia. The... Read More
Valentino Rossi has met Yamaha’s self-riding Motobot in this official video from the Japanese manufacturer who plans to have an automated... Read More
You either love or hate it when your chrome motorcycle exhaust pipes go blue or rusty, but now Yamaha Motor... Read More
Yamaha has released a sexy video to promote the new touring version of its popular MT-07 featuring an attractive young couple skinny dipping and sharing some bed and riding time. Like the MT-09 Tracer, the Tracer 700 is basically a touring version with luggage points and a few extra touring comfort features such as... Read More
Yamaha has unveiled its 04Gen concept with swan-style transparent wings at the first Vietnam Motorcycle Show in Ho Chi Minh... Read More
A limited edition of just 10 Yamaha SR400 retro motorcycles in 60th anniversary yellow livery is now available in Australia.... Read More
Yamaha plans to have an automated self-riding motorcycle available within a decade, according to a report in the Financial Times. The Japanese motorcycle company has already run tests with their Motobot, a robot riding a special motorcycle with outrigger wheels which they claim will beat Rossi’s lap times on several... Read More
It seems Yamaha is about to go into the production of a leaning three-wheeler version of its popular Masters of Torque MT-09.... Read More
Yamaha has stripped off the fairings from its R1 and R3 to produce naked and aggressive MT-10 and MT-03 bikes... Read More
Yamaha has a new XSR900 naked and possibly an SCR950 scrambler to unveil at the Milan motorcycle show next week despite revealing several concept models at the recent Tokyo Motor Show. Roland Sands Design has released the above video of their Kenny Roberts-inspired ‘Faster Wasp’, their fifth Yamaha collaboration. It’s powered by... Read More