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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.

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2014 Yamaha TMax 530 scooter preview

Yamaha has just made the TMax 530 scooter safer. Last year they made it lighter and more powerful. Now they...

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Yamaha MT-07 & MT-09 Street Rally

The “Masters of Torque” range has increased with Yamaha unveiling the Street Rally version of the recently released MT-09 895cc...

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Yamaha MT-09 streetbike arrives

The all-new Yamaha MT-09 naked bike has arrived at $10,999 (plus on-road costs). It promises to be a flexible weapon able to mix it with the big boys on weekend jaunts, handle weekday commuting duties and even tour. Yamaha Australia communications manager Sean Goldhawk says they have “heaps of pre-orders”...

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Yamaha XV1300 cruiser review

Yamaha XV1300: Most cruisers are air cooled and low revving, but the Yamaha XV1300A and T (touring model) are delightful...

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Yamaha announces Bolt pricing

Yamaha Australia has just announced the pricing on their new bobber-style Bolt cruiser. The base model will cost $11,999 and...

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Yamaha Bolt cruiser review

The new Yamaha Bolt cruiser is expected to become the brand’s top-selling non-LAMS road bike with about 500 sales in a full year. The youth-oriented, stripped-down Yamaha Bolt hits Australia in September, at a very reasonable $11,999 for the base model and $500 more for the R spec. The media...

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Yamaha Bolt the new star cruiser

Yamaha Bolt is the new star in its “Star” stable of cruisers. The youth-oriented, stripped-down Bolt hits Australia in September 2013 at a...

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Yamaha YZF-R15 review

Yamaha YZF-R15: The quality of bikes coming from India will change the way riders think. The new KTM Duke 390...

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Yamaha FZ6R price down, power up

Learners really are spoilt for choice with Yamaha now dropping the price and raising the power on the Yamaha FZ6R. The learner-approved bike arrives at $9990 ($500 more for the Team Yamaha blue and white livery) which is $1300 less than the previous model. But the news gets even better...