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Wayne Rainey says it “made me feel young again” to hop on a specially adapted Yamaha R1 recently after being sidelined for 26 years by a crash that left him paralysed from the waist down. The three-time world champion and long-time sparring partner with five-time champ Mick Doohan was asked by Yamaha if he would …
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 Australia sent the video to …
Strip away the fairing and some of the hi-tech electronic wizardry from a Yamaha R1 and you have the MT-10 bargain hunter which is more fun than any sane man can handle. They say it’s “retuned” which is often code for detuned, but somehow sitting up in the air in that neutral riding position with …
The latest “Masters of Torque” Yamaha is the MT-10 (FZ-10 in some markets) which is a naked street fighter based on a retuned YZF-R1. It will arrive in Australia in late June at $17,999 plus on-road costs with a titanium muffler, ABS, cruise control and a four-setting traction control system. The MT-10 joins the Masters of …
The bold, feet-first, belt-driven Ducati XDiavel S cruiser has received a Best of the Best award at the annual German Red Dot awards for design. While Ducati scored the top motorcycle honour, other Red Dot awards were won in the prestigious contest by the Yamaha R1, BMW R nineT Scrambler and the revived Horex V6. …
Yamaha Motor Australia has unveiled the new colours for their sports bikes – YZF-R1, special YZF-R1M and YZF-R6 – at the Australian MotoGP on Phillip Island. The 2016 R1 and R6 will be offered in 60th anniversary yellow for an extra $1000 and $500, respectively. They will also be available in a new Matt Grey and the …
The 2014 YZF-R1 price has been slashed $3000 to make way for the hi-tech 2015 R1 arriving in March at $23,499. Yamaha Motor Australia communications manager Sean Goldhawk has released model pricing to the public at the unveiling of the new R1 and other new models at the Melbourne Moto Expo this morning. The current …
Lightning Motorcycle has launched the world’s fastest production motorcycle – an electric – against the current crop of conventional 200hp+ sportsbikes such as the supercharged Kawasaki’s Ninja H2, Ducati’s bigger 1299 Panigale and Yamaha’s hi-tech R1. The Californian company is claiming its LS-218 electric motorcycle is the the fastest production bike in the world. And the …
After much media hype and no fewer than 23 online video teasers, the Kawasaki Ninja H2 has finally been revealed in Milan. SEE ALL H2 PHOTOS HERE A press information pack was express-posted to motorcycle journalists around the world ahead of the unveiling so we could deliver as much information as possible. But the most important …
Yamaha will introduce the R3 to the Australian market next year to tackle the competitive LAMS sportsbike market. The Indonesian-made sportsbike will lead a host new models from the Japanese manufacturer over the next year including a new hi-tech R1 which will be unveiled at the EICA motorcycle show in Milan next week. It is …