Honda, Yamaha, KTM, and Piaggio have all signed a letter of intent to stage a swappable electric battery consortium for... Read More
Yamaha has officially started the process of getting naming rights for their future electric scooter model. Rights have been filed... Read More
Yamaha Motor Australia has issued a recall for its 2016-2020 FJR1300 tourer over an issue with the transmission. The official recall notice, issued through the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, says second gear may fail “due to excessive stress loading during shifting”. “If there is a failure to change gears... Read More
Virtual Reality has been used for R&D purposes by Yamaha for motorcycle development for quite some time. A large issue... Read More
The NHTSA has been on a roll with recalls lately and the latest target is the Yamaha FJR1300. According to... Read More
Yamaha Motor Australia have issued a fifth recall on their learner-approved MT-03 motorcycle (pictured above) and three scooters for a non-compliance issue on the rear reflectors. The official recall notice issued through the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says it “may not comply with the Australian Design Rules (ADR) 47... Read More
With the new 2021 MT-09 being given a complete front-end redesign among many other updates, Youtuber Yammie Noob took this... 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 George Woodman decided to go with one of the oldest materials known to man, wood. He calls the creation, Hommage. It’s a Yamaha XSR700 that’s been heavily customized. The chief... Read More
The Regular R6 Will be Missed Yamaha made some pretty big announcements the other day. It will be killing 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 created a special limited edition version for 2021. The Aussie Edition dirt bike features blue graphics with a kangaroo motif and Australian-sourced accessories. The WR450F has been at or near... Read More
Just What You Needed for Your Commute Public transit in the days of COVID-19 might not seem like a great... 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 of bringing the bike to the Indian market. The motorcycle has a similar chassis to the R15 sportbike and the MT-15 naked bike. The small 155cc liquid-cooled single-cylinder engine found... Read More
Some Killer Custom Motorcycles Yamaha hosts an annual Yard Build competition that has produced some fantastic custom motorcycles since the... 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 is the first major manufacturer to give some credence to the theory that future motorcycles and other vehicles could be powered by water. In 2016, the company commissioned industrial designer Maxime Lefebvre to provide a concept for a 2025 Yamaha motorcycle. That’s just five years away! After three trial... Read More
Yamaha has filed yet another patent that shows yet again that they lean toward leaning trikes, this time with a... Read More
Yamaha appears to be planning on a blown future with a turbocharger system similar to that used in many cars... Read More
Yamaha has slammed the Indian Government over the complete closure of industry for the pandemic while also releasing a tribute scooter (above) to the resilience of Italians through the crisis. The Japanese motorcycle manufacturer, which has three factories in India, says the complete closure should have been reviewed carefully. Yamaha... Read More
Tamworth reader Dave Richards got into bikes with his dad by selling a boat. Here’s his amusing tale. (Readers are... Read More
Yamaha is the latest to develop an automatic emergency call system in the event of a crash, but their system... Read More
By Jim Bevin* 2020 is set to be a strange time for those who live outdoors and on the open road. That definitely applies to biking fans. Social distancing measures mean many of us will be stuck inside looking for things to do. Fortunately, the advent of the internet means there... Read More
The list of motorcycle factory closures due to the coronavirus pandemic is growing daily. Ducati has now announced it will... Read More
Yamaha Motor Australia has issued a second recall notice in a matter of days on the learner-approved 2019 YZF-R3A in... Read More
Yamaha has applied for a patent on a carbon fibre frame that changes colours like a bruise when it has been damaged to alert the rider of a potential fault. You would think a rider would know when their bike has been damaged in a crash! After all, with metal... Read More
Yamaha Motor Australia has issued an immediate safety recall of its learner-approved 2019 YZF-R3A over a fault with the front... Read More
An electric commuter/off-road motorcycle, a concept electric BMW and the new Yamaha Ténéré 700 adventure bike have been honoured with... Read More
Tough navigation, rocky terrain and a super marathon second stage of the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia dropped two-time winner and current title holder Toby Price down the order. He finished 15th on the day and is now ninth overall, but still happy with his performance. Super marathon A super marathon stage lasts two... Read More
Kawasaki seems to be following Yamaha and Honda in developing a leaning three-wheeler with its latest patent application in the... Read More
Yamaha’s leaning three-wheeler Niken is one crazy bike and now a custom version has won the Craziest Bike award at... Read More
There has been a virtual media blackout on results of the duel between multi-world champions Valentino Rossi and Lewis Hamilton who swapped vehicles on Monday (9 December 2019). Shared sponsor Monster Energy has only issued a few photos of the duel and some basic comments, but no results so far... Read More
The founder of the motorcycle exhaust company that brought music to the ears of many riders, Luigi Termignoni, has died,... Read More
As Ducati offers a four-year warranty on 2020 Multistrada models in Europe only, most motorcycles in Australia come with just... Read More
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... 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... Read More
Yamaha is stepping up its electric program with removable batteries, but not in a full-size electric motorcycle. That’s probably just as well as Harley-Davidson has hit a short circuit with the introduction of its LiveWire. Instead, Yamaha will unveil two electric scooters, an electric bicycle, an electric mobility scooter and... 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
Yamaha Motor Australia has recalled 124 R3 and MT-03 (pictured above) learner motorcycles over possible breaking front brakes. The official... Read More
Facebook has applied for a patent for what they call a robotic self-balancing electric motorcycle, although it looks more like a mobility skateboard than a motorcycle. However, that doesn’t mean that the company won’t move into the motorcycle industry at some later stage. After all, most electric motorcycle companies are... Read More
Some bright spark at Yamaha has filed patent designs that seem to indicate they are planning an electric sports bike... Read More
(Sponsored post from Peter Stevens) For avid outdoor explorers, off-road bikes are a serious consideration or temptation. If you have... Read More
Yamaha might be going down the blown track like Honda, Suzuki, Kawasaki and Ducati with a patent filing for a turbocharged parallel twin. It follows Kawasaki’s H2 supercharged bike and patent filings by Suzuki and Honda for turbocharged engines, while Ducati applied for a patent for an exhaust system turbine.... Read More
The big four Japanese manufacturers are believed to be working to standardise electric motorcycle batteries and charging infrastructure. Noted electric... Read More
The three-wheeled Yamaha Niken and the Ducati Diavel 1260 power cruiser have won Best of the Best awards at the... 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 will release its much-anticipated Ténéré 700 adventure motorcycle late this year in Australia and we tip the price will... Read More
Yamaha Motor Australia has issued two recalls for their R3 and their MT-03 (above) for issues of radiator leaks and... Read More
A Honda Neowing leaning three-wheeler looks likely to be coming soon, possibly as a replacement for the Goldwing. Honda has now applied for a patent for the power steering of its Neowing leaning three-wheel concept (pictured above) unveiled at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show. If it does go into production, Honda... 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 Motor Australia has recalled 358 retro SR400 bikes over a possible oil leak which could pose a hazard to riders... Read More
Triumph triumphs as the most satisfying motorcycle brand in the market, according to about 700 riders surveyed by customer satisfaction research and ratings business Canstar Blue. It is the second year in a row that Triumph has topped the annual motorcycle survey won by Yamaha in 2016 and Harley-Davidson in the... 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... Read More
Riders are about to see a host of new models unveiled as motorcycle show season starts next week with three... Read More
Honda will unveil an electric version of its Riding Assist self-balancing motorcycle at the Tokyo Motor Show in October 2018 indicating they could be the first to market with this technology. While such technology may seem pointless to many riders, there would be a lot of uses for this sort of... 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 says they are improving the skills of riders with their new free app, MyRide, which records top speed, acceleration, lean angle, location and more and allows riders to share the data with friends. There are many similar apps and all could be incriminating to the rider if the police... Read More