Honda will unveil an electric version of its Riding Assist self-balancing motorcycle at the Tokyo Motor Show in October 2018...
Yamaha Motor Australia has slashed $2000 from the price of its learner-approved V-Star 650 cruiser to compete with other learner...
Imagine a Yamaha VMax with 147.2kW of power and 166.8Nm of torque packed into a leaning three-wheeler motorcycle with two front wheels. That’s Yamaha’s vision of the future as they have applied for a patent for the design. The filing comes as Yamaha is launching its Niken leaning three-wheeler based...
Yamaha says they are improving the skills of riders with their new free app, MyRide, which records top speed, acceleration,...
Yamaha Motor Australia has issued a fourth recall on their learner-approved MT-03, this time for a machining defect that makes...
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...
Several brands have registered their first positive motorcycle sales results in more than 12 months, according to the latest industry...
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...
Yamaha has released a video explaining a little more of the Niken three-wheeler it will release in 2019. We’re not sure whether to call it a “trike”, although it does have three wheels. Yamaha refers to it as a leaning multi-wheeler (LMW) and promises there are more to come. We’ve...
Since the 1970s, Japanese motorcycles have dominated the market, but times are tough and the four companies are changing their...
Yamaha will this year launch its Niken leaning three-wheeler motorcycle based on the MT-09 and follow up with a learner...
Congratulations to the three Aussies who competed in the bike event of the 2018 Dakar Rally for finishing in commendable positions. Even finishing the gruelling rally is a triumph as only 85 of 142 bike competitors made it to the end. Our first Australian Dakar champion, Toby Price, clenched his...
Australia’s only Dakar Rally champion, Toby Price, scored his second stage win today, but it will not be enough for...
Australia’s only Dakar Rally champion, Toby Price, has bounced back from a 49-minute deficit in stage 10 to win stage...
Australia’s first Dakar Rally winner, Toby Price, is only 9:39 minutes off the rally lead as the riders finish their first week and go into a rest day tomorrow. Toby is sitting in fifth place overall with only 131 of the 142 riders remaining. Fortunately, Australia’s only other riders, Rodney...
Yamaha appears serious about chasing the leaning three-wheeler market with its Tricity scooter, concept models and now the purchase of...
Yamaha Motor Australia has recalled its Tricity three-wheeler scooters over a potential for engine stalling. The official recall notice was...
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...
Yamaha has unveiled updates for its popular Masters of Torque MT-07 and introduced an MT-09SP edition (pictured above). The bikes...
Yamaha has moved a step closer to introducing a midsize parallel-twin adventure bike with the Ténéré 700 World Raid prototype...
If you’ve ever wondered who would win a race between a robot and MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi, well wonder no longer as this video shows. After three years of development, the Yamaha Motobot is now in its second generation of development. Valentino wins … for now Yet Motobot Ver.2 still...
Yamaha Motor seems to be branching out from motorcycles and scooters with the addition of a leaning three- and four-wheelers and...
Riders and surrounding car passengers will be warned of an impending crash in future vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications, according to BMW,...
Self-riding motorcycles and artificial intelligence are the future of riding, according to two Yamaha concepts. The Motobot Ver.2 and MOTOROiD will be among six debut models and concepts to be unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show from October 27 to November 5. Yamaha unveiled its first Motobot in 2015 with...
The Harley-Davidson Breakout has claimed the top-selling spot for the first time as the Australian motorcycle industry continues its first...
Honda has released the first in a series of videos that teases a new motorcycle. Could it be the new...
Yamaha will be able to bring new models to market faster with the selection of Siemens to provide their product lifecycle management (PLM) software. In a joint statement, the companies say they will use Siemens’ Teamcenter digital lifecycle management software and NX computer-aided design, manufacturing and engineering software. They say...
Yamaha is already working on a Motobot road motorcycle that rides itself and is now developing an autonomous self-driving off-road...
Yamaha is expected to unveil its new T7 adventure bike based on the MT-07 on September 6. The company has released...
The iconic Honda monkey bike and many other 50-100cc Honda and Suzuki scooters and bikes are about to face the axe thanks to tough new Japanese pollution regulations. The companies are retiring a host of 50cc scooters and bikes this year, including the monkey bike which ends production this month....
The engine in your next Yamaha R1, MT-09 or big cruiser could come from Indonesia. Yamaha will soon begin building...
Motorcycle sales appear to be recovering after a very shaky start to the year with Harley-Davidson continuing to lead the...
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...
Yamaha will unveil a new cruiser-style touring bike on June 5 in the USA with reverse, heated seats, grips, backrests,...
Yamaha owners in Canberra face a 90km ride to have their bikes repaired free under two recent safety recalls after...
Yamaha is issuing a worldwide recall on several three-cylinder models over an issue with the lower handlebar possibly becoming loose. The stud bolt threads might not have enough thread-locking agent applied to them due to the lower handlebar being improperly painted. If the handlebar is struck hard enough, the paint...
Yamaha has scored its second prestigious Red Dot Design Best of the Best Award, this time for its XSR900. It was...
Valentino Rossi fans will no doubt be queuing up for Yamaha Motor Australia’s Mugello MotoGP Tour, although there is no...
Yamaha is reportedly working on a midweight Ténéré adventure bike powered by MT-09 849cc inline three-cylinder liquid-cooled engine. Advrider website is reporting the midweight Yamaha would basically be a more dirt-oriented version of the MT-09 Tracer. The report is a departure to what has been expected from Yamaha after it revealed...
Yamaha has again recalled its MT-03 and R3 learner-approved motorcycles over two new issues regarding the fuel tank and electrics....
Yamaha Motor Australia has recalled its new retro XSR700 motorcycles over an electrical issue. The voluntary safety recall issued through...
Future Kawasaki motorcycles will have artificial intelligence (AI) that will adapt the bike to your riding style and skill level based on “conversations” between rider and bike. Many riders will have spoken to their bike, usually obscenities when they break down. However, Kawasaki has announced they are developing a natural...
Yamaha has unveiled the new YZF-R6 in a video that shows it is basically a smaller version of the R1 with...
Harley-Davidson has extended its lead at the top of the road bikes sales sector at the three-quarter mark in the...
Several new motorcycle models have been launched this week at the INTERMOT show in Cologne and we want to you to vote for which one you think is the best. We’re limited the voting to “new” models or massively updated models such as the Honda Fireblade, a model that has been...
Yamaha has updated the 2017 MT-09 and MT-10 and added an SP version of the MT-10 with technology from the...
Yamaha has replaced Harley-Davidson as the top brand rated by Australian riders, while Shoei is the top helmet, Aplinestars best...
Yamaha is testing a robot motorcycle, Kawasaki is developing a bike with artificial intelligence and now an engineering student has built a riderless model-sized motorcycle. Could the bikes of the future ride themselves and not need rider input? In the above video, micro-engineering student Eric Unnervik, from the Research institution in...
Australia has a dose of the motorcycle blues with Yamaha claiming the top sales spot in August in motorcycles, dirt...
Yamaha seems to be planning a 2017 model R6 while Honda is believed to be planning to scrap the CBR600RR because of sliding...
Voted Australia’s top stunt rider by his peers, young Dave McKenna has some tips for anyone wanting to start in the world of motorcycle stunting. “The first thing is to get a dirt bike,” the 28-year-old says. “You can learn a lot on a WR250. It’s all the same –...
Yamaha has now completed its Masters of Torque range with the introduction of the mighty MT-10 based on the R1,...
Strip away the fairing and some of the hi-tech electronic wizardry from a Yamaha R1 and you have the MT-10...
Readers are invited to tell us about their addiction for motorbikes, their collection or their custom project. Send your photos and details via email. Today retired Sydney school principal Jim Delaney tells us how he is addicted to restorations with one from every decade of his riding life. “Restorations are time...
I had seen plenty of photos of the Yamaha XSR900 prior to riding it – who wouldn’t be curious about...
Yamaha Motor Australia has joined a worldwide recall on its MT03 and R3 learner-approved motorcycles over a transmission problem which...
Tough new emissions laws in Europe are endangering long-running motorcycle models and the latest to be axed are Yamaha’s XJR1300 and XT660Z Tenere and Honda’s CBR600R. Euro 4 emissions regulations began in January 2016 and affect new models while existing models have until January 1 2017 to comply. These mandatory...
The latest “Masters of Torque” Yamaha is the MT-10 (FZ-10 in some markets) which is a naked street fighter based on...
Yamaha has joined Triumph, Ducati, BMW, Moto Guzzi, Benelli and SWM in the mad scramble to re-invent the old scrambler...
Hipsters who roll out for the fourth annual Throttle Roll Street Party in Marrickville Sydney this weekend have a chance to win a custom bike and a Segura jacket. Throttle Roll was started in 2013 to showcase local bike builders. It also includes plenty of music from live bands and...