Yamaha YZF-R1
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INTERMOT: Here’s Yamaha’s 2019 YZF-R125 – the FIRST 125 with variable timing!
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Talk about taking on the competition head-on! This is the 2019 Yamaha YZF-R 125 – a landmark small capacity motorcycle that’s going on sale as the first 125cc bike to feature variable valve timing. The high-tech system uses a version of the system that we’ve already seen on the firm’s R6 and R1 that…
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SPOTTED: Yamaha’s new YZF-R3 caught testing. SPY SHOTS confirm it’s on the way.
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Yamaha’s new YZF-R3 has been caught on camera while out and about testing – and from what we can see in the snaps, the latest version of the potent A2-licence sportbike is well on its way to production. There’s been talk that Yamaha has been hard at work developing a new R3 for well over…
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WSBK: Phenomenal Lowes leads Yamaha one-two at Brno
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Maiden WorldSBK win for the British rider in crazy Czech Race 2 Alex Lowes (Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team) took his first-ever MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship race win at the Acerbis Czech Round, in an astonishing Race 2 which saw championship leader Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) crash out early on. The thousands…
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SILVERSTONE CLASSIC: Bike legends out in force at Silverstone
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Wayne Gardner, Phil Read MBE, Christian Sarron and Freddie Spencer will be on hand at this summer’s Silverstone Classic, which takes place across 20-22 July. The famous foursome will be sharing memories with fans during a series of meet and greets and will be wowing crowds on Saturday and Sunday with laps of the full…
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Australian SBK Test – Day One: Troy Bayliss takes tenth place at Phillip Island
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Troy Bayliss took to the track for the first official tests of the 2018 Australian SBK Championship season – after 10 years of racing retirement, and a 21 year absence from the series. The 48-year-old WorldSBK legend and multiple champion last contested the series way back in 1997, before he made a move into British…
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Yamaha YZF-R1M online applications NOW open
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The Yamaha YZF-R1M online application system is now live – so, if you’ve got just shy of £20,000 sat in the bank, this is your chance to put your name down for a new YZF-R1M for 2018. Inspired by the MotoGP-winning YZR-M1 machinery made famous by Valentino Rossi and Maverick Viñales, the high specification…
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Here’s what you can see of the 2018 motorcycles at Motorcycle Live from November 18
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The annual EICMA show took place in Milan, Italy this week, with the world’s leading motorcycle manufacturers taking the opportunity to unveil their brand-new new 2018 models – many of which will be heading straight to Motorcycle Live at The NEC next week to make their UK debut. Ducati was the first manufacturer to announce new…
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0% Finance on a range of new 125cc Yamaha machines
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Getting on two wheels isn’t always easy – buying a bike can be costly and there’s an abundance of choice on the market. But, Yamaha is making it easier, offering 0% finance on a range of its 125cc machines. Yamaha has a reputation for quality and design – not to mention many years of…
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WSB: Rimini is go for this weekend’s sun, surfing and superbikes
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As the WSB championship reaches the half way point of the season, tensions are as hot as ever. With the Rimini coastline the destination for the seventh round of the season, Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli is a historic setting for the WorldSBK championship and with the passionate Italian fans it’s a favourite of many.…
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Intermot show: Here’s the 2017 Yamaha MT-10SP! Yeah, an SP version!
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Yamaha has launched its new MT-10SP for 2017 with the bike getting as raft of higher-spec bits that are basically taken straight from the firm’s R1-M. The big naked is getting the track bike’s Öhlins Electronic Racing Suspension (ERS), Thin Film Transistor (TFT) instrumentation and dedicated colouring (which will help it stand out from the…
