Yamaha
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Valentino Rossi makes HUGE retirement statement: “I’ll probably race for the next two years then talk about running a Yamaha satellite team after that.”
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Earlier this year Valentino Rossi said he could retire after the first three races of 2018, and now it looks like the Yamaha-shaped carrot that has been dangled in front of the nine-times world champ is just too tasty to leave the MotoGP party for. After Tech 3 and Yamaha announced that they were parting ways…
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Yamaha President: “More three wheelers on the way”
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So it’s not just going to be the arriving-next-month, MT-09 powered Niken three-wheeler from Yamaha – there’s more tri-fun on the way and that’s been confirmed by Yamaha President and CEO Yoshihiro Hidaka. Hidaka said: “Our company is working on various initiatives with the theme of the growing world of personal mobility in the current…
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VIDEO: FIRST RIDE – Yamaha MT-07 (2018)
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We’ve been out to Malaga for the launch of the 2018 Yamaha MT-07. Fresh off the bike after 240km of riding, here’s our man Tony Carter with a few first thoughts.
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VIDEO: FIRST LOOK – 2018 Yamaha MT-07
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We’re in Malaga for the launch of the 2018 Yamaha MT-07. Around 75bhp and £6,500 ish OTR. Riding it today on a route that should really show off the middleweight’s handling. Keen? We’re mustard
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Video: PGM V8 – The world’s most powerful production motorcycle?
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Out of Australia comes the new PGM V8 motorcycle, powered by two Yamaha R1 engines. Pat Maloney is the man behind the new PGM V8. Maloney is an Australian engineer who previously worked with the F1 Sauber team, and helped develop the three-cylinder Petronas engine for MotoGP that ended up in WSBK. He now runs…
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Valentino Rossi SHOCK announcement. He’ll decide after the first three races in 2018 whether he stays or LEAVES MotoGP!
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It’s the news about Rossi that will have die-hard Valentino fans worried – but the nine-times world champion has confirmed that his plans for this year in MotoGP are NOT sorted. Speaking at the three-day test at Sepang this week, the Italian Yamaha rider let out the shocking statement which has been first reported by…
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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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Movistar Yamaha unveils its new MotoGP livery for 2018
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Valentino Rossi and Maverick Vinales were on hand to unveil the new Yamaha Factory Racing YZF-M1’s for 2018. The focus of the 2018 Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Team Presentation event was to celebrate the start of the new Championship season. Masters of Ceremonies, Izaskun Ruiz and Dylan Gray, presented the launch and welcomed new Yamaha Motor…
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Watch the 2018 Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Team presentation LIVE!
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Join Valentino Rossi, Maverick Viñales and the Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Team as they present the 2018 YZR-M1 bike livery. Rossi and Vinales set to take the covers off the 2018 YZF-M1 before heading to Sepang for the first official MotoGP test later this month.
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Yamaha gets serious about three wheels and acquires patent for Brudeli Leanster
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Following the recent announcement of the new Yamaha Niken – the Japanese brand has got its hands on a patent for another leaning multi wheeler, the Brudeli Leanster. The first incarnation of the Brudeli Leanster was unveiled at EICMA way back in 2005, built in a garage by Geir Brudeli and his friends. The innovative…
