Watch the 2015 Yamaha R1 Transformed into a MotoAmerica Superbike
16 Dec 2014, 16:59 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It looks like Yamaha is betting big money on the all-new, updated YZF-R1 machine. The house of Iwata is planning a full-on charge in the Superbike classes, with special care given to the equally new...
2015 Yamaha YZF-R1, R1M and R3 European Prices Announced
2 Dec 2014, 14:24 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It’s been quite a busy autumn for Yamaha and it looks like the guys in charge of the brand’s sport bikes range have burned the midnight oil to have the all-new YZF-R1, its R1M track-focu...
2015 Yamaha YZF-R1M US Price Announced, Bigger Engine Rumor Squashed
14 Nov 2014, 09:53 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It’s always funny how imagination runs wild in the absence of stern proof and real data. Only a week ago, a lot of people were expecting to see Yamaha rolling out an R1M with a bigger engine a...
2015 Yamaha YZF-R1 Studio and Action Shots Show More Superbike Goodness
13 Nov 2014, 09:58 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Yamaha has not exactly promised, but they have certainly delivered: an all-new generation of the acclaimed R1 machine was revealed at EICMA in Milan last week, and it looks like this bike is about t...
2015 Yamaha YZF-R1 and R1M Are MotoGP Gods Amongst Humans at EICMA · Live Photos
4 Nov 2014, 14:38 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It’s been quite some time since the fans of Yamaha’s flagship sports machine have been waiting for a new generation of their beloved R1. The EICMA 2014 brings an all-new YZF-R1 but also ...
2015 Yamaha YZF-R1 May Receive 1100/1200cc Version
17 Oct 2014, 08:16 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The 2015 YZF-R1 strikes again, as Yamaha has published yet another video teaser showing the actual bike. Even though we still don’t know how the new R1 looks, Iwata says: that “Everythin...
New Yamaha YZF-R1 to Be Tested by Valentino Rossi, WSBK Return Anticipated
6 Oct 2014, 12:16 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It looks like the new Yamaha YZF-R1 is all set for the launch, and most of the media is expecting the house of Iwata to unveil the new superbike at the EICMA 2014, in early November in Milan, Italy....
Drag Knee, Grab GoPro, Take a Selfie, Don’t Crash
16 Sep 2014, 14:55 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here’s a very cool display of great riding and guts from Derek Molle, a rider who seems to know very well his way around the J turn of the infamous Mulholland Highway, the very place where so ...
Could This Be the Real 2015 Yamaha YZF-R1?
6 Aug 2014, 12:43 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Another spy photo of the upcoming 2015 model year Yamaha YZF-R1 has surfaced, and this time it looks like it actually depicts what seems to be the real superbike. The in-line 4-cylinder engine now a...
Geco Prototype Development Carries on, Involves Freddie Spencer and More
2 Aug 2014, 09:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Things are steadily going better and better for Eric “Pepe” Offenstadt and his Geco team, as it looks like the uncanny bike they’ve been building and developing for some time now i...
230 HP Yamaha YZF-R1 Rumored, Not a 3-Cylinder Bike
21 Jul 2014, 15:33 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The end of 2014 may finally bring a solid upgrade for Yamaha’s flagship superbike, the YZF-R1, as a new generation of liter-class machines is expected to show up at the EICMA 2014 in early Nov...
Yamaha R1 Lol-Crashed on the Mulholland Snake
1 May 2014, 12:53 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / What do lolriders do? They lolride and lol-crash, apparently! And if you think this was a bit off, then be my guests watching the video after the jump. The evil turn on the Mulholland Snake got f...
Canadian 300 km/h Rider Could Face 5 Years in Jail
23 Oct 2013, 16:35 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Some fellows really don't get it:"if you're doing something illegal, better keep the secret for yourself. Well, posting a video of yourself doing 299 km/h (185.8 mph) on a road sector...
Derestricted Mercedes-Benz SL 63 AMG Runs From Two Yamaha R1 in Sweden
10 Oct 2013, 08:29 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Sweden is known for a number of things, but the usual trifecta of Swedish stereotypes revolves around IKEA, hot blonde women and Volvo. Naturally, as with just about any other country, there'...
Roaring Toyz Yamaha R1 Is Roaring Mad
5 Oct 2013, 09:02 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Thought R1 was an extreme bike? That's so cute, but it's wrong! If extreme is what you're after, then please check your standards with this astonishing Roaring Toyz build and prepare ...
How to Build a Yamaha R1 in 5 Hours
24 Sep 2013, 12:47 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Building an R1 race bike in 5 hours in your garage seems like more than mission impossible. Well, it really is impossible if you're just an Average Joe, but when the t-shirts of your mechanics ...
Yamaha R1 Drags Peg, Crashes
20 Sep 2013, 14:38 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Nasty fall for an Yamaha R1 rider in the most famous turn of the even more famous Mulholland "Snake". I still don't get it why so many riders exaggerate the knee down trick in places ...
2014 Yamaha YZF-R1 Official Pictures and Prices
9 Sep 2013, 15:32 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Welcome to extreme liter-class machinery: today's star, Yamaha's 2014 iteration of their best-selling R1 superbike. It looks like Yamaha are sticking to the 2013 model year recipe, as t...
Awesome Buell 1125R Rider Smokes R1, GSX-R1000 and ZX-10R
25 Aug 2013, 07:28 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Great highway race between no less than 4 liter-class beasts: a Buell 1125R, Suzuki GSX-R1000, Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R and a Yamaha YZF-R1. In the absence of calibrated and certified timekeeping, i...
Yamaha YZF-R1 Power Plus Kit from TBR Adds More Beastly Performance
20 Aug 2013, 14:54 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Hello R1 owners, this one is for you: if you're riding a 2009- 2013 YZF-R1 and you're looking for some extra performance to surprise your track buddies, Two Brothers Racing has the perfect...