Yamaha Unveils 2011 Apex Snowmobiles
3 Feb 2010, 12:47 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Yamaha fans will be glad to hear the manufacturer launched a new range of snowmobiles for winter sports enthusiasts and bikers who put their motorcycles to sleep during the cold season. The 2011 Ape...
Jillian Michaels Auctions Her Yamaha FZ1 on eBay for Haiti
25 Jan 2010, 11:27 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / American wellness expert Jillian Michaels, who was recently contracted by Harley-Davidson to encourage women to gear up and get behind the handlebars, is currently auctioning off her Yamaha FZ1 moto...
Yamaha Name New Manager for Jorge Lorenzo
12 Jan 2010, 11:31 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / What was rumored for some time now was finally confirmed by the FIAT Yamaha Team organization, as Spanish rider Jorge Lorenzo found out the name of his new team manager for the 2010 campaign of the ...
Rossi Visits India for the First Time
11 Jan 2010, 14:48 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / MotoGP World Champion and Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi made a guest star appearance at the Auto Expo in New Delhi the past weekend, marking the Italian’s first visit to India. During the first...
Yamaha Japan Changes Management Board
7 Jan 2010, 14:02 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / During a recent Board of Directors meeting, Yamaha Japan took the decision to reorganize the management system, including the change of the company's president. The decision followed president&...
Lights! Camera! Action! 2009 Motorcycling Wrap-Up Report
30 Dec 2009, 16:07 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The motorcycle industry rode on an extremely rough road in 2009, but we must say the road certainly was not short on surprises for all two-wheeled fans out there. We’ve had it all this year: ...
Wilco Zeelenberg to Take FIAT Yamaha Role in 2010?
23 Dec 2009, 09:29 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / When Daniele Romagnoli left the FIAT Yamaha Team at the end of last year, it wasn't only the Italian squad that lost a valuable member of their management team, but also the Spanish rider Jorge...
Lorenzo: 2010 MotoGP Title Not Vital
15 Dec 2009, 10:37 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jorge Lorenzo insisted that, while not regarding his runner-up spot in the 2009 MotoGP standings as a personal failure, he doesn't look at the 2010 title as a necessity. The Spaniard will enter...
Yamaha YZF-R1 Banned by the Canadian Superbike
11 Dec 2009, 13:53 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Following a recent meeting of the Parts Canada Superbike Championship Road Race Management Group, the status of Yamaha models in the 2010 National Championship significantly changed. In a releas...
Yamaha Teams Up with DC Shoes
10 Dec 2009, 10:22 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The American division of Yamaha announced a new partnership with the skateboarding and action sports brand, DC Shoes, which will see the new motocross training facility “MotoTF”, at Pala...
British Bike Buyers Gone Naked
9 Dec 2009, 11:37 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / According to the latest figures released by the Motor Cycle Industry Association (MCI), although overall sales in the UK still following a downtrend, the naked bike sector has consolidated its growt...
Tech 3 Yamaha Wants "Forever" Role for Colin Edwards
8 Dec 2009, 11:54 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Colin Edwards' switch from Yamaha's factory team to their satellite Tech 3 outfit a couple of years ago seems to be the best thing that happened to the French organization in years. And it...
Toseland, the Honorary Doctor on Two Wheels
26 Nov 2009, 11:46 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Tech 3 Yamaha Team rider James Toseland has had a different kind of experience last week, when he collected an honorary doctorate from the Sheffield Hallam University, as he was no longer cheered by...
Lorenzo Uncertain of 2011 Ride in MotoGP
24 Nov 2009, 12:49 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After Valentino Rossi, now Jorge Lorenzo issued an ultimatum of his own to his current team Fiat Yamaha Racing. The 2-time world champion in the quarter-litre class and currently vice-champion of th...
Yamaha Outboard Engines Get Electronic Theft Protection
18 Nov 2009, 10:03 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Japanese manufacturer Yamaha revealed that it has extended the introduction of the Y-COP (Yamaha Customer Outboard Protection) system to all new fuel injection, four-stroke outboard models from 50 h...
Yamaha Racing Announces International Prize Draw
16 Nov 2009, 10:19 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Yamaha’s racing division is currently celebrating a extremely successful season and offers, in an international prize draw, a replica of one of the World title winning-Yamaha Factor...
Lorenzo Tops Second Test Day at Valencia
11 Nov 2009, 09:34 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After a successful day by Ducati on the Ricardo Tormo Circuit in Valencia, it was time for Yamaha to dominate the off-season testing at the Spanish track on Tuesday. Home rider Jorge Lorenzo topped ...
Rossi Quashes Ducati Move
10 Nov 2009, 15:09 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Following his statement regarding an offer by Ducati, Valentino Rossi has denied any suggestions that he might quit the Yamaha MotoGP team for the Ducati squad for the 2011 season. He was quoted by...
Stoner Tops Testing Session at Valencia
10 Nov 2009, 10:37 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Casey Stoner and Ducati seem to have a head start for the upcoming campaign of the MotoGP series, as the Aussie rider topped the first test session on his new 2010 machinery at Valencia's Ricar...
Rossi Threatens Yamaha with Ducati Move
9 Nov 2009, 11:50 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Valentino Rossi seems to have already issued an ultimatum to Yamaha for a potential extension to his current deal with the Japanese manufacturer. The newly crowned MotoGP champion celebrated his 7th...