There are far fewer established bike makers in this world than automakers. In some sense, that means the competition between them is a lot more fierce, in all aspects of their existence, from sales to ...

From her circa-1998 birth to the 25 years of evolution celebrated to the present day, Yamaha’s YZF-R1 continues to dominate the scene – and in honor of such a supersport legacy, Yamaha’s hosting an ...

In a thrilling video from the Wheels YouTube channel, two of the fastest superbikes, the Aprilia RSV4 and the Yamaha R1, go head-to-head in a drag race. The Aprilia RSV4 boasts a 1078cc, 65-degree V4 ...

Priced lower than the road-legal R1. Yamaha Motor Company has revealed the track-bred model of the Yamaha R1, online. It is a stripped-down version of the street-legal R1 and is priced lower at ...

Today, Kirby’s focus has shifted toward following industry news, and he has a sincere passion for one-off and tuned vehicles, car toys (especially LEGO brand,) and anything else even closely related ...

This product test and update is part of a running story of Zack's 2015 R1 Long-Term Test, which he prepped for the track and then raced. To read more about the project, click here. Not having to paint ...

After months of speculation since it first appeared at the EICMA show in November, Yamaha have finally unveiled the race version of their new R1 machine. Unveiling not only the Milwaukee Yamaha MCE ...

I’ve been passionate about motorcycles ever since I started riding dirt bikes in childhood and now I’m doing my best in blending mechanical engineering with motorcycle journalism. Light, powerful and ...

The track-only superbike comes with a bunch of parts exclusively reserved for race bikes Yamaha has pulled the wraps of the 2022 YZF-R1 GYTR, a track-exclusive avatar of its flagship supersport. And ...

It's not just car manufacturers that take their products racing—motorbike makers do it, too. MotoGP is perhaps analogous to Formula 1. Its bikes are purpose-built for the racetrack, highly specialized ...