Yamaha Motorcycle News

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New Yamaha Motorcycles

	2006 U.S. MotoGP Update Valentino Rossi is behind in points, Colin Edwards is gunning for a podium finish, but Nicky Hayden is favored to take his second... more

	Yamaha Weekend of Champions Returns to Laguna Seca Get autographs from world-class factory riders at the 2006 USGP. more

	Yamaha and Valentino Rossi Together Again in 2007 Italian sensation to stay with the factory team more

	Yamaha Hot-Rods YZF-R6 for 2005 A battle is brewing among 600 sportbikes, as manufacturers roll out ever more racetrack-oriented motorcycles. The latest to toss its tuning... more

	Yamaha MT-01 Heads for Production for 2005 Yamaha has announced that the radical MT-01 concept bike, which you might recall from the 1999 Tokyo Motor Show, is going into production.... more

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Latest News

	2008 Motorcycle Of The Year Taking stock of a changing landscape... more
	2008 Honda CB1000R - First Ride A Sexy, Hi-Po Naked Bike Designed In Italy, Engineered In Japan-And N/A In The USA... more
	2008 AMA Superbike Championship Presented By Parts Unlimited Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course; Honda Super Cycle Weekend presented by Dunlop Tires... more
	Yamaha And Colin Edwards To Race Together For Another Year Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd is delighted to announce that it has signed a new one-year deal with current Tech 3 Yamaha team rider Colin Edwards.... more
	Yamaha And Valentino Rossi Continue Their Partnership For Two More Years Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd is delighted to announce that it has signed a new two-year agreement with Valentino Rossi.... more
	Rossi Rules With First American Victory During the final eight laps and Valentino Rossi crossed the line 13 seconds clear of Stoner.... more
	Yamaha Stars Roll Back The Years At Spa The 2008 Bikers' Classics, an event attended and enjoyed by 40,000 people over three days.... more
	Buell Ulysses XB12XT - First Ride Finally, A Long-Distance Adventure-Tourer For Short People... more
	2008 Yamaha WR250X/R - Pocket Rockets Will that be Supermoto Lite or Demi Dual-Sport?... more
	MotoGP World Championship To Continue At Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Through 2014 Contract Extended for Five Additional Years... more

	KTM 990 Super Duke Bike of the Year ?????????????????? To Motorcyclist:... more
	maintenance It has sit maybe for two weeks to three weeks because of cold weather.I looked at the parts breakdown on yamaha's web site but nothing was identified as a filter. could it possibly be in the tank on... more
	sprockets falling off I bought a brand new r6 back in 03. About a 2-3 months ago when changing oil I found my counter shaft sprocket had came off. There had been no mods or maintenance to this part of the bike. This was... more
	Suzuki's B-King -- Thoughts from the East Coast Yeah, I realize the Beast King's styling may have all the feng shui of a grenade at a knife fight but you gotta admit that the motor that will propel the beasty is as impacting as said grenade when... more
	Final MotoGP preseason test ends with Lorenzo on high The second and final evening of MotoGPâ€™s first ever night test at Losail International circuit ended with Fiat Yamahaâ€™s Jorge Lorenzo at the head of the timesheet, courtesy of a time of... more
	67th Daytona 200 by Honda 67th Daytona 200 by HondaPICKERINGTON, Ohio -- The 67th Daytona 200 by Honda takes place on Saturday, March 8 at Daytona International Speedway, with the on-track activities getting underway on... more
	Corser on Provisional pole at home circuit Troy Corser (Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team) set the fastest lap on the first day at Phillip Island, posting a 1'32.366 lap time on his 17th out of 21 laps.... more
	James Toseland dazzles at historic Qatar night test Tech 3 Yamaha rider James Toseland produced a dazzling performance under the spectacular Losail International Circuitâ€™s floodlights to post the fifth fastest time on a historic night for the MotoGP... more
	James Toseland dazzles at historic Qatar night test Tech 3 Yamaha rider James Toseland produced a dazzling performance under the spectacular Losail International Circuitâ€™s floodlights to post the fifth fastest time on a historic night for the MotoGP... more
	First ever MotoGP night test runs smoothly in Qatar Ducati Marlboro's World Champion Casey Stoner was the fastest rider in MotoGP's inaugural floodlit test at Losail International circuit on Thursday evening, lapping 0.689s ahead of his nearest rival... more

	The "FARK" Heard 'round the World Nothing makes a screw-up heal faster than hearing the tale of a guy who messed-up just a bit more than you.... more
	Why We Ride We got so many letters about our "Why We Ride" cover story (November, 2006) that we couldnâ€™t begin to fit them all in the magazine... more

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