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Wayne Rainey Visits Yamaha Motor Racing Headquarters in Italy

Yamaha Motor Racing Headquarters hosted a very special guest yesterday as three-time World Champion Wayne Rainey arrived at the team's base... more
Frossard to miss Motocross of Nations

Monster Energy Yamaha have gone through a whirlwind of emotions in the last twenty-four hours with the maiden MX1-GP victory of Gautier... more
Giacomo Agostini | MotoGP News

The Italian was already a living legend when he joined the Yamaha Factory Team for the 1974 500cc and 350cc World Championships. more
Yamaha Factory Racing confirms full attendance at the Motegi GP running Yamaha's WGP50th Anniversary special livery

Yamaha Factory Racing herewith confirms the attendance of its riders Jorge Lorenzo and Ben Spies to compete for round 15 of the 2011 MotoGP... more
Yamaha's Josh Hayes Repeats As American SuperBike Champion

The Yamaha U.S. Road Racing Teams had one of its most successful and memorable weekends ever in American motorsports competition. more
Yamaha Complete Second Successful 1000cc Test in Misano

Yamaha Factory Racing riders Jorge Lorenzo and Ben Spies had their second opportunity to ride the 2012 1000cc YZR-M1 today at the Misano... more
Bill Dixon Clinches XDL Title, Rafal Pasierbek From Poland Takes FMF Cup Win, Dena Sodano Becomes 2-Time XDL Sartso Champion

The final round of the 2011 XDL Championship Series put an exclamation point on an exceptional season. more
Yamaha's Bill Dixon makes History as first-ever 3-Time Champion in XDL Championship Series Finale

Yamaha Motor Corporation U.S.A., is pleased to congratulate Bill Dixon on his winning performance at the XDL Championship Series finale in... more
Philippaerts Back Home and Recovering Well

Monster Energy Yamaha's David Philippaerts has arrived back at his home north of Milan after almost three weeks in the Klinikum... more
Yamaha Continues Celebration of 50th Anniversary of Grand Prix Racing with Full Slate of Activities at Red Bull Indianapolis GP

Yamaha Motor Corporation U.S. is pleased to continue our 50th Anniversary Celebration of Grand Prix Racing with a full list of customer... more
Yamaha Head Back to the USA for the Indianapolis Grand Prix

The MotoGP paddock heads stateside again this week for the second of the two US rounds of the 2011 MotoGP Championship. more
One-of-a-Kind Yamaha R1 Ridden By "King" Kenny Roberts Auctioned for Charity Raises $87,000!

The special, one-of-a-kind Yamaha® GYTR-equipped YZF-R1® ridden in demonstration laps by Kenny Roberts at last month's Red Bull United... more
Yamaha Factory Racing Complete Positive Test at Brno

Yamaha Factory Racing riders Jorge Lorenzo and Ben Spies completed a successful test today at the Brno circuit in the Czech Republic. more
MotoGP stars complete Brno Test

Yamaha debuted their developing 2012 prototype on track at Brno on Monday and Honda continued the evolution of their 1000cc machine. more
Tough Battle for Yamaha at Brno

Yamaha Factory Racing riders Jorge Lorenzo and Ben Spies secured fourth and fifth places respectively today in a tough battle for the Grand... more