How’s this for a magazine cover? With the help of Yamaha Europe and Michelin, French mag L’Integral equipped 10-time Dakar winner Stephane Peterhansel with a 50th Anniversary R1 and sent him to the Sahara desert to grab these images on … Continued
“What happens when you combine a Graves WORKS Project / 2012 Yamaha R1 / purpose-built stunt bike, a three-time XDL stunt champion, fast cars, hot girls, elite helicopter tours, an awesome race track and film the entire event through Tyler … Continued
The 2012 Yamaha R1’s been updated with the addition of traction control, smoother fueling and a new rear shock, all in the name of making the 180bhp superbike more exploitable. Who’s more qualified to judge the effectiveness of those improvements … Continued
What happens when a MotoGP racer takes a brand-new liter bike on a public trackday, then every color but red is desaturated? Less mayhem than you might expect, but more on-message product talk on the 2012 Yamaha R1 than you’ll … Continued
Call this one a recession special. In lieu of an all-new model or significant updates, Yamaha is instead heaping its flagship R1 with classy new paint jobs and all manner of popular aftermarket upgrades. Foremost among those? A seven-level traction … Continued