Love at first ride
Perusing Reddit on Valentine’s Day (you know, to pick up chicks), we came across a touching story about one boy and his bike. The two obviously shared a…special relationship, so we reached out to Serge to learn more.
Real Rides: Gaby’s MT-01
The Yamaha MT-01 was never available in the US, but it’s one amazing motorcycle in looks and design. This one belongs to Canadian reader Gaby, to whom it seems like the perfect bike after owning 10 bikes and trying something … Continued
What’s the deal with the Yamaha M1′s new triangle frame?
On Tuesday, Italian site GPOne snagged a image of the 2013 Yamaha YZR-M1 sans-fairing. That revealed an entirely new frame arrangement that departs from the traditional twin-spar aluminum affair or “Deltabox” as Yamaha, which helped pilot the design, calls it. … Continued
KYB joins forces with Yamaha, moves production to India
Suspension maker KYB and Yamaha Motor Co have signed a deal that sees the motorcycle manufacturer take a 33.4% stake in the company while moving much of its production to India. The move will obviously lower production costs for Yamaha’s … Continued
Yamaha SR400: 35th Anniversary Edition
Single thumper motorcycles have always been popular due to their simplicity and good design. The Yamaha SR400 is one of those motorcycles. Would you believe it’s been around for 35 years now?
Rossi and Lorenzo <3 Yamaha
To coincide with today’s WROOOM event, in which the 2013 Ducati GP13 will be unveiled, Yamaha released these fairly creepy images of ex-Ducati rider Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo getting a little too close to the new M1 for comfort. … Continued
What patents can tell us about your next motorcycle
It used to be that we’d have to wait for spy photos, leaked info or rumor to glean info on future motorcycles. But now, thanks to publicly available patent archives freely available on the Internet, it’s possible to find real … Continued