Yamaha has produced several iconic motorcycles since it began manufacturing them in the 1950s. Some of the company's most popular and iconic models are now worth a small fortune and are revered by ...

2017 Yamaha R6 Review - Having ridden the previous R6 I was very pleased when Sam from my local Yamaha Dealer told me that he had a brand new R6 available for me to ride. Essentially the same bike as ...

Yamaha motorcycles designated with the "R" nomenclature, from the R1 to the R6, enjoy a cult following. The 600-class Yamaha YZF-R6, based on the 1,000cc grandaddy YZF-R1, debuted in 1998. Popularly ...

We took our Yamaha R6 on one of the gnarliest off-road trails in Moab, Utah — Hell’s Gate. In the rain. With zero brakes. What could go wrong? Plus, reckless skiing, broken parts, and some serious ...

Yamaha Motor Europe’s supported teams in the FIM Supersport World Championship will race the all new R9 in 2025, marking a new generation of Supersport for Yamaha with the switch to the 890cc ...

Luke started working as a Freelance Writer for HotCars in 2020. After three years, he moved to a more permanent role with the TopSpeed motorcycle content team as a Journalist. With the Yamaha YZF-R9 ...

From the very first Yamaha FZ-09, introduced back in 2014, I wondered why Yamaha wasn’t offering a fully-faired Supersport version of the machine. The three-cylinder engine (847cc back then) was stout ...

Tyres this month. I've swapped the standard D208s for Pirelli Diablos, primarily to see what difference a 120/70 front (120/60 is standard) made to the R6's handling. Why Diablos? Pirelli (along with ...

Andy loved his R6 and rolled around on it like a cut-price Rossi. Here's his review The R6 was taken on the 600 road test this month and while the bike was away I was terrified that it would come back ...

Yamaha Europe dropped a bombshell last week when it announced the YZF-R1 will not be homologated from 2025, effectively ending the sale of the machine as a street-legal machine. The king might be ...

Fresh hopes for a new three-cylinder Yamaha R9 sportsbike have been ignited within the World Supersport paddock, following claims that the Japanese brand will be switching from the four-cylinder R6 to ...