The nineties were a crazy time for Japan’s big four, and the Yamaha R1 certainly left its mark on this decade. Despite needing some cosmetic TLC and a carb overhaul, this 1999 MY YZF-R1 is still in ...

Today, Kirby’s focus has shifted toward following industry news, and he has a sincere passion for one-off and tuned vehicles, car toys (especially LEGO brand,) and anything else even closely related ...

Inspired by Yamaha's M1 MotoGP race bike, the latest generation R1 comes as the Japanese company’s technical "Tour de Force." Featuring a crossplane crankshaft design with an uneven firing order, the ...

Yamaha has fired all cannons in the latest instalment of the World Superbike wars with the release of the new YZF-R1 and R1M. MotoGP gods Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo made an appearance at EICMA ...

Shots fired: Yamaha has come gunning for super-nakeds like the BMW S1000R and the Aprilia Tuono with a new naked R1 that's a far cry from the tasty-looking FZ1 or years past. The MT-10 is ugly, squat ...

Yamaha jump-started the liter-class sportbike segment 21 years ago with its original '98 YZF-R1. Over the years it evolved, at times teetering toward a more street or track focused design depending on ...