Yamaha offers riders a different take on the standard Inline-Four engine. Watch what it’s like to ride in the 2011 Yamaha YZF-R1 Track Shootout Video . Similar to the European V-Twin sportbikes, Yamaha offers motorcyclists something different with its 2011 Yamaha YZF-R1 . The R1 is Yamaha’s take…

…,699 Yamaha YZF-R1 When the R1 first arrived on the superbike scene a decade ago it represented the next evolution of the openclass sportbike. The R1's combination of light weight, stomping power and revolutionary styling made even the mightiest mullet weak in the knees. Ten years later the R1 is still…

…model. 2009 Yamaha YZF-R1 Highs & Lows Highs True MotoGP technology and affordable Middleweight handling in a liter-bike body Pushing the evolution envelop Lows Love it or hate it styling Loses some peak HP Gains weight Wind protection has never been an issue with the latest liter-class Yamahas, and this…

Watch what we thought of the 2012 YZF-R1 traction control system in the 2012 Yamaha YZF-R1 First Ride Video . When Yamaha first introduced its fly-by-wire throttle system called YCC-T (Yamaha Chip Controlled Throttle) in 2006 on the YZF-R6 and then a year later on the R1, many wondered if the system was…

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" Yamaha delivers a retooled YZF-R6 to the 2008 supersport fray, hoping its latest 600 will return it to the head of the class. Eight years ago Yamaha's ground breaking YZF-R6 smashed traditional middleweight class rules. Its light, nimble chassis paired with a compact yet powerful, high-revving powerplant…

Josh Hayes 2011 Yamaha YZF-R1 AMA Superbike. Yamaha announced its official road racing team structure for the 2011 AMA Superbike season. Reigning Superbike champ Josh Hayes will once again be competing on Yamaha’s cross plane-equipped YZF-R1 as tested in the Hayes Yamaha YZF-R1 Superbike Review .…

…R1 tuner in the country, and the ties to Yamaha became tighter. 2004 AMA Superstock Champion Aaron Gobert was smiling in this picture, but would he after we took his bike around the track a couple times? Today, the Graves Motorsports team prepares, develops and maintains the YZF-R1s that Yamaha's riders…

Watch the 2010 Yamaha YZF-R1 Project Bike Review Video . With the price of a brand-new street bike creeping higher every year, many folks don’t have the luxury of owning multiple motorcycles. So, for those who ride sportbikes, quite often you’re going to have to rack up considerable “touring”…

…11, but the R1 and ZX can hold that figure longer and more often. The ZX gathers speed at a .96G rate as it's hitting the meat of its bodacious powerband at 85 mph, which would mean that your girlfriend could assume a nice supergirl pose on back, assuming she could hold on. Yamaha YZF-R1 Dealer Locator…