Harry has been writing and talking about motorcycles for 15 years, although he's been riding them for 45 years! After a long career in music, he turned his hand to writing and television work, ...

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 ...

Back in 2010, Yamaha came out with an updated FZ1. Everyone, including us, was dying for a naked YZF-R1, especially since Yamaha had dropped the all-new, crossplane R1 in 2009. Alas, it didn’t happen ...

Not much was changed in Yamaha’s forthcoming supersport bike, which disappoints R1’s fans worldwide. The 2010 YZF-R1 comes with even less changes than the revised R6, as the only changes made were a ...

Yoshimura has introduced the Alpha-T, their latest and lightest 3/4 race system for the Yamaha R1. Developed using feedback from racers around the world including the Westby Yamalube team, the ...