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 ...

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 ...

Yamaha->ke301 has made it known that the new YZF-R1 isn’t just your typical supersports->ke293 bike. Heck, using the word “typical” might not even do it justice. The YZF-R1 is a god send of a ...

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. Yamaha's YZF-R1 M is 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

NOW WITH ADDED ROSSI: An introduction to the 2009 R1 by The Doctor himself. Yamaha took a bit of a gamble launching its 2009-spec R1 superbike in South Africa just a day after the opening round of the ...