The FJ-09 is dead, long live the Tracer 900. According to Yamaha, “While European-spec Yamaha motorcycles have used the ‘Tracer’ model name since the...
Along with its new-for-2018 XSR700, at the American International Motorcycle Expo (AIMExpo) in Columbus, Ohio, Yamaha unveiled the new XMAX scooter, which is powered...
On the opening day of the American International Motorcycle Expo (AIMExpo) in Columbus, Ohio, Yamaha announced a new addition to its 2018 Sport Heritage...
This handy guide includes all new or significantly updated street-legal motorcycles for the 2018 model year (we snuck in a few early-release 2019 models...
Last June, at the Americade Rally in Lake George, New York, Yamaha unveiled the 2018 Star Venture, calling it “the ultimate trans-continental touring motorcycle.”...
Yamaha has announced a production delay for the 2018 Star Venture transcontinental touring motorcycle. This delay will result in delivery of the new model...
Yamaha has released a new “Journey Further” video (see below) which highlights riding experience testimony from Yamaha motorcycle owners and announces the introduction of...
Today, at the Rider magazine-sponsored Opening Celebration to kick off the 35th annual Americade Rally in upstate New York, the public got its first look...
Talk about an embarrassment of riches! More than 100 street motorcycles are all-new or significantly updated for the 2017 model year. This bumper crop...
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Since its U.S. introduction for 2003, Yamaha’s FJR1300 has become a sport-touring icon. With its big, 1,298cc in-line four smoothly generating more than...
Yamaha unveiled two new 2017 models at the American International Motorcycle Expo (AIMExpo) in Orlando, Florida—an update to its popular FZ-09 and an all-new...
Yamaha has released another "R World" teaser video for a yet-to-be-announced sportbike model, which will be revealed on October 13 at the American International...
Americans use their motorcycles mostly for recreation, not primary transportation. Sure, there’s a dedicated minority who use their motorcycles for commuting and grocery getting,...
Note: This article was originally published in the April 1993 issue of Rider.
Let a man proclaim a new principle. Public sentiment will surely be on the...
(Note: This article was originally published in the June, 1986 issue of Rider magazine.)
Given the task of developing a completely new genre for the 1986...
When the original FZ-1 was introduced back in 2001, it offered most of the ground-breaking YZF-R1’s liter-class sportbike performance in a more comfortable, less...
When Yamaha introduced the “neo-retro” XSR900 for 2016, which combines old-school styling with the modern, crossplane triple of the FZ-09, it launched the XSR...