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Yamaha Triple Champ Competition

26 April, 2020
Yamaha has dominated the world racing scene in 2009 and to celebrate their World Titles in MotoGP with Valentino Rossi, Superbike with Ben Spies and Supersport with Cal Crutchlow, Yamaha Motor Europe is running an international competition where you could…

Yamaha to Return to EICMA this Year

26 April, 2020
Last year Honda and Yamaha both bowed out Milan’s EICMA show, citing the economic crisis that hit both the automotive and motorcycle industries, but this year the two largest motorcycle companies have had a change of heart, or the economy…

Valentino Rossi-Yamaha a done deal?

25 April, 2020
Sportmediaset, during one of their daily TV sports updates has announced that Valentino Rossihas signed a two-year deal with Yamaha and that it will be officially announced on Wednesday morning August 15th (which is also a national holiday in Italy).…

No Kidding, Yamaha confirms Ben Spies in factory team

25 April, 2020
The third worst kept secret of the MotoGP paddock (the first was Stoner in Honda, the second was Rossi in Ducati) has been confirmed by Yamaha, that Ben Spies will replace Valentino Rossi at the factory Yamaha team in 2011.Spies…

Jorge Lorenzo: Yesterday and Today

25 April, 2020
This video sent to Dailymotos by Chicho Lorenzo, Jorge’s father, and proves without a doubt that the Mallorcan was already set to set the MotoGP world on fire by saying: “Hi! My name Jorge Lorenzo, I’m 13 years old and…

Yamaha Employees: Valentino Help Us!

22 April, 2020
On the front page of one of Italy’s dailies, there’s a photo of Valentino Rossi, you’d say there’s nothing strange about that, but the photo is on an important political newspaper L’Unità and it’s about economics, recession, cost effectiveness, losing…

Official – Yamaha parts company with Valentino Rossi

21 April, 2020
Yamaha has released their official press release confirming that that another part of this year’s silly season is finally over and that Yamaha and Valentino Rossi are parting, as if this comes as a surprise after months of gossip and…

Rossi and Lorenzo Superstars in Indonesia

20 April, 2020
If there were any question about how important emerging markets are to motorcycle manufacturers just check out Fiat Yamaha’s Valentino Rossi’s and Jorge Lorenzo’s leathers and YZR-M1 bikes, that see the Semakin di Depan “One Step Ahead logos and the…

Yamaha refuses ParkinGO offer to run WSBK team

19 April, 2020
When Yamaha announced that they would be pulling out their factory team from the World Superbike championship at the end of the season, World Supersport Championship leaders Yamaha ParkinGO stepped up and offered to take over the team, however it…

Lorenzo's Wall

18 April, 2020
Jorge Lorenzo who partecipated in the Monza Rally Show this weekend driving a Fiat Punto Abarth S2000, declared that he doesn’t like the idea of the wall that divided the two Yamaha riders in 2008 will remain standing even in…

Season's Greetings from Yamaha

17 April, 2020
After last year’s Valentino Rossi decked out in Santa Claus garb, this year we’ve got world champs Ben Spies, Valentino Rossi, and James “Bubba” Stewart from the Yamaha ‘family’ sending us their seasons greetings. And yes, Rossi holding another cat,…

Yamaha ParkinGO team to pick up Yamaha WSBK effort?

17 April, 2020
Since Yamaha’s announcement on Monday that they would be withdrawing their World Superbike factory effort, there’s been talk that Yamaha could do a Ducati, that is give their bikes to a private team to run (privateer Carlos Checa isn’t a…

Win on Sunday, Sell on Monday Theory doesn't work for Yamaha

16 April, 2020
Yamaha took three world titles on Sunday, Ben Spies in WSBK, Valentino Rossi in MotoGP and Cal Crutchlow in Supersport and that’s not counting James Stewart’s World Supercross title or Leon Camier’s title in BSB, but Yamaha is still deeply…

Livio Suppo was right, Ben Spies to Wildcard at Valencia

16 April, 2020
Ducati’s Livio Suppo was right, when he anticipated on Griglia di Partenza last Thursday, Yamaha has officially confirmed that Ben Spies will be racing in the last MotoGP race of the season at Valencia.Yamaha will be sending a pair of…

Valentino Rossi's Yamaha undergoes a check-up

15 April, 2020
The bike, for a rider, is everything, and regular check-ups are certainly advised. In this funny image, we can appreciate the meticulous checks carried out on this bike by a guy from Team Fiat Yamaha, indicated by an arrow. In…

Valentino Rossi Announces Yamaha Winners through Video

15 April, 2020
Remember the Yamaha Triple Champ Competition? Well, Yamaha has decided to have MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi announce the winners via another very cute little video. You had the chance to win a Rossi Fiat Yamaha YZF-R1 replica, a Ben…

Nina Prinz wins 2008 Women's European Championship

14 April, 2020
Yamaha is keeping up the good work, but this time amongst the ladies. A Yamaha press release reveals another champion win with the female German rider Nina Prinz winning the 2008 Road Racing Women’s European Championship.Nina dominated the entire 2008…

The Yamaha Super Ténéré Concept with Video

14 April, 2020
Yamaha surprised everyone at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show when they partially ‘unveiled’ their concept of the Super Ténéré in a quasi North African Tuareg/Berber style dress.Yamaha’s new maxi enduro will probably be officially launched next year and try to…

Masao Furusawa about Valentino Rossi and the M1 Yamaha

12 April, 2020
Masao Furusawa, Executive officer, Engineering Operations for Yamaha Motor Company gives his mid-season review. We will give you a part of the review, by the most 5 important questions:1. What’s been te biggest change to the M1 this year?“We have…

Jeremy Burgess still against one tire rule

12 April, 2020
When Jeremy Burgess , legendary crew chief and mastermind behind the wins of World Champions Wayne Gardner, Mick Doohan and Valentino Rossi , decides to talk, everyone has the tendency to sit up and listen.The quiet Australian has always been…

Ben Spies and Eddie Lawson Video – Part 3

11 April, 2020
Here’s part 3 of the One on One series with the two gods of motocycle racing, Ben Spies and Eddie Lawson. This time they discuss training, teams and support and the similarities from today and the past. There’s some great…

Yamaha MotoGP Team Launch at Sepang

9 April, 2020
The official 2010 Fiat Yamaha Team launch will take place at the Sepang circuit on February 4th at 10 in the morning (local time) before the official MotoGP tests that kick off on the same day.It will be an old…