Yamaha has filed a trademark application for the name YZF-R2 in India, indicating that the company may be preparing to introduce a new supersport motorcycle for the local market. If launched, the R2 ...

Yamaha motorcycles designated with the "R" nomenclature, from the R1 to the R6, enjoy a cult following. The 600-class Yamaha YZF-R6, based on the 1,000cc grandaddy YZF-R1, debuted in 1998. Popularly ...

Yamaha is synonymous with performance-oriented motorcycles, although it wasn't originally established to manufacture bikes in the first place. The company traces back its origin to 1887, when Torakusu ...

This is a combined version now with ECE Certification (E-Mark) and SAE DOT compliance for worldwide street legal use. Allows for street legal use in the USA, Canada, Mexico, and all countries that ...

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. By 2019, the venerable ...

The next best choice would have been Yamaha's mid-sized YZF-R6, but with EURO emission standards getting as harsh as they are for those of us who like to haul the mail, the R6 was most regrettably ...

When Yamaha launched the new-generation YZF-R6 for the 2006 season the machine became an overnight sensation. Equipped with the most advanced technology, and featuring aggressive minimalist bodywork, ...

Andy loved his R6 and rolled around on it like a cut-price Rossi. Here's his review The R6 was taken on the 600 road test this month and while the bike was away I was terrified that it would come back ...

With experience of handling leading global sites like ZigWheels, Punya is an avid motorcyclist who has been in the industry for over half a decade. He is always up for a ride to the canyons or the ...

The older you get, the faster time goes. It’s hard to believe that the Yamaha YZF-R1, the motorcycle that revolutionized the superbike category, is now a quarter-century old. The original R1, circa ...