Yamaha Motorcycle Reviews

The R6 is reborn with a competition-bred 'no compromise' attitude. But is all this race-ready technology a step too far for the road?

A number of performance-enhancing tweaks make this year's R6 a faster and more exciting proposition. Riding tips from Valentino Rossi not included…

The kids are alright but they ain't buying enough bikes. Yamaha hopes the Tricker will tempt the young tikes onto two wheels

The Yamaha YBR 125 is Yamaha's top-seller and gets good reviews from its owners

Yamaha says: Introducing the renewed, versatile and sporty X-MAX 250: A scooter as suited to weekend getaways as it is to daily commuting.

Rob Hoyles rides the all-new FZ-1 in South Africa

Rob Hoyles writes about Yamaha's new MT-03

Tim proves that the Yamaha R6 can handle the tracks, the commute and life as a tourer

Yamaha has always made the best Japanese cruisers, and the XV1700 Road Star shows it’s still out in front

Delivers a mixed message – looks like a streetfighter, is in fact a boulevard cruiser. Soft core motorcycle for those that want heavy metal with manners

User friendly meets original raging bull in one super-smart package, the 2004 R1 makes you ride fast. Very fast.

Now you can get all the practicality of the XT660X, with all the good looks of a supermoto plus an extra dose of handling and braking thrown into the bargain, and the price isn’t bad either

Although it looks the part, it’s best ridden on the roads or firmer tracks. The image of the double-hard rally rider appeals, in a package that makes riding round town and country lanes a cinch

Something of a tart's handbag, the Drag Stars are enduringly popular, if shall we say, a little like Milletts: camp.

Yamaha says: Be charmed by the Majesty 400's blend of practicality and performance. The die-cast aluminium chassis and low centre of mass boosts handling at all speeds, while the twin-eye bodywork offers fuel-saving aerodynamics and weather protection.

Yamaha says: If you're looking for a smooth and efficient way to get about town, few other modes of transport come close to matching the performance of the Cygnus X.

Niall, Gus, Jon and Daryll get back to nature and dabble in a bit of group nakedness

Having resisted the urge to tear down the hotel curtains and make them into a set of lederhosen, Jon Urry braves rain and ice-rink-like Austrian roads to put Yamaha's new emissions-friendly Fazer to the test

Harriet's track day R6

Full-on desert racing looks. Capable of town commuting and huge European trips

...a long term test of the FJR1300 from Giles

Welcome to the slightly different world of the great big cruiser with Yamaha's latest (and larger) incarnation of its 1600 Wild Star. Big and shiny it certainly is, but is it any good?