29/12/08
First riding pics of Yamaha's new novice-friendly commuter
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23/11/08
James Whitham's review of the Ducati Monster 696. What's it like to live with?
17/11/08
With Fiat sponsoring the Yamaha MotoGP squad, the designers at their sports division stopped pening cars and built this instead
17/11/08
We've got the patent image, but the question is, when will we get to ride the bike?
28/10/08
2008 World Champ gets to grips with his new MotoGP bike
15/10/08
James Ellsion and Leon Camier line up in new Yamaha-backed GSE team
26/08/08
It’s been 12 years in the planning, makes over 197bhp and will set you back nearly £16,000. Welcome back Vmax, you have some big boots to fill
16/08/08
Eagerly anticipated but horrendously expensive on its launch, the Fazer needed a price cut before gaining the popularity it deserved. But what about a used one?
13/08/08
The GTS1000A was supposed to be an early '90s sports-touring flagship for Yamaha.
05/06/08
Minutes after Yamaha revealed the new V-Max, Visordown brings you the world's first pictures of the new 200bhp model
26/05/08
Yamaha's YZF-R1 goes head-to-head with itself in a bitter, old-versus-new family feud. Niall Mackenzie splits the difference in sunny southern Spain.
18/05/08
1000cc sports bikes go ballistic to Majorca. Does the water taste like what it oughta?
13/05/08
Packing the biggest and most powerful Yamaha cruiser engine yet, plus a bag of styling cues lifted from the 1930s, the Midnight Star is bristling with modern technology. It's even got an EXUP valve.
13/05/08
Why build one bike when you can have two at twice the price? Yamaha's new FZ1 naked and half-faired FZ1 Fazer emerge into the cold light of day
22/04/08
In homage to Valentino Rossi's Yamaha-mounted world championship win, TWO takes all four generations of R1 to Spain for a right good thrashing and a weekend at the races .
21/04/08
Three different bikes, three different prices and three different ways to sports, tour and commute. These bikes are living proof that in the world of motorcycling, you can indeed have your cake, take it to the South of France and eat it...
21/04/08
Another year, another choice selection of 1,000cc sportsbikes. But this year is a particularly good vintage as Yamaha, Kawasaki and Honda try to close the gap on Suzuki's all conquering GSX-R1000 of 2001.
19/04/08
Looking at buying either a 600 or 1000 Fazer but can't make your mind up? Do the running and retail costs of the 1000 put it in a different league to its little budget brother? All that and more inside. Lovely.
10/04/08
James Whitham used to be a bit tasty on an R6 in World Supersport, so he’s uniquely placed to give the ‘08 bike a proper seeing-to...
09/04/08
Elbow-scraping pioneer JP Ruggia disappeared off the racing radar in '98
05/04/08
Yamaha's feisty little R6 has deservedly gained a cult status amongst its fans, as a rev-happy, sharp-edged alternative to Honda's more easy-going CBR600.
05/04/08
Cheaper than chips and more versatile than a Swiss Army knife, the Yamaha Fazer is one of the few bikes that really can be (nearly) all things to all men - and all for under two grand
03/04/08
On paper it was a great idea. Build a sporty-looking single cylinder motorcycle.