Yamaha FZ8 Fazer revealed
After the leaked pics of the Yamaha FZ8 “Fazer” we saw yesterday, we can now show you the first official photo of the 2010 FZ8 courtesy of our colleagues at Motoblog.it. This new pic does the bike justice compared to…
GSE Racing signs with Yamaha
British GSE Racing announced today that it will enter a new partnership over the next 3 years with Yamaha. GSE Racing will ride the next coming years with direct Yamaha factory support with the YZF-R1.Yamaha Managing Director Andrew Smith is…
WSBK Portimao Race 1 – Spies wins and Haga crashes
Ben Spies put one hand firmly on the title when Noriyuki Haga crashed out on the seventh lap while he was in sixth place in Race 1 at Portimao. Spies won the race and gained 25 points, fifteen more that…
MotoGP Laguna Seca: Jorge Lorenzo leads in FP2
Jorge Lorenzo lead the field in free practice 2 at Laguna Seca and it was a battle of lap times between the Fiat Yamaha rider and Casey Stoner. Lorenzo clocked in his fastest lap at 1′21″763 just 0.063s faster that…
Rossi's Bridgestone White Stripe Mystery
Even the white stripe that runs on Bridgestone tires softer compounds can be a motive for controversy, especially for Italians who have the tendency to make mountains out of molehills. Bridgestone began applying the white markings supposedly to help other…
Monster Yamaha Tech3 Livery for Laguna Seca
Not wanting to play second fiddle to the Fiat Yamaha team’s new livery for the Laguna Seca GP, the Monster Yamaha Tech3 team also known as Team Texas has also unveiled their new one off livery for the Red Bull…
MotoGP Qatar: Jorge Lorenzo grabs the pole position
Tonight’s MotoGP qualifying session saw Jorge Lorenzo take the magical pole position sceptre away from Casey Stoner in Qatar. The last time that the Yamaha rider was on the pole at the Losail circuit was four year’s ago in his…
Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo Visit Thailand
Following the MotoGP tests at Sepang last Thursday and Friday, Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi jumped on a plane and headed to Bangkok, Thailand to take part in a two day promotional visit for Thailand Yamaha Motor. The two Fiat…
WSBK Magny-Cours: Cal Crutchlow takes it home for Yamaha in race 1
Cal Crutchlow took it home for Yamaha Sterligarda in a dominating manner in race 1 at the French circuit of Magny-Cours. The British rider took off from the pole position but it was Max Biaggi who got the better line…
Ducati thanks Yamaha for allowing Rossi to test at Valencia
Ducati is breathing a collective sigh of relief when they heard that Masao Furusawa had given permission to Valentino Rossi to test the Ducati in the post-season sessions at Valencia next month. Alessandro Cicognani, Ducati’s Project Manager speaking to the…
Sterilgarda to Sponsor Yamaha World Superbike Team
During last night’s Italian TV show “Paddock, uomini e corse” (Paddock, men and races) it was revealed that Sterilgarda will be Yamaha’s new main sponsor and will make their first appearance on the liveries of Ben Spies and Tom Sykes…
Valentino Rossi visits the Yamaha factory in the US
The workers of Yamaha Motor Company in Cypress, California, received a much-welcomed visit at the American factory from MotoGP drivers Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo, Colin Edwards and James Toseland, who took the occasion to compliment the people who contribute to…
WSBK Brno Race 2 – Ben Spies Takes 11th Victory
Ben Spies took his 11th victory in Race 2 at Brno and cut the championship lead to seven points from Noriyuki Haga. Spies took the lead of the race from Troy Corser at the second turn, follwed by Michel Fabrizio…
MotoGP Assen: Jorge Lorenzo takes Second Consecutive Pole
The MotoGP qualifying session at Assen saw Jorge Lorenzo take his second consecutive pole postion of the season and the 37th of his career and the 11th in MotoGP. The Fiat Yamaha rider set a best lap of 1′34.515 that…
Lorenzo and Rossi leave Austin with 3rd and 5th best times
Yamaha factory riders Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi wrapped up the second and final day of private testing at the Circuit of the Americas with the third and and fifth best times, unable to put a real dent into the…
MotoGP – Phillip Island Images
Check out our gallery of pics from the Australian GP weekend. Phillip Island is considered by all the riders as one of the best racing circuits in the world, even if most of them would like to ride the track…
MotoGP Le Mans – Rider Quotes
Rider quotes after MotoGP Le Mans race:Jorge Lorenzo - Fiat Yamaha - 1st:“Never in all my dreams did I imagine this situation today – winning the race and leading the championship. This season I have been much more calm and…
WSBK: Spies Takes Third Superpole of the Season
Ben Spies took his third Superpole position at Valencia. Spies, who had to switch to his second bike in Superpole 2 after his first one developed a technical fault, set a record-breaking time of 1 minute 33.270 seconds, over half-a-second…
Rider Quotes from Catalunya Qualifying
More from today’s MotoGP qualifying session at the Montmelò track.Jorge Lorenzo - 1st 1′41.974 “The heat was incredible today and it’s going to be very tough doing so many laps tomorrow without getting too tired! I’m so happy to be…
Remus exhausts Yamaha SuperTenere
Remus exhausts has produced this new Hexacone exhaust for the Yamaha Super Tenere 1200 model. The offroader gets both a new look and sound with the exhaust, which has a clean design and perfect shape for the Yamaha XT1200Z.The Remus…
Cal Crutchlow on yellow alert for last two MotoGP races
If Valentino Rossi decides to skip the last two races of the season to undergo the much needed surgery on his shoulder, newly signed Yamaha Tech3 rider Cal Crutchlow could be called in for the Estoril and Valencia races.Crutchlow opted…
MotoGP Jerez: Casey Stoner Draws First Blood in Free Practice
Today’s MotoGP free practice at Jerez threw up a couple of surprises, the Ducati GP10 looks like it works just fine on this circuit, that historically has never been the best track for Ducati. Nicky Hayden took third spot ahead…
Jorge Lorenzo dominates warm-up practice at Aragon
After two days of rain and dark gray skies, this morning’s MotoGP warm-up practice at Motorland Aragon was sunny and dry, with track and air temperatures warming up the Spanish track, and the 20 minutes were almost all dedicated in…
Ki-yip-pee-yi! Race 2 also goes to Spies
In Race 2 in the second round of the WSBK in Losail, Ben Spies showed the WSBK world that he may be a rookie, but he is going to be the force to be rekoned with this year, when he…
Video: Fun and Games at the Texas Tornado's Boot Camp
You’ve already seen footage of Colin Edwards Texas Tornado’s Boot Camp in the making, and now the camp is completed and you can see a new video of all the fun and games that a 2-Day or 4-Day “Edwards Experience…