It’s not just car manufacturers that take their products racing—motorbike makers do it, too. MotoGP is perhaps analogous to Formula 1. Its bikes are purpose-built for the racetrack, highly specialized ...

Decked out in full carbon, and with a list of upgrades a mile long, the 2019 Yamaha YZF-R1 GYTR "20th Anniversary" will be assembled by the Yamaha Racing Team crew for the 20 riders lucky enough to ...

From her circa-1998 birth to the 25 years of evolution celebrated to the present day, Yamaha’s YZF-R1 continues to dominate the scene – and in honor of such a supersport legacy, Yamaha’s hosting an ...

Today, Kirby’s focus has shifted toward following industry news, and he has a sincere passion for one-off and tuned vehicles, car toys (especially LEGO brand,) and anything else even closely related ...

It’s hard to believe that bikes like the Yamaha R1 or R1M need a performance boost, but the 2018 versions were just unveiled and had received a fair share of updates, most of which are addressing ...

TJ started writing for TopSpeed in 2015, but has been writing on motorcycle and automotive topics since 2009 for outlets such as eHow, eHowNow, and MotorTrend subsidiaries. He is certified to work on ...

A second window of opportunity has opened for those who didn't manage to secure an R1M last March when the track-ready superbike sold out in a matter of weeks. Yamaha has now announced a second ...

This product test and update is part of a running story of Zack's 2015 R1 Long-Term Test, which he prepped for the track and then raced. To read more about the project, click here. Not having to paint ...

Now, this is an idea the house of Iwata could really pick up and transform into really cool, pure limited edition gold: special liveries for the all-new 2015 Yamaha YZF-R1 superbikes, evoking the ...