Yamaha Motorcycles
The Japanese company was well known for its musical instruments, but in 1955 it began producing motorcycles. It began with simple and inexpensive machines but has grown to its position as a powersports powerhouse, offering some of the best sportbikes, cruisers and off-road bikes on the market. It ranks second only to Honda as the leader among Japanese manufacturers.
story by Tom Roderick
photograph by Yamaha
2008 Yamaha WR250R & WR250X Review
Street-legal off-roader or Supermoto with blinkers, the choice is yours
Whichever bike suits your purpose, Yamaha's WR250R/X has filled a void in the marketplace somewhere between high tech, basic performance and small capacity. We ride both!...
Yamaha Reviews
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2008 Yamaha WR250R & WR250X ReviewStreet-legal off-roader or Supermoto with bli...
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2008 Yamaha R6 - First RideThe Screamer Gets Some Grunt
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2008 Yamaha Street PreviewRevised R6 and Supermoto, Too!
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2008 Star Motorcycles RaiderChoppers Hit the Mainstream
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Yamaha MajestyThe Speed Scooter
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2006 Yamaha FZ-1Yamaha Sets a New Standard with a Sport Standard Standard-Bearer
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2006 Star RoadlinerStar Looks to the Past to Find the Future
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2005 Yamaha Royal Star Tour DeluxeWhat do you get, when you cross a Royal Star with...
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'04 Yamaha RoadStarOf Mice and Men...
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The Evolution of HatchThe cousins Hatch do the 2003 Dirt Rider 24 hour at Glen Hele...
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2003 Yamaha YZ450FFour-Stroke Competition Bike for the Masses
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2003 Yamaha Zuma"Please sir, I want some more."
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Patrick Racing Road Star WarriorLook maw, no turns!
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First Ride: Yamaha BT1100 BulldogNaked urban retro standard cruiser all-purpose lov...
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2002 Yamaha FJR1300Sexual Silver!
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Yamaha Diversion 900Bored? You Don't Need a Hobby, You Need a Diversion
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SRX!Further Adventures of Senor X
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First Ride: 2002 Yamaha YZF-R1Jin Sato Bai!
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First Ride: 2002 Yamaha Road Star WarriorA Real Performance Cruiser?
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2001 Yamaha FZ-1 Hop-upThe FZ-1 Yamaha should have built
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2001 Yamaha Vino, ModifiedA large sheep in small sheep's clothing.
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2001 Yamaha VinoWhat Europe's Known All Along
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2001 Yamaha Fazer 1000A New Breed of Muscle Sport?
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2001 Yamaha WR426FShowing Love for the Bark Buster Set
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First Ride: 2001 Yamaha YZF-R6Sheer Madness...
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Year 2001 Yamaha YZ426F... and Titanium for All!
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2000 Yamaha V Star ClassicCruisin' on a Budget
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2001 Yamaha Fazer 1000 (2)An upright R-1
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2000 Yamaha Road StarNot Soft and Fluffy
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2001 Yamaha Tmax 500When Worlds Collide
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2001 Yamaha DirtbikesOh lord, they've done it again.
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First Ride: Y2K Yamaha YZF-R1Better Than Ever?
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1999 Yamaha CustomsNew Star Models, and We Ride the New Venture
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ATV Test: 1998 Yamaha Grizzly 600Is Yamaha's New Uberquad Big Enough For Ya?
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First Impression: 1998 Yamaha XT350A Tale of Two XTs
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Silver Country AdventureYamaha's 1997 ATV Lineup
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Yamaha MajestyThe Speed Scooter
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Yamaha XT225Beginner Bike, or Dual-Sport Bargain?
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Yamaha Debuts All-New Four-Stroke YZM400FDaily News
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The Grand Prix FantasyYamaha RZ500
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Yamaha TRX 850Japan's Other Twin
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Italian Stallion: Yamaha YZF1000RTHE ULTIMATE ROAD WARRIOR
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1996 Yamaha YZF1000R ThunderaceFireblade on Steroids
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1995 Yamaha Virago 750Yamaha's Venerable V-Twin Cruiser Simply Styles Down The Boul...





















