Latest News about Yamaha YZF-R1 [2016-2017]
- NEWSEICMA 2017: Yamaha reveals updated YZF-R1 and R1M for 201810 November 2017
The manufacturer has revealed both bikes with new colour schemes and technological upgrades.Â
Read full story - NEWSYamaha sees 6.6 per cent growth in global markets12 August 2017
The Japanese manufacturer records a growth in revenue for the first six months of 2017 but also sees a dip in sales in Europe and USA.
Read full story - NEWSRossi corrals second place in MotoGP championship04 November 2016
Valentino Rossi, that wise old man of the MotoGP paddock, has secured second place in the MotoGP riders' championship. He never was within striking distance of 2016 champion Marc Marquez in the latter stages of the championship, but a run of bad luck and mistakes contributed significantly - but he will go home with a smile, knowing that he beat team-mate (and bitter rival) Jorge Lorenzo to second place.
Read full story - NEWS2016 Yamaha YZF-R15 One Make Race Championship: Antony Peter wins overall11 October 2016
The final round of the 2016 Yamaha YZF-R15 One Make Race Championship concluded yesterday at the Madras Motor Race Track in Chennai. Antony Peter won the overall championship after winning both races over the weekend.
Read full story - NEWSNew Yamaha R6 teased; resembles the YZF-R105 October 2016
While we were expecting to see the new R6 at the ongoing 2016 Intermot, Yamaha was busy uploading a video on their YouTube Channel.
Read full story - NEWSNew colours for 2017 Yamaha YZF-R1 and YZF-R1M28 September 2016
Yamaha has announced a host of new colours for many of the bikes in its current international range. From these bikes, the YZF-R1 and the YZF-R1M are the ones that interest us because they are sold in India. We are sure that these colour scheme updates will make it to the Indian bikes since they are imported as CBUs. However, Yamaha had no comment on the same.
Read full story - NEWSValentino Rossi wins Spanish MotoGP25 April 2016
Valentino Rossi has pocketed his 113th Grand Prix victory by winning the Spanish MotoGP at the Jerez circuit. The 37-year-old Italian started the race from the pole position, maintaining the lead till he crossed the chequered flag.
Read full story - NEWSRossi and Lorenzo unveil the 2016 Yamaha YZR-M119 January 2016
Team Movistar Yamaha has officially unveiled the Yamaha YZR-M1 race bike for their 2016 MotoGP campaign. The motorcycle was unveiled by Yamaha factory riders Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi at the team’s title sponsor Movistar’s headquarters in Barcelona, Spain.
Read full story - NEWSYamaha recalls YZF-R1 and YZF-R1M in India23 December 2015
Yamaha has recalled the YZF-R1 and the YZF-R1M in India, as a part of its global recall campaign for the superbikes. The recall, which has been issued to fix a major glitch in the transmission, covers seven YZF-R1 and two YZF-R1M models in the country.
Read full story - NEWS2015 Yamaha R1 to be recalled over gearbox issue25 November 2015
Sales of the 2015 Yamaha R1 and the R1M have been stopped globally for a gearbox defect that may turn out to be dangerous in case of failure. Yamaha will soon announce the Vehicle Identification Numbers (VIN) of the motorcycles that have been affected by this issue and get them fixed.