Yamaha has announced the YZF-R1 sport bike will be making a return as part of its upcoming 2024 lineup. This probably doesn't come as a surprise. There are few names in the motorcycle industry that ...

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 ...

Yamaha's legacy of winning motorcycles has earned it a reputation for performance. Here are some of the top speed demons ever ...

Yamaha first entered Grand Prix racing 60 years ago and plans to honor that achievement with a few special-edition sportbikes. The 2022 YZF-R1 superbike is among the bikes that will sport a special ...

The older you get, the faster time goes. It’s hard to believe that the Yamaha YZF-R1, the motorcycle that revolutionized the superbike category, is now a quarter-century old. The original R1, circa ...

Yamaha's R1 is one of the most iconic and recognized names in motorcycling. For a while there in the 2000s, it became more or less synonymous with "faired sportsbike" in the minds of the bike-curious ...

The nineties were a crazy time for Japan’s big four, and the Yamaha R1 certainly left its mark on this decade. Despite needing some cosmetic TLC and a carb overhaul, this 1999 MY YZF-R1 is still in ...

What’s New: The Yamaha R6 was new for 2017 and the R1 was new for 2018. Now the little R3 finally gets its turn for an update in the 2019 model year. Its most noticeable update is its new look with a ...