YZF-R9 is a new breed of performance street bike aimed at providing true supersport-levels of performance in an accessible package that enhances the capability and confidence of a wide range of riders.
At Yamaha Motor, genuine engine oil is positioned as a liquid component. The engine development engineers are responsible not only for the engine but also for the simultaneous development of the oil. After undergoing rigorous tests and evaluations, the oil is certified as genuine by Yamaha Motor's standards. Yamaha's genuine oil, YAMALUBE, has an annual global sales volume of over 100 million litr
Blake Bohannon and Levi Townley led an impressive Yamaha effort at the 2024 Australian Junior Motocross Championships, held at the Bunbury Circuit in WA, last week.
Yamaha Motor Australia has stepped up its support for Boe Langford, founder of the not-for-profit Outback Cleanups Australia (OCA) charity, by donating a Yamaha EF2000IS inverted generator. Supplied by Yamaha Motor Australia’s Power Products division, the new generator will assist Langford and his team to continue their vital work of removing rubbish from some of Australia’s most remote and pristi
The CDR Yamaha Monster Energy Team has selected three Australian riders to fly the team flag at this years FIM World Supercross Championship, starting in Vancouver in October.
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. this week held a ceremony to celebrate the completion of renovation and expansion work at the Hamamatsu Robotics Office, which develops, manufactures, and sells surface mounters and industrial robots. The ceremony also marked the 40th anniversary of the Robotics Business, which started in 1984 as the IM Division. Approximately 200 people, including business partners, attende
Yamaha Motor Australia is excited to announce key updates to the flagship YZF-R1 and YZF-R1M supersport models aimed at further enhancing aerodynamic performance, handling and braking.
Yamaha Racing racked up five Australian off Road Championship (AORC) victories after the final weekend of racing was concluded in dry conditions at Nowra.
The Yamaha Racing Team experienced the full range of conditions only Phillip Island can produce in a challenging weekend for the team that has left them frustrated and out for redemption at the final two rounds.
Yamaha Motor has engaged in R&D of fibre-reinforced plastics (FRP) for over 60 years and has applied its findings and technologies to developing and manufacturing boat hulls, swimming pools, and other products. However, in terms of resource recycling and other aspects, there is still room for further development with composites using materials like glass fibre and carbon fibre and improvements to
Two gruelling days of off road racing proved rewarding for the ShopYamaha Off Road Team, with Kyron Bacon dominating the E1 division on both days and Will Dennett picking up a podium in the E2 class and taking a special test win.
Yamaha Motor Australia is pleased to announce the YZ65 Cup will be returning in November 2024 to run in conjunction with the highest profile SX races in Australia. The first event will be held at Wollongong’s AUSX at WIN Stadium on 2 November. The second event will be held at the AUSX Open at Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium on 30 November.
Road bike riding is fun but you need to be on your game to avoid a trip over the Armco. That happened to 26-year-old Sam Onion while negotiating the Oxley bends on his MT-07 at Mount Seaview. The incident made the Cessnock baker reflect on the risk versus reward of road riding.
Take 44 hyped-up, adrenaline-fuelled, YZ65 mounted, supercross riding thrill-seekers, 50,000 screaming fans, two massive sports stadiums, and memories created that will last a life time and you get the experience that is the Yamaha YZ65 Cup.
The WBR Yamaha Team finished the ProMX championship taking three of the top four positions and all four riders inside the top seven, in the MX3 final standings after the final round of racing was completed yesterday.
Ryder Kingsford battled bravely through the final three rounds to secure a third-place finish in the ProMX MX2 championship after a strong performance at the final rounds of season of the championship.
After 272 racing laps, 16 races and 8 rounds, the points for the premier MX1 class were all locked up in the 2024 ProMX Championship with a countback required to determine the championship winner.
WBR Yamaha racer, Koby Hantis, will enter the final weekend of racing in the MX3 division of the ProMX Championship as the hunter, just three points behind the championship leader and ready to lay it on the line next weekend.
A crash in the first turn of moto one at round seven of the ProMX at MX Farm in Gympie has proven costly for Jed Beaton and his MX1 championship aspirations but where there is hope, there is life and Beaton will come out all guns blazing at the final round.
Yamaha is excited to announce the 2025 WaveRunner lineup, headlined by the completely new, designed from the ground up, JetBlaster Series.
Yamaha Motor Australia’s Corporate Branding and Marine Academy teams recently participated in a clean-up event organised by YMA’s Rightwaters partner Seabin™. The event was part of a Plastic-free July, a global movement to mobilise millions of people worldwide to be part of the solution to plastic pollution. The event also aligned with the Staff Environmental Protection Initiative recently launche
Yamaha Motor announces that it will begin using low-carbon, recycled steel sheets produced in electric furnaces as a raw material for the packaging frames used to ship motorcycles, and will be gradually expanding the scope of use of the material going forward. This is the first time in Japan that steel sheets from electric furnaces have been used for packaging frames for motorcycles (according to
One of Australia’s highest credentialed supercross racers, Matt Moss, will join the CDR Yamaha Monster Energy Team for the 2024 Australian Supercross Championship, starting on October 12.
The Capel 200 Trail Bike Rally is the largest recreational, non-competitive trail riding event in WA. The event brings together riders of all ages, genders and abilities and runs over an approved 70km loop of pre-marked course through the Capel and Jarrahwood area of South West WA, using a combination of existing 4WD tracks, trails and firebreaks.