It surprises many people when they are told that Yamaha started way back in the late 19th century as a maker of musical instruments. Yamaha Motors, the motorcycle division of the company, was spun out ...

Yamaha has been building motorcycles for over half a century. The company built its first-ever motorcycle, the YA-1, in 1955, the same year that Yamaha Motor Co. split from the original Yamaha ...

The roots of the Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. stretch back to the 19th century when a talented craftsman named Torakusu Yamaha sought to make a Japanese-built reed organ that could compete with the Western ...

Luke started working as a Freelance Writer for HotCars in 2020. After three years, he moved to a more permanent role with the TopSpeed motorcycle content team as a Journalist. Yamaha has evolved into ...

The 2024 Yamaha YZF-R1M is a pinnacle of Yamaha’s engineering, marrying high performance with cutting-edge technology and design. This motorcycle is powered by a 998cc liquid-cooled engine, boasting ...

The Japan Mobility Show – which brings together major automakers to show off their upcoming vehicles in Tokyo each year – is still a couple of weeks away. Thankfully, we don't have to wait until then ...

I grew up hearing older riders talk about the 1970s as the Golden Era of Japanese motorcycles, and Yamaha was right at the center of that conversation. When I look back at that decade now, five Yamaha ...