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Rider’s 2021 Motorcycle of the Year

Our first Motorcycle of the Year was awarded to the 1990 BMW K1, and for the past 31 years we’ve limited contenders to current...

Yamaha Unveils 2022 Sportbikes and 60th GP Anniversary Livery

In 1961, Yamaha entered its first World Grand Prix series, finishing in the points in only their second GP race with its 2-stroke RD48...

2021 Yamaha Tracer 9 GT | Top 10 Review

Over three generations, Yamaha’s middleweight sport-tourer has evolved steadily, and like a shapeshifter, it has morphed between three different model names. First came the...

2022 Motorcycle Buyers Guide: New Street Models

This 2022 motorcycle buyers guide highlights new or significantly updated street-legal models available in the U.S. It includes cruisers, sportbikes, retro-styled bikes, scooters, touring...

2021 Motorcycle Buyers Guide: New Street Models

This 2021 motorcycle buyers guide includes new or significantly updated street-legal models available in the U.S. It includes bikes in many categories, including adventure,...

2022 Yamaha YZF-R7 | Video Review

We test the all-new 2022 Yamaha YZF-R7, a 689cc sportbike based on the MT-07 platform. The R7 delivers track-ready performance within reach, with an...

2021 Yamaha MT-07 | Road Test Review

Since its debut in 2015, Yamaha’s MT-07 has been a popular choice thanks to its punchy parallel-twin, aggressive naked styling, and lightweight accessibility. It...

2021 Yamaha Tracer 9 GT | First Look Review

Now in its third generation, Yamaha’s middleweight sport-tourer — now called the Tracer 9 GT — is new from the ground up. It has...

2022 Yamaha YZF-R7 | First Ride Review

What’s a rider to do if they want a supersport bike, but they don’t have the funds for a true race replica like the...

2022 Yamaha YZF-R7 | First Look Review

When Yamaha launched the MT-07 for 2015, it was hoping to build on the success of its MT-09, a rowdy sport standard powered by...

2021 Yamaha MT-09 | Video Review

We review the 2021 Yamaha MT-09! Since its launch in 2014, the MT-09 has become a fan favorite, thanks to its rip-roaring CP3 in-line...

2021 Yamaha Ténéré 700 | Long-Term Ride Review (Part 1)

Mileage: 3,688MSRP: $9,999Accessories: $1,464.99 (new); $3,334.92 (total) As reported in my 2021 Yamaha Ténéré 700 Tour Test Review, Yamaha’s latest ADV is an exceptional machine...

2021 Yamaha MT-09 | First Ride Review

Yamaha’s tuning fork was nearly pitch-perfect when it released the MT-09 in 2014. With its brilliant CP3 in-line triple leading the chorus of torque, agility and value, Yamaha’s upright sportbike has resonated...

2021 Yamaha Ténéré 700 | Tour Test Review

Based on Kevin Wing’s first ride on the all-new 2021 Yamaha Ténéré 700, I knew the T7 worked quite well, wherever one chooses to...

2021 Yamaha MT-07 | First Look Review

Since its launch in 2014, the Yamaha MT-07 has been quite the crowd-pleaser in the naked middleweight class, thanks to its wonderfully tractable yet...

2021 Yamaha MT-09 | First Look Review

The Yamaha MT-09 has been a naked-bike segment favorite ever since it first came on the scene in 2014. With its affordable MSRP and...

2021 Yamaha Ténéré 700 | Video Review

When the Yamaha T7 was announced, it immediately became one of the highly anticipated motorcycles in the ADV class. In this video review, we...

2020 Yamaha WR250F vs WR250R | Comparison Test

Life is so simple when you’re young. As teens and 20-somethings we thought nothing of loading up our dirt bikes, gas cans, firewood, chili,...

2020 BMW F 900 XR vs. Yamaha Tracer 900 GT Comparison Test

Motorcycles that start out as naked or standard models often inspire their manufacturers to build a complementary touring, sport-touring or sport-adventure version before very...

2021 Yamaha Ténéré 700 | First Ride Review

As the ADV market has been trending toward middleweight machines, perhaps the most anticipated new bike after KTM’s 790 Adventure is Yamaha’s 2021 Ténéré 700,...

2020 Yamaha MT-03 | Video Review

Take a ride with us on the new-for-2020 Yamaha MT-03 "hyper naked" sportbike in this brief riding review. Yamaha's highly anticipated MT-03 is the...

2020 BMW F 900 XR vs Yamaha Tracer 900 GT | Video Review

Get a side-by-side comparison of the 2020 BMW F 900XR and 2020 Yamaha Tracer 900 GT adventure-sport touring bikes. Both of these middleweight sport-touring...

Retrospective: 1977-1981 Yamaha DT125 MX

The Japanese were selling a lot of “street-scramblers” in the late 1960s, but these were merely street bikes with upswept pipes. Yamaha, in particular,...

2020 Yamaha MT-03 | First Ride Review

"Though she be but little, she be fierce!" -- William Shakespeare Consider for a moment that the best-selling Yamaha motorcycles for the past several years...

2020 Yamaha MT-03 | First Look Review

Yamaha’s MT line of naked sportbikes—the MT-07, MT-09 and MT-10—have earned heaps of praise from Rider staffers since the MT-09 (formerly FZ-09) debuted for...

2020 Guide to New Street Motorcycles

This handy guide includes all new or significantly updated street-legal motorcycles for the 2020 model year (plus sneak peeks at a few 2021 models)....

2020 Yamaha YZF-R1 and YZF-R1M | First Look Review

Yamaha has taken the wraps off its latest-generation flagship sportbikes, the 2020 YZF-R1 and the track-ready YZF-R1M, with both featuring refinements to their CP4...

Re-Cycling: 1992-1998 Yamaha XJ600 Seca II

You probably wouldn’t think that new riders looking for a cheap and unintimidating starter bike would have much in common with budget-minded veterans who...

2019 Yamaha Niken GT | Video Review

After the success of the Niken, the world’s first production Leaning Multi-Wheeled motorcycle introduced last year, Yamaha has launched a sport-touring version called the...

2019 Yamaha Tracer 900 GT | Long-Term Ride Review

MSRP $15,087 (as tested) Mileage: 7,280 Last September I participated in the Three Flags Classic, an endurance ride from Mexico to Canada totaling more than 5,000...

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