Introduced back in 1998, the Yamaha YZF-R1 was the bike to spark the imagination of many riders as the century drew to a close. In those days, the R1 was known as one of the highest power (140 crank ...

The crossplane crankshaft 998cc Inline-Four receives new cam lobe profiles to optimize valve lift and finger-follower rocker arms for more stable valve opening and closing at high rpm. Yamaha also ...

With experience of handling leading global sites like ZigWheels, Punya is an avid motorcyclist who has been in the industry for over half a decade. He is always up for a ride to the canyons or the ...

With experience of handling leading global sites like ZigWheels, Punya is an avid motorcyclist who has been in the industry for over half a decade. He is always up for a ride to the canyons or the ...

Josh Hayes’ four-time AMA Championship-winning R1 must make do with the steel connecting rods it was born with per the AMA rulebook. Plenty of engines use fracture-split connecting rods, but the new ...

In the '90s, Japan's "big four" (Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, and Yamaha) clashed for superbike supremacy, making some of the fastest and wildest superbikes the world had ever seen. Launched in 1998, the ...

Not much was changed in Yamaha’s forthcoming supersport bike, which disappoints R1’s fans worldwide. The 2010 YZF-R1 comes with even less changes than the revised R6, as the only changes made were a ...