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Yamalube YART Yamaha EWC Official Team Aiming for First Podium and Back-to-Back Titles at 45th “Coca-Cola” Suzuka 8 Hours

Yamalube YART Yamaha EWC Official Team Aiming for First Podium and Back-to-Back Titles at 45th “Coca-Cola” Suzuka 8 Hours

June 10, 2024—Yamaha Motor Co, Ltd. is proud to announce that the Yamalube YART Yamaha EWC Official Team that currently competes in the Endurance World Championship (EWC) will participate in the 45th "Coca-Cola" Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Road Race between Friday, July 19 and Sunday, July 21, 2024 as Yamaha’s top team in the event.
In addition to providing technical support for the YZF-R1, Yamah

Katsuyuki Nakasuga Defends Title with 9th All Japan JSB1000 Championship Win

Katsuyuki Nakasuga Defends Title with 9th All Japan JSB1000 Championship Win

November 5, 2019—The final round of the All Japan Road Race Championship was held at Suzuka Circuit in Mie Prefecture on November 3, 2019 as the 51st Motorcycle Federation of Japan Grand Prix (MFJGP). In the premier JSB1000 class, the Yamaha Factory Racing Team’s Katsuyuki Nakasuga rode his YZF-R1 to victory in Race 1 and finished 2nd in Race 2 to seal a second consecutive title win and bring h

YZF-R1M (2020 Europe Specifications)

Yamaha Motor Launches 2020 YZF-R1 and YZF-R1M in Europe　- Supersport Flagship Models with Further Advanced and Enhanced Track Performance -

IWATA, July 17, 2019 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) today announced that the updated supersport YZF-R1 and premium YZF-R1M models will be released from September 2019 for Europe. Both models are powered by liquid-cooled, 4-stroke, 4-valve, in-line 4-cylinder 998cm3 engines featuring a crossplane crankshaft.
Launch of the YZF-R1, and the YZF-R1M in Japan is planned from the fall of

YZF-R1 in Special Yamaha TECH21 Livery Unveiled for Factory Team’s 2019 Suzuka 8 Hours Challenge

YZF-R1 in Special Yamaha TECH21 Livery Unveiled for Factory Team’s 2019 Suzuka 8 Hours Challenge

May 23, 2019—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. held a press conference yesterday at the AXIS Gallery in Tokyo, Japan to kick off its Suzuka 8 Hours campaign and announce its team line-ups for this year’s race. Unveiling the factory YZF-R1 for the first time in colours from the Yamaha TECH21 Team that contested the race in 1985, the Yamaha Factory Racing Team will be aiming for a fifth consecutive victory

Katsuyuki Nakasuga Wins 8th All Japan JSB1000 Title and Adds Greater Glory to the YZF-R1’s 20th Anniversary

Katsuyuki Nakasuga Wins 8th All Japan JSB1000 Title and Adds Greater Glory to the YZF-R1’s 20th Anniversary

November 5, 2018—Round 9 of the All Japan Road Race Championship’s JSB1000 class was held at Suzuka Circuit in Mie Prefecture on November 4, 2018. It was a special round, as it marked the 50th holding of the Motorcycle Federation of Japan Grand Prix (MFJGP). The Yamaha Factory Racing Team’s Katsuyuki Nakasuga, who contests the championship aboard a YZF-R1, took 2nd in Race 1 and in doing so sec

Yamaha Factory Racing Team to Enter Round 9 of the 2018 All Japan Road Race Championship Series, the 50th MFJGP, with Special-Color YZF-R1 20th Anniversary Livery

Yamaha Factory Racing Team to Enter Round 9 of the 2018 All Japan Road Race Championship Series, the 50th MFJGP, with Special-Color YZF-R1 20th Anniversary Livery

September 29, 2018—The Yamaha Factory Racing Team will enter Round 9 of the 2018 All Japan Road Race Championship, the 50th MFJGP at Suzuka Circuit in Mie Prefecture on November 3–4 with riders Katsuyuki Nakasuga and Kohta Nozane riding machines sporting special red and white coloring commemorating the YZF-R1’s 20th anniversary.
The Yamaha Factory Racing Team has competed the 2018 All Japa

Katsuyuki Nakasuga to Make Wild Card Entry at the Grand Prix of Japan Aboard a Special Red and White YZR-M1

Katsuyuki Nakasuga to Make Wild Card Entry at the Grand Prix of Japan Aboard a Special Red and White YZR-M1

September 20, 2018—Katsuyuki Nakasuga will make a wild card entry in the Motul Grand Prix of Japan, Round 16 of the 2018 FIM MotoGP World Championship. He will ride a YZR-M1 with the same special anniversary red and white colors that the YZF-R1 sported at the Suzuka 8 Hours this year. He will ride for the Yamalube Yamaha Factory Racing team in the race at the Twin Ring Motegi circuit in Tochigi

Yamaha Aiming for Record Fourth Straight Race Win and Second Consecutive EWC Title at 41st “Coca-Cola” Suzuka 8 Hours

Yamaha Aiming for Record Fourth Straight Race Win and Second Consecutive EWC Title at 41st “Coca-Cola” Suzuka 8 Hours

June 16, 2018—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announced the team line-up for this year’s 41st “Coca-Cola” Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Road Race, set to take place from July 26th - 29th at the legendary Suzuka Circuit in Mie Prefecture, Japan. The Yamaha Factory Racing Team will return to challenge for a record-breaking fourth consecutive Suzuka victory. They will be contesting alongside the Endurance World

Two Factory Yamaha Teams Aim for Third Straight Win at the 40th “Coca-Cola” Suzuka 8 Hours

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. is excited to announce that two Yamaha factory teams will enter this year’s 40th “Coca-Cola” Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Road Race. The Yamaha Factory Racing Team will return to challenge for their third consecutive Suzuka victory alongside full-time Endurance World Championship (EWC) challengers, the factory-supported YART Yamaha Official EWC Team. The legendary event is the f

2017 YZF-R1 (Europe-spec)

Yamaha Motor Wins the 51st Oyamada Memory Prize Weight-Reducing Aluminum, Titanium and Magnesium Parts and Technologies in the YZF-R1

IWATA, November 9, 2016 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) announces that the various weight-reducing technologies used in Yamaha’s sport motorcycles have been awarded the 51st Oyamada Memory Prize by the Japan Institute of Light Metals (JILM). The award was recently presented at a ceremony on November 5, 2016.
Established in 1951 with the aim of promoting the science and technology of light

YZF-R1 (2015 Overseas Model)

Yamaha Motor Wins First “German Design Award” International Design Competition — Flagship YZF-R1 Captures Fourth Design Accolade —

IWATA, October 24, 2016—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that its flagship supersport YZF-R1 model has been selected as the winner of the transportation category of the “German Design Award” competition. This achievement represents Yamaha Motor’s first nomination for this Award, and was selected as a first-time category winner from among over 4,000 entries.
In addition

Yamaha Motor Receives Globally-prestigious “Red Dot Award” for Fifth Year Running - YZF-R1 Also Received Good Design Award and iF Design Award -

Yamaha Motor Receives Globally-prestigious “Red Dot Award” for Fifth Year Running - YZF-R1 Also Received Good Design Award and iF Design Award -

IWATA, March 30, 2016 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that its supersport model, the YZF-R1, has received the internationally-renowned Red Dot Award: Product Design 2016.In addition, the 242 Limited S sports boat, entered for the same prize, received an honorable mention. This honor marks the fifth consecutive year (beginning in 2012) that Yamaha Motor products have recei

Yamaha Motor to Release Two New YZF-R1 Supersport Models in Europe and U.S. ~YZF-R1 & YZF-R1M share lineage with MotoGP machines

Yamaha Motor to Release Two New YZF-R1 Supersport Models in Europe and U.S. ~YZF-R1 & YZF-R1M share lineage with MotoGP machines

IWATA, November 4, 2014 – Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today the planned release of two new supersport flagship models, the YZF-R1 and its high-end counterpart YZF-R1M, first in Europe in early March 2015 and then in North America. Both models feature an entirely new 998cm3 liquid-cooled, in-line four-cylinder engine with crossplane crankshaft.
The all-new 2015 YZF-R1 and YZF-

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