
Josh Hayes dominated AMA Pro SuperBike practice and provisional qualifying in cool, windy conditions Thursday at Daytona International Speedway. The three-time premier-class title-winner lapped the 2.90-mile "short" course in 1 minute, 37.746 seconds, .639 seconds quicker than his best time in...
AMA Pro Racing Press Release: When the GEICO Motorcycle AMA Pro Road Racing competitors arrived at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca to share the spotlight with the MotoGP World Championship at the 2013 Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix, the AMA Pro SuperBike title fight was essentially starting fresh to kick...
Times have been hard for motorcycle manufacturers and, up until recently, new models scarce. Now it's time to begin again, and Yamaha is doing it in a big way with a revolutionary new YZF-R1 and limited-production YZF-R1M. The first wave of motorcycle electronics came from Europe, but the second...
If you're looking for insight into the 2015 Yamaha YZF-R1 and its limited-edition sibling, the YZF-R1M, you needn't look far. Four-time AMA Pro SuperBike Champion Josh Hayes played a collaborative role with nine-time world champion Valentino Rossi in the development of Yamaha's latest Open-class...
MD has Ed Sorbo, an experienced racer and suspension tuning expert, attending the 2015 R1 launch in Sydney, Australia this week. In addition to some sightseeing and street riding, MD will test the bike at Eastern Creek International Raceway later today (it is currently Friday morning in Sydney)....
Editor Score:94.5% Engine 20.0/20 Suspension/Handling 14.0/15 Transmission/Clutch 9.5/10 Brakes 9.5/10 Instruments/Controls 5.0/5 Ergonomics/Comfort 9.0/10 Appearance/Quality 9.5/10 Desirability 10.0/10 Value 8.0/10 Overall Score 94.5/100 Cresting the hill coming onto the front straight at...
Iconic R1 Begins New Era As Yamaha Introduces The 2015 YZF-R1 And YZF-R1M Cypress, CA - November 3, 2014 - When the Yamaha YZF-R1 debuted in 1998, it was called a "game-changer." The term "R1" entered the motorcycle lexicon and became synonymous with the pinnacle of Superbike performance and...