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Lower Yamaha Pricing For 2012

Moby — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 22:08:04 +0000

Some fantastic news from Yamaha – they’re reducing the retail price of some of their best bikes, effective immediately on existing stock and 2012 models. The models affected are:

XT1200Z Super Ténéré – now £11,999

YZF-R1 50WGP – now £12,999

YZF-R1 – now £11,999

Fazer8 ABS – now £7,999

FZ8 50WGP – now £7,499

FZ8 – now £6,999

YZF-R6 50WGP – now £9,499

YZF-R6 – now £8,999

Find out more at the Yamaha UK website.

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Bid For Lorenzo’s YZF-R1

Moby — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 10:27:59 +0000

One visitor at this year’s Motorcycle Live could become the proud owner of the Yamaha R1 machine ridden and signed by Jorge Lorenzo during his parade lap at the 2010 Isle of Man TT. The bike – which was recently ridden from the UK to Spain as part of the Viva Valencia! charity trip by BBC’s Matt Roberts – will be up for grabs in the Riders for Health auction supported by Arai.

The R1 will be one of the star lots in the auction, which will take place at 12.30pm on Sunday 20 November with the help of Arai-sponsored riders Cal Crutchlow, Jonathan Rea and Leon Haslam. Visitors will also have a chance to bid for an exclusive behind-the-scenes experience at the Riders for Health Day of Champions at the 2012 Silverstone MotoGP, including the opportunity to meet and greet top riders from the championship.

Other one-of-a-kind lots will include a ride in the pace car at the Silverstone MotoGP, a signed Mick Doohan replica Arai helmet, signed Arai side pods from Ian Hutchinson and Kevin Schwantz, a signed Rossi cap and a signed canvas print of Crutchlow at the 2011 Misano MotoGP. All proceeds will go to Riders for Health, which makes sure that millions of people in rural communities in Africa have the health care they need by managing and maintaining reliable vehicles for health workers. For more information visit Riders for Health.

The Black Horse Stage, in the Arai Entertainment Zone, will feature a TT takeover, with a themed Q&A hosted by James Whitham and a special Fast Bikes Question of Bikes quiz hosted by Steve Parrish and contested by the TT stars. The racers will also be around all day for fan meet & greets and autograph sessions. TT star Guy Martin won’t make it for TT day but will make an appearance at the show on Sunday 20 November.

The ticket price for Motorcycle Live 2011 is completely all-inclusive, meaning visitors can enjoy everything the show has to offer at no extra cost. Tickets are £16 in advance for adults, £10 for seniors, £6 for children aged 6-16 and kids 5 and underaccompanied by a paying adult go free. Visit the Motorcycle Live website or call 0844 5812345. For the lastest news and updates, visit facebook.com/motorcyclelive or follow @motorcyclelive on Twitter.

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2012 Yamahas Revealed

Moby — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 08:08:39 +0000

Yamaha has released first images of their new 2012 anniversary colour schemes, which sees the iconic ‘speedblock’ graphics making their way on to pretty much the entire range, while the YZF-R1 also gets a bit of a face lift, and a new electronics package which includes traction control.

The R1′s 6-mode Traction Control System

The new TCS constantly monitors sensors in the front and rear wheels, and when any rear wheel spinning is detected the system alerts the ECU which instantaneously adjusts the degree of throttle opening, fuel injection volume and ignition timing. With six settings plus an ‘off’ mode (thank you Yamaha), the R1’s new TCS can be adjusted to suit different riders and conditions.

Optimised ECU

The R1′s ECU has also been remapped, altering the YCC-T (Yamaha Chip Controlled Throttle), as well as the fuel injection volume and the ignition timing, to improve low to mid-range controllability and ‘out-of-the-hole’ performance – which should improve acceleration out of slow corners, and better roll-on acceleration when overtaking.

And there’s more…

The top yoke has been machined to look like the M1′s, and the footrests have been redesigned to give better grip and feel, while the front cowl has received an update to give it ‘a more menacing ‘glare’, and improved aerodynamics. Compared to the existing model, the section beneath the two ‘eyes’ of the headlights has been opened out. The central nose portion of the cowl sits higher than the existing model, and the surfaces either side of the nose portion have been reshaped, as have the end cans to try and reduce the bulky ugliness we’ve been subjected to since 2009.

Whether any of these minor changes are enough to inspire some buying activity is rather questionable – but at least it’s got more to shout about than the R6, which appears to be getting no upgrades at all for 2012 – bar some new colours.

2012 YZF-R6

2012 YZF-R125

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Shaw’s Roland Sands YZF-R1 Special

Moby — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 15:30:46 +0000

Stunning one-off exotic bike test – Shaw’s Roland Sands special

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A-Force Spanks An R1 Around Siracusa

Moby — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 12:34:50 +0000

Whilst on a recent European excursion, Fagan gave us this view of his botty and some onboard laps of Siracusa circuit on an R1.

Click on Alastair’s arse to view the video

Siracusa is one of Pirelli’s test facilities situated in Sicily combining the bumps of Thruxton, and the speed and lack of run-off at the Isle of Man TT course. You need serious kahunas to dominate this place.

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Wallpaper: 2009 R1? Bank On It!

Moby — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 10:00:00 +0000

What size do you want:

800 x 600, 1024 x 768, 1280 x 1024

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