Yamaha Archives - Bike Review https://bikereview.com.au/category/by-brand/yamaha/ Motorcycle reviews, Product reviews, News, Features, by leading experts. Fri, 31 May 2024 04:28:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.4 https://bikereview.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/cropped-favico.fw_-32x32.png Yamaha Archives - Bike Review https://bikereview.com.au/category/by-brand/yamaha/ 32 32 Throwback Thursday | Exactweld Yamaha TZ250 GP Racer https://bikereview.com.au/throwback-thursday-exactweld-yamaha-tz250-gp-racer/ https://bikereview.com.au/throwback-thursday-exactweld-yamaha-tz250-gp-racer/#respond Thu, 30 May 2024 03:00:27 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=135450 The current globalisation of road racing means that, in almost every country of the world, in every class, the same identikit array of Supersomethings line up on the grid to

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]]> https://bikereview.com.au/throwback-thursday-exactweld-yamaha-tz250-gp-racer/feed/ 0 Two-Stroke Tuesday | Three Dream 500s… V-Due, Suter, Costin https://bikereview.com.au/two-stroke-tuesday-three-dream-500s-v-due-suter-costin/ https://bikereview.com.au/two-stroke-tuesday-three-dream-500s-v-due-suter-costin/#respond Tue, 21 May 2024 03:15:51 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=131627 We have a triple treat for you this Two-Stroke Tuesday! Over the years we’ve featured hundreds of strokers here on BikeReview, and back in our Rapid Bikes days. Aside from

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]]> https://bikereview.com.au/two-stroke-tuesday-three-dream-500s-v-due-suter-costin/feed/ 0 Two-Stroke Tuesday | The Maxton Dugdale TZ385 Story https://bikereview.com.au/135392-2/ https://bikereview.com.au/135392-2/#respond Mon, 13 May 2024 20:30:27 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=135392 Fifty years ago this year, 1974, saw a momentous transition in 500GP racing, marking the last time a four-stroke – meaning MV Agusta, courtesy of the late Phil Read –

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]]> https://bikereview.com.au/135392-2/feed/ 0 1974 Maxton Dugdale Yamaha TZ385 racer test | Throwback Thursday https://bikereview.com.au/1974-maxton-dugdale-yamaha-tz385-racer-test-throwback-thursday/ https://bikereview.com.au/1974-maxton-dugdale-yamaha-tz385-racer-test-throwback-thursday/#respond Thu, 09 May 2024 02:42:04 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=135388 Back in the days before anyone dreamed Yamaha two-strokes would be venerated as prized collectables, the Dugdale Maxton Yamaha TZ385, that 50 years ago this year took Charlie Williams to

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]]> https://bikereview.com.au/1974-maxton-dugdale-yamaha-tz385-racer-test-throwback-thursday/feed/ 0 Used Ride 2014 Nakedbike Shootout | Six of the Best a Decade On https://bikereview.com.au/used-ride-2014-nakedbike-shootout-six-of-the-best-a-decade-on/ https://bikereview.com.au/used-ride-2014-nakedbike-shootout-six-of-the-best-a-decade-on/#respond Thu, 25 Apr 2024 05:00:23 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=134983 Exactly a decade ago we headed up to The Farm, a magical 22-corner near 6km ribbon of tarmac that we used for over a decade, and put the best six

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]]> https://bikereview.com.au/used-ride-2014-nakedbike-shootout-six-of-the-best-a-decade-on/feed/ 0 Used Ride 2014 Yamaha MT-07 | 10-Years On, Throwback Thursday https://bikereview.com.au/used-ride-2014-yamaha-mt-07-10-years-on-throwback-thursday/ https://bikereview.com.au/used-ride-2014-yamaha-mt-07-10-years-on-throwback-thursday/#respond Thu, 04 Apr 2024 00:41:11 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=133846 The Yamaha MT-07 arrived here 10-years ago. It’d originally been designed specifically for the Australian & NZ markets and like it’s larger sibling the MT-09, had been designed for rideability

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]]> https://bikereview.com.au/used-ride-2014-yamaha-mt-07-10-years-on-throwback-thursday/feed/ 0 Yamaha WR450F Review | 2024 Model Launch Test https://bikereview.com.au/yamaha-wr450f-review-2024-model-launch-test/ https://bikereview.com.au/yamaha-wr450f-review-2024-model-launch-test/#respond Tue, 19 Mar 2024 05:28:24 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=132048 BikeReview recently attended the Australian launch of the heavily revised Yamaha WR450F. The 2024 WR450F has come out with a complete overhaul. With a new engine, chassis and ergonomics, the

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]]> https://bikereview.com.au/yamaha-wr450f-review-2024-model-launch-test/feed/ 0 YZR500 Yamaha | Rainey Replica, Two-Stroke Tuesday https://bikereview.com.au/wayne-rainey-1990-marlborough-yamaha-yzr500/ https://bikereview.com.au/wayne-rainey-1990-marlborough-yamaha-yzr500/#respond Mon, 19 Feb 2024 19:00:46 +0000 http://bikereview.com.au/?p=1866 Two-stroke Tuesday time! Any readers over the age of 35-should have fond memories of watching Wayne Rainey make his magic happen on the best looking 500cc Grand Prix bike ever

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]]> https://bikereview.com.au/wayne-rainey-1990-marlborough-yamaha-yzr500/feed/ 0 Two-Stroke Tuesday: Video – Resto & Ride, 1989 Yamaha TZR250 3MA Reverse-Cylinder https://bikereview.com.au/throwback-thursday-video-resto-ride-1989-yamaha-tzr2503ma-reverse-cylinder/ https://bikereview.com.au/throwback-thursday-video-resto-ride-1989-yamaha-tzr2503ma-reverse-cylinder/#respond Mon, 29 Jan 2024 21:00:33 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=66763 Darren bought this TZR250 3MA as a blown up sight unseen import late 2019. The 1989 model is the most sought-after TZR and the most YZR250-like of any TZR. With

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]]> https://bikereview.com.au/throwback-thursday-video-resto-ride-1989-yamaha-tzr2503ma-reverse-cylinder/feed/ 0 Video Review: 2023 Yamaha Ténéré 700 World Raid https://bikereview.com.au/video-review-2023-yamaha-tenere-700-world-raid/ https://bikereview.com.au/video-review-2023-yamaha-tenere-700-world-raid/#respond Sat, 27 Jan 2024 22:00:36 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=131123 If you’re after one of the most off-road capable adventure machines to ever grace the mass-produced market, look no further. Yamaha Australia has finally presented to the Aussie public their

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