Dutch adventure motorcyclist Sjaak Lucassen will take the trip of a lifetime on one of the fastest sportbikes out there. He’ll ride his modified Yamaha YZF-R1 to the North Pole from Anchorage, Alaska.

When Yamaha's "new" YZF-R1 was unveiled at last year's Milan show, everyone wondered how Yoshikazu Koike and his design team-still under the watchful eye of original R1 Design Chief Kunihiko ...

Not many performance motorcycles can stand up to Yamaha's YZF-R1 – especially when adrenaline and racing history are put to the mix. The YZF-R1 has MotoGP DNA with street-tuned manners and boasts a ...

Yamaha released the first YZF motorcycle in 1998 with the debut of the YZF-R1. Extremely fast for the time, the R1 set a new standard for mid-price-range sports bikes, and the word "superbike" soon ...

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 ...

Every generation of the Yamaha YZF-R1 tells a story of progress, passion, and performance. Its evolution showcases why it continues to be one of the most iconic motorcycles in the world. #yamahayzfr1 ...

Hidden in the middle of the Yamaha 2016 new model presentation was what may be the best performance buy in the company’s lineup: the new YZF-R1S. You may have heard about the all-powerful, ...