Archive for the 'Yamaha' Category

Tokyo Motor Show 2009: Yamaha Super Tenere doesn’t panic, always knows where its towel is

Yamaha looks to have channeled a bit of BMW with the Super Tenere concept bike that’s currently being displayed at the Tokyo Motor Show. Like the Bavarian automaker’s Gina concept, the Super Tenere eschews traditional bodywork for a fabric covering supported by some kind of internal skeletal structure. Naturally, the expected production version for […]

Saturday, October 24th, 2009

Review: Yamaha FZ6R arrives as a rational sportbike

Before even throwing a leg over the new 2009 Yamaha FZ6R, we couldn’t help but think that this bike fits neatly into the burgeoning entry-level sportbike category and is just the kind of motorcycle that most Americans would be better off purchasing than a bike from the more popular supersport category. Generally speaking, though […]

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009