The Yamaha RD was introduced as a road bike way back in 1972, taking its heritage straight from the racetrack, and then in 1980 the LC version was born, becoming …
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Despite testing the latest and greatest technologically packed motorcycles, it’s no secret that we have an unhealthy obsession with any bike that smokes and the Yamaha RDLC is close to …
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I was never really happy with the fuelling of my RD350LC, which was featured earlier in the year, and the reason I never bothered too much with jetting, was I …
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Europe was going through dramatic changes with their motorcycle manufacturing in 1973, Japan had well and truly proved that they could match and best the bikes of the Western world. …
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When Ducati tuning guru Bob Brown approached Kevin Magee in 1982, neither of the larger than life personalities had any idea what their meeting would lead to. The tuning skills …
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It was a picture of Kenny Roberts Snr on the black and yellow Yamaha. I don’t reckon I ever walked past that poster without stopping to look at it. Nobody …
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Decades on from his tragic death back in 1995, Kiwi visionary John Britten’s spirit of two-wheeled engineering self-sufficiency lives on. But it’s on the other side of the Tasman Sea …
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Yamaha Australia have been on the ground mingling with their customers. XSR-owning YMA staff were excited to join the first Sydney ride for the sport heritage model owners, an event …
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It’s been a quite a while since I have changed up my road kit, there is no way I was saying no to Cassons decking me out in some of …
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It has retro looks but there is nothing retro about the tech on the 2022 Yamaha XSR900! The heart, frame and suspension from the MT-09 with the electronics of the …
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