A U.S. product planning manager for Yamaha was in Japan last year putting the finishing touches on the Seca 750. He knew that this bike would be competing in the toughest street class in ...

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Three years ago, Yamaha released the first V-twin from Japan, a 750 Virago, followed closely by a bigger 920 version. The public had waited nearly 10 years for a Japanese Vee, and they snapped up ...

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The 1980s were a wild time to be a fan of Japanese motorcycles. All four of the nation’s big motorcycle brands were going all-out to make middleweight motorcycles perform like larger, more powerful ...

The roots of the Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. stretch back to the 19th century when a talented craftsman named Torakusu Yamaha sought to make a Japanese-built reed organ that could compete with the Western ...

Luke started working as a Freelance Writer for HotCars in 2020. After three years, he moved to a more permanent role with the TopSpeed motorcycle content team as a Journalist. Yamaha has evolved into ...