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  • Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP are #InItToWinIt in 2021

    Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP are #InItToWinIt in 2021

    February 16, 2021 – The Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP team broadcast a virtual reality team presentation to officially open their 2021 campaign. The launch event’s theme #InItToWinIt echoes the mindset of a team spearheaded by two young and competitive riders, Maverick Viñales and Fabio Quartararo, ahead of the 2021 MotoGP World Championship kick-off in Qatar in March.
    With this year markin

  • Solving Societal Issues with Unmanned Solutions   Yamaha Motor Newsletter (Feb. 8, 2021 No. 84)

    Solving Societal Issues with Unmanned Solutions Yamaha Motor Newsletter (Feb. 8, 2021 No. 84)

    Today, Yamaha Motor is actively developing unmanned solutions to address a range of societal issues. Our strengths in this field stem from the record of results we forged from engaging in the personal mobility business as well as robotics from the late 1970s, and the considerable technological know-how acquired along the way.
    At present, the labor shortages seen in the agricultural secto

  • Motorcycle R&D That Sparked a Study of VR-Induced Motion Sickness   Yamaha Motor Newsletter (Jan. 18, 2021 No. 83)

    Motorcycle R&D That Sparked a Study of VR-Induced Motion Sickness Yamaha Motor Newsletter (Jan. 18, 2021 No. 83)

    Thanks to advances in virtual reality technology, today we are seeing its use spread to various fields, from day-to-day life to commerce and industry. However, this greater use of virtual reality (VR) equipment and headsets has also resulted in many reports of people suffering afterwards from symptoms similar to car-induced motion sickness. This has put the brakes on expanding the range of usage

  • Craftsmanship Permeating Our Production Workplaces   Yamaha Motor Newsletter (Dec 8, 2020 No. 82)

    Craftsmanship Permeating Our Production Workplaces Yamaha Motor Newsletter (Dec 8, 2020 No. 82)

    At Yamaha Motor’s manufacturing and production sites, we revel in the challenge to create ever more beautiful and higher quality products as well as relish the search for real improvements and greater advances. We value our workplace culture that blends tradition with innovation, and see that our hard-won skills and proven technologies are handed down to the next generation.
    Underpinning

  • Cal Crutchlow Joins Yamaha as Official MotoGP Test Rider

    November 16, 2020—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. and Yamaha Motor Racing are delighted to welcome Cal Crutchlow back to the Yamaha family. The popular MotoGP star will join the Yamaha Factory Racing Test Team programme taking on the role of Official MotoGP Test Rider for the 2021 season.
    Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. and Yamaha Motor Racing are delighted to announce that experienced and successful MotoGP

  • Kohta Nozane Wins Career-First All Japan JSB1000 Title

    Kohta Nozane Wins Career-First All Japan JSB1000 Title

    November 2, 2020—This weekend’s MFJ Grand Prix at Suzuka Circuit marked the final round of the 2020 All Japan Road Race Championship season, and the Yamaha Factory Racing Team’s Kohta Nozane took 2nd in Race 1 on his YZF-R1 to clinch his first-ever JSB1000 championship crown, sealing the third consecutive title for Yamaha in the class following Katsuyuki Nakasuga’s 2018 and 2019 titles. With th

  • Yamaha Announces 2021 Supercross and Motocross Teams

    Yamaha Announces 2021 Supercross and Motocross Teams

    October 19, 2020—Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA (YMUS), is pleased to announce a three-year partnership with the Monster Energy Star Yamaha Racing team to field their campaign in both the 450 and 250 classes of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross and Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championships. The Monster Energy Star Yamaha Racing 450 team will be spearheaded by Aaron Plessinger and newly-crowned 2020

  • Yamaha Confirms Exciting Young Rider Line-Up for 2021 WorldSBK Campaign

    October 12, 2020—Yamaha Motor Europe is delighted to confirm that the reigning FIM Supersport World Champion Andrea Locatelli will join Toprak Razgatlıoğlu at the Pata Yamaha WorldSBK Official Team for the 2021 FIM Superbike World Championship campaign. With Garrett Gerloff remaining at the GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Junior Team for 2021, where he will be joined by Japanese ace Kohta Nozane, it means

  • Dylan Ferrandis Wins First 250MX Title to Make It Two for 2020

    Dylan Ferrandis Wins First 250MX Title to Make It Two for 2020

    October 12, 2020—On October 10, 2020, at Round 9, the final round of the AMA Motocross Championship held at Fox Raceway in Pala, California, the Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing team’s Dylan Ferrandis, who competed in this season’s 250MX class on the YZ250F, took 2nd/5th for 3rd overall in the event to win his first ever AMA Motocross championship title. It was his second title of the year aft

  • ​Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. Signs 2021 Contract Renewal with Valentino Rossi

    September 27, 2020 –Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has signed a one-year renewal agreement with Grand Prix racing legend Valentino Rossi. Fans all over the world will be delighted to know that the nine-time World Champion will be participating in the 2021 MotoGP World Championship as a fully supported Factory Yamaha rider for the PETRONAS Yamaha Sepang Racing Team.
    Due to

  • #1 Dylan Ferrandis

    Dylan Ferrandis Wins Back-to-Back 250SX West Titles for Yamaha AMA Championship Three-peat

    June 23, 2020—On June 21, 2020 at the final round of the AMA 250SX West Championship held in Salt Lake City, Utah, Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing’s Dylan Ferrandis finished 4th aboard his #1 plated YZ250F to clinch the 2020 championship for back-to-back titles. With Aaron Plessinger’s 2018 championship win, this marked a third consecutive title for Yamaha in the class.
    The AMA Supercro

  • #StayHome Diversions for Fun and Fitness   Yamaha Motor Newsletter (May 26, 2020 No. 81)

    #StayHome Diversions for Fun and Fitness Yamaha Motor Newsletter (May 26, 2020 No. 81)

    Around the world today, the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has drastically affected people’s lives and brought illness and even death to countless victims. To stem the spread of the disease, numerous countries have asked or required people to stay home and avoid going out as much as possible.
    However, this unprecedented restriction of people’s freedom to go about their daily lives can defi

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