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11 February 2018

2018 Yamaha Tracer 700 review

Nobody ever really thought about doing an entry-level middleweight sport tourer but given what an overachiever the MT-07 is, and the $18k cost of the Tracer 900, Yamaha figured why not a Tracer 700? It’s not often that a company creates a sport-tourer using a 655cc engine, but that’s exactly what Yamaha has done, using the MT-07 LAMS bike as
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15 November 2016
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2016 Yamaha XSR700 review

Two years ago Yamaha’s MT-07 was the standout new entrant, and our BOTY. Now a retro machine arrives based on the same mechanicals. Is it the real deal?...
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15 July 2016
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2016 Yamaha MT-03 review

In the past couple of years, Yamaha’s Mighty Torque (MT) range has thrown up two Autocar BOTY winners in the MT-07 LAMS machine and the MT-09 Tracer sport-tourer....
6 September 2022
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A pair of race track specials

Aprilia and Yamaha have both launched a pair of track specials, each using technology derived from MotoGP and WSBK programmes. Aprilia is on the rise in MotoGP, with both factory riders now vying for podium positions each race weekend. Aleix Espargaro has already won on the RS-GP at the Argentinian GP and Maverick Vinales achieved his first podium for Aprilia
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26 May 2021
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2020 Yamaha Tricity 300 review

Two wheels good, three wheels better? That’s what Yamaha thinks with its Tricity and Niken offerings. Now there’s an in-betweener, the Tricity 300. Is it Niken junior or Tricity on ‘roids? First there was Tricity, then Niken and now Yamaha has released the Tricity 300, essentially a big luxo version of Tricity, at a half-way house price. Think of the
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28 January 2021
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2020 Yamaha Tenere 700 review

Good things take time, great things seem to take forever. Yamaha’s Tenere 700 has been under development for around five years. Has it been worth the wait? It’s a hot item, the middleweight ADV, but it doesn’t come cheap. Prime examples like the Tiger, F 850 GS and 790 Adventure start at around $23k. Sure, you can buy the likes
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7 June 2019
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2019 Yamaha Niken review

It began with Tricity and now Yamaha has taken the leaning multi-wheel (lmw) concept to the next level. Is this alien weaponry or is it the next big thing in motorcycling? Gaping, gawping, grinning, even pointing. Yamaha’s new Niken is such a novelty that it stops people in their tracks. While three wheelers aren’t new per se, most don’t allow
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