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“I loved that he showed up with a $200 guitar… It’s humble”: Timothée Chalamet learned to play guitar for his Oscar-nominated role in Bob Dylan biopic on a beginner Yamaha acoustic

Gibson supplied the period-correct acoustics for the movie but as Chalamet's guitar coach Larry Saltzman reveals, the star of A Complete Unknown bought himself a proper beginner's guitar

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What's Wrong With This Picture-Perfect '90s Yamaha Dirt Bike?

If you're reading this piece, then I'm going to guess you've seen the still image of the pristine, almost showroom-perfect-looking 1994 Yamaha XT250 up top. It's probably why you're here, right? Don't worry, it's why I'm here, too. Because it's just SO GOOD.

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Quartararo: Yamaha made bigger gains over the winter than in previous five years

Fabio Quartararo believes Yamaha's MotoGP squad delivered a bigger step in performance over the winter break than it did in the five previous seasons combined.

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Alex Marquez leads Bagnaia as Sepang MotoGP test concludes

Alex Marquez led the way on the third and final day of the Sepang MotoGP test, as Ducati riders occupied four of the top five spots in the classification.

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Yamaha Has Made a Million R15 Sportbikes, They're Still Not Coming To the US

I love small-displacement motorcycles, particularly sportbikes. They may not make sense to a lot of people since the very essence of a sportbike is about going fast. But not small sportbikes. They’re fun, easy to ride, and look like miniature versions of their top-tier siblings.

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Morbidelli leads Quartararo on Day 2 of Sepang MotoGP test

VR46’s new recruit Franco Morbidelli set the pace on the second day of the Sepang MotoGP test, leading Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo.

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One-Of-One Yamaha TMAX XX Will Change the Way You Think About Scooters

Custom motorcycles are cool for a whole number of reasons. For one, they’re all about self-expression—rolling pieces of art that blend craftsmanship, performance, and attitude. It doesn’t really matter if it’s a café racer crafted from a Triumph Thruxton, a retro-inspired roadster like the Royal Enfield Interceptor, or a high-performance…

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Quartararo fastest on first day of Sepang MotoGP test, Martin crashes

Fabio Quartararo set the quickest time on the opening day of the Sepang MotoGP test, while Jorge Martin suffered a huge crash on the Aprilia and was taken to hospital.

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Could Yamaha’s FZ-S Hybrid Point To More Mainstream Hybrid Motorcycles?

Manufacturers are scrambling to make bikes more efficient, as lowering emissions while pumping out more performance is the name of the game. This is especially true now, given the rising cost of fuel and stricter emissions regulations pretty much all over the world. At least, everywhere else apart from the…

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Honda Represents 40 Percent Of the Entire World's Motorcycle Market

There are some seriously big names in the motorcycle world that everyone pretty much knew from the start, and will more than likely outlive today’s generation of riders. You know, the likes of Yamaha, Ducati, and BMW. But as big as these names become, none of them are quite as…

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MotoGP Sepang test: Schedule, riders and how to follow

MotoGP will host its first full-fledged pre-season test of 2025 at the Sepang International Circuit outside Kuala Lumpur on 5-7 February.

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Toyota Once Faked the LFA's V-10 Sound in a Regular Car

Toyota's naturally aspirated V-10 from the LFA was a one-and-done affair since the 4.8-liter engine was sadly never used in another model. However, at one point, the sweet music made by the 1LR-GUE, co-developed with Yamaha, was baked into a normal car. It was more of an experiment to discover…

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The mistake Yamaha can't afford to repeat with its satellite MotoGP deal

Japanese culture is marked by tradition, and this is perfectly palpable in MotoGP, where Yamaha and Honda have resisted as much as they could before surrendering to the cruellest evidence and concluding that their methods, infallible until just over five years ago, have become completely obsolete. Neither of them managed…

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These Vintage Yamaha Dirt Bikes Sat For Over 20 Years, Can They Run?

Arguably, at least half the reason that motorcycle people find ourselves drawn to bikes is their stories. If a bike has a good story, chances are excellent that we want to hear it. And if it's a vintage bike, maybe some small-to-large part of us longs to make ourselves a…

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Yamaha’s NEO'S Core EV Unlocks Urban Mobility, Now Bring It to the US

This is going to sound shameful, but I'm not a fan of using public transport, generally. Well, specifically, I hate taking city buses in Ireland. They're rarely on time, you never know what kind of incident could happen—they're where I've seen some of the craziest stuff on Irish soil—and it's…

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2025 CFMoto 700MT Wants To Steal Away Customers From Japan’s Big Four

The middleweight ADV class is on fire right now, offering the perfect blend of power, off-road capability, and versatility. On top of many people’s lists are bikes like the Aprilia Tuareg 660 and Yamaha Ténéré 700, both proving their off-road mettle in some seriously challenging conditions—whether in the Africa Eco…

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Quartararo tops MotoGP’s Sepang shakedown test for Yamaha

Factory Yamaha rider Fabio Quartararo topped the times in this week’s MotoGP shakedown test at Sepang with a last-minute flier.

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Yamaha and Pramac unveil 2025 MotoGP bikes in Kuala Lumpur

Yamaha and Pramac have revealed their 2025 MotoGP bikes to the public for the first time at a joint event in Malaysia on Friday.

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I Can't Stop Staring At This Sweet New Yamaha Paint Option

When it comes to retro modern motorcycle designs, it's hard to fault Yamaha's takes in recent years. Sure, I might still be a little salty that we don't get the XSR900GP in the US, but that's only because it's absolutely glorious in terms of styling, and I also think they'd…

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Yamaha's 'Whitetail Diaries' is a Slept On Hunting Show

The hunting world is a weird place most of the time, but it's especially true on YouTube. With so much of the space occupied by professional hunters, hunters hocking branded products that don't work, legit poachers who somehow still have a following, and those lucky folks who get Once-in-a-Lifetime tags…

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Dovizioso to join Yamaha for Sepang shakedown test

Yamaha will be able to count on the experience of 15-time MotoGP race winner Andrea Dovizioso in this week’s shakedown test at the Sepang Circuit in Malaysia.

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What’s changed at Rossi’s VR46 team after new Ducati deal?

VR46 has explained how it is already seeing the impact of its new deal with Ducati in MotoGP.

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Praise Be, Kawasaki Will Revive the 2-Stroke Dirt Bike!

It was a dark day when Kawasaki discontinued the 2-stroke back in 2007. I cried. Our writers cried. The world cried. Collectively, we bemoaned Team Green killing our favorite brappy-bois, though we understood that it's hard to build an environmentally neutral 2-stroke and make a profit. Plus, 4-strokes are just so…

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Alpine becomes Pramac's main partner in MotoGP

Alpine has confirmed it will team up with the Pramac MotoGP squad for the 2025 season, becoming the Italian outfit’s "main partner".

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Marquez: Dangerous to think Ducati will continue dominating MotoGP

New Ducati signing Marc Marquez believes it will be “dangerous” to assume the Borgo Panigale marque will remain the benchmark in MotoGP for 2025 and beyond.

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