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Yamaha’s Self-Balancing Motoroid 2 Bike Is Strange, Mesmerizing, and Futuristic
Yamaha's Motoroid 2 is a futuristic, self-balancing electric motorcycle that pushes the boundaries of human-machine interaction. It's a peculiar beast with a hub-driven rear wheel mounted on a swiveling swingarm, allowing the bike to tilt independently. The active mass center control system (AMCES) pairs this movement with the battery box,…
The Best Affordable Motorcycles You Can Buy, From $1,800 to $8,900
Whether you're a veteran rider or a beginner motorcyclist, you shouldn't let price tags get in the way of enjoying a great motorcycle ride when the highways, country backroads, and urban streets beckon. Concerns that a good motorcycle is too expensive are gravely misguided. There are a slew of great…
Yamaha YH-5000SE Luxury Headphone
Yamaha has taken the luxury hi-fi game to a whole new level with their latest release: the YH-5000SE luxury headphones. These over-ear headphones are both rugged and subtle with a magnesium-machined frame and a soft two-layer headband. The entire headset only clocks in at about 11 ounces. Plus, if you…
The Best Touring Motorcycles for Road Trips
The summer isn't over just yet, so there's still ample time for a road trip... on two wheels. Even with current stratospheric gas prices, there's still nothing like an open-road motorcycle road trip to escape the rigors and monotony of work, free the mind, and take in the scenic routes…
Yamaha Design Lab TurnT Turns Your Smartphone Into a Record Player
While streaming continues to be the dominant music listening platform, there has been a significant uptick in physical audio purchases. Most notably in vinyl sales but CDs and even cassette tapes have seen a resurgence in recent years. Whether it's a wave of nostalgia or an appreciation for the physical…
The 10 Best Motorcycles for Beginners
The turning of the weather means the motorcycling season has kicked in. Motorcycling is truly liberating, and just because most folks are intimidated by the notion of cruising down the highway on two wheels with no crumple zone, airbags, or metal surrounding them doesn't mean it's not a worthy skill…
Yamaha EMF Electric Scooter
More of a moped than a scooter, the EMF is a joint effort between Yamaha and Taiwanese firm Gogoro. The EMF uses Gogoro's swappable battery tech, and the body of the scooter is slicker than most mopeds you've seen. The angular and stealthy two-wheeler has stacked LED headlights, a big…
Deus Ex Machina Yamaha Ténéré 700
The Yamaha Ténéré 700 is a great adventure bike that hits the model line's middle sweet spot. The folks at famed Deus Ex Machina developed their own version of the Ténéré 700 for its annual Swank Rally during Wheels & Waves recently. And they created one that looks Dakar Rally-ready.…
Ellaspede Scrambled Yamaha TTR250 ‘Blue Thunder’ Custom Motorcycle Build
The end of the aughts Yamaha TTR250 Motorcycle is a small-bore dual-sport bike that's as reliable and efficient as it is, well, if we're being honest, unassuming and otherwise boring. This is most certainly not the case with the Ellaspede Scrambled Yamaha TTR250 'Blue Thunder' Custom Motorcycle Build. Once the…
Studio Motor Yamaha XS650 ‘The Skinny’
Indonesia’s Studio Motor has created a truly special vintage-style Speedway bike based on a midsize 1980 Yamaha XS650 cruiser. ‘The Skinny’ is inspired from drifting oval-track racers, and it looks like it came straight from the early 20th century when this type of racing circuit was popular in New Zealand…
Yamaha Ténéré 700 Rally Edition
Named after a desert region in the south-central Sahara, the Ténéré is a dual-sport legend since 1983. The new 700 Rally Edition pays homage to the Yamaha factory bikes raced by Paris-Dakar ridersJean-Claude Olivier and Serge Bacou. The special edition bike gets a 72 horsepower parallel-twin engine, a lightweight double…
AMP Motorcycles Yamaha WR400 “The Edge”
This dirt bike turned bona fide flat tracker is known as "The Edge" (no relation to U2's guitarist). The German father and son custom bike shop team of Michael and Allen Posenauertook a Yamaha WR400 F Enduro and eliminated the bodywork, replacing it with hand-crafted and straight-edged aluminum pieces including…
JRM Yamaha Street Scrambler Motorcycle
If you're looking for a phenomenal bike to ride around the island of Bali as you enjoy your time in Indonesia, you'd be hard-pressed to find a better option than what Joy Ride Motocamp--aka JRM--has to offer. Case in point, this JRM Yamaha Street Scrambler built on a 2008 Yamaha…
Smaug Yamaha XS360
What does it take to turn a small vintage Japanese moto into a murdered out beauty that will turn heads today? About 550 hours of meticulous craftsmanship. French moto shop Panache Customs morphed the 1977 SX360 by using a classic wristwatch as inspiration. The iconic Rolex Daytona 16523 Zenith Phase…
Hide Work Custom Yamaha MT15 Tracker
Taiwanese moto shop Hide Work Custom just built an aggressive scrambler/tracker-style bike out of 155cc Yamaha MT15 by imbuing it with the kind of styling more commonly found on big displacement bikes. It gets a custom-built trellis subframe, not unlike a Ducati Monster, replete with fiberglass mesh side panels, and…