Spoiler alert: the new Yamaha R1 has MotoGP-derived wings Yamaha’s first limited edition R1 was called the YZF1000 R1 SP and it was launched in 2006. It had a special black and gold livery not ...

Yamaha's YZF-R1 serves as the street-legal version of its MotoGP racing literbike. It's built for the unwashed masses who may not have any designs on doing any organized racing or even hitting the ...

Yamaha made something special with that engine, and it's the same for the R1, as well as the brand's MotoGP entry. But the latter might be changing as, while there's just nothing like it on the ...