Yamaha makes a surprising move with its air-cooled 249 cc V-twin engine in the layout. It's a long-stroke mill with a 49 mm bore and 66 mm stroke rather than the usual over-square setup we see with ...

V-twin powered motorcycles were prevalent prior to WWII but fell out of favor with brands other than Harley-Davidson until the 1980s. Yamaha Motors was the first Japanese motorcycle manufacturer to ...

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Most retro-looking motorcycles today feature a relatively modern suite of features that often contradicts the old-school experience you’d expect, thanks to the aesthetics. There are just a handful of ...

Yamaha has announced its entire lineup for 2023. Apart from a revised YZ lineup, the Japanese marque has also made notable changes to its road-going offerings. These come in the form of an updated ...

Allyn started writing for TopSpeed in 2015, but has been writing on motorcycle and automotive topics since 2008 for outlets such as eHow, USAToday, and subsidiaries of MotorTrend. Formally trained as ...