Posts tagged "Yamaha"

MOTOGP: Yoshikawa To Join Fiat Yamaha Team In Rossi’s Absence

Yamaha Motor Racing is pleased to announce that Wataru Yoshikawa, their experienced Japanese test rider, will join the Fiat Yamaha Team from the Barcelona round of the MotoGP World Championship. The two-time Japanese Superbike Champion will ride in the place of the injured Valentino Rossi, with Rossi’s team and the YZR-M1, until the Italian is back to full fitness following his broken leg. Read more…

Yamaha – World Champions 1977-1980 released on DVD

In the late 1970s, Yamaha rose to dominance in the ultra-competitive world of motorcycle Grand Prix racing, helped in no small part by the arrival of American sensation Kenny Roberts.

For four years, the Japanese giants grabbed the headlines with stunning success and World Championship glory. Now this amazing story can be relieved with the release of Yamaha – World Champions 1977-1980 on DVD. Read more…