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Stories tagged "Yamaha" from the LatestNewBike magazine.
Yamaha's MT-09 remains the mischievous heart of the naked class: an addictive 890 cc CP3 triple, sub-190 kg agility and a full IMU electronics suite, all for a price that shames pricier rivals.
Elena Rossi · May 22, 2026
Yamaha barely touched the Ténéré 700 for 2026, and that is exactly why it remains one of the smartest adventure bikes you can buy. A torquey CP2 twin and a genuinely rally-bred chassis still make more sense than rivals that keep chasing bigger numbers instead of a better ride.
Diego Marroquín · May 10, 2026
The Yamaha MT-07 built its reputation years before the Suzuki GSX-8S, Honda CB750 Hornet and a sharpened Kawasaki Z650 turned up to challenge it. After riding all four back to back, I can tell you whether that reputation still holds — and it isn't quite the open-and-shut case nostalgia suggests.
Marcus Vale · May 8, 2026
Yamaha's torque-rich, bargain-priced CP3 triple squares up to Triumph's Moto2-bred, Öhlins-shod Street Triple 765 RS in a middleweight naked scrap that pits raw everyday value against genuine precision engineering.
Elena Rossi · Mar 11, 2026
Two litre-class legends refuse to fade: Yamaha's crossplane R1 and Suzuki's VVT-equipped GSX-R1000R deliver around 200 hp apiece, proving character and value still matter in an age of electronic superbikes.
Marcus Vale · Feb 21, 2026
Kawasaki's smooth, sonorous inline-four Z900 takes on Yamaha's punchy, characterful MT-09 triple in a value-naked duel where a hundred-odd horsepower, low weight and everyday usability are the real prizes.
Elena Rossi · Feb 12, 2026
