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Tokyo 2009: Yamaha EC-f channels Xbox, blurs definitions

Oct 26th 2009 6:04PM - 2 Comments

Yamaha EC-f - Click above for high-res image gallery It's certainly not a motorcycle, and we'd have a tough time convincing ourselves that it's a scooter, too. Regardless, we think the Yamaha EC-f, which is currently on display at the Tokyo Motor ...

Yamaha patents flex-fuel motorcycle

Oct 30th 2008 1:49PM - 0 Comments

Click above to enlarge the patent drawing of a flex-fuel Yamaha motorcycle digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Yamaha_patents_flex_fuel_motorcycle'; Flex-fuel automobiles are nothing new. In fact, there are over 7-million flexible-fuel vehicles ...

Yamaha France advises against using E10

Apr 19th 2009 3:49PM - 6 Comments

2009 Yamaha R1 - Click above for an image gallery Here in the United States, the use of E10 (10 percent ethanol, 90 percent gasoline) is already widespread, and, generally speaking, all cars, trucks and motorcycles currently sold in the U.S. have ...

Yamaha's $2,000 electric bike

Aug 13th 2007 3:31PM - 4 Comments

If you like the Enertia but not the price tag, consider Yamaha's Electric Commuter EC-02. It's just $2,000. It looks a lot like the Enertia electric bike, just smaller and much slower. The Enertia's top speed is 50 MPH while the EC-02 can only go 18 ...

Yamaha files patent for Enduro bike with CVT transmission

Jul 2nd 2008 4:34PM - 11 Comments

Yamaha recently filed a patent in the United States for an enduro motorcycle with a continuously variable transmission. The CVT, as it's better known, is one of the most efficient means of transferring power in an automobile application. Yamaha, as ...

Yamaha gets in on the eBike phenomenon

Aug 3rd 2008 11:04AM - 0 Comments

Yamaha certainly has plenty of experience making sporty two-wheeled vehicles, as riders of the firm's R6 and R1 sportbikes can certainly attest. Now, though, it seems that the Tuning Fork company has decided to branch out into human power, ...

Yamaha tests golf cart powered with cow dung

Apr 16th 2009 10:27AM - 6 Comments

What can you do with cow dung? We can think of at least one green car option: transform it into biomethane and use the gas to power a golf cart. This is what the engineers at Yamaha in Katori, in Chiba Prefecture. Osaka Gas Co. provided the methane ...

EICMA to feature green motorcycle showcase, but not Honda or Yamaha

Jul 23rd 2009 5:10PM - 1 Comment

Piaggio MP3 Hybrid - Click above for high-res image gallery Many motorcycle and scooter manufacturers like to tout the fuel saving nature of their two-wheeled vehicles. Looking ahead a bit further, it's also becoming obvious that electric motors ...

Tokyo 2007 Preview: Yamaha on two-wheels - FC-AQEL - Part 6 of 6

Oct 19th 2007 10:18AM - 0 Comments

The last, and extremely belated, two-wheeled prototype displayed in Tokyo this year by Yamaha is the FC-AQEL concept. Using a hydrogen fuel cell and batteries, the machine uses what appears to be the same super-thin YIPU (Yamaha Integrated Power ...

Yamaha files patents for hybrid motorcycle based on Gen-Ryu, LUXAIR concepts

Jul 2nd 2009 5:14PM - 7 Comments

2005 Yamaha Gen-Ryu patent filing - Click above for high-res image gallery Yamaha is reportedly developing a hybrid motorcycle based on the Gen-Ryu concept that first debuted at the Tokyo Motor Show way back in 2005 and the LUXAIR followup two ...

Yamaha Japan introduces three electric bikes: $1,200 for a 42 mile range

Feb 12th 2009 3:06PM - 9 Comments

Yamaha. I hear the name and hope the news is about zippy electric scooters. The truth is, though, that the Japanese manufacturer also builds bicycles, and some of these bicycles have electric motors to assist the person pushing the pedals. This ...

Yamaha F350 5.3 liter V8 outboard motors save fuel

Jun 23rd 2008 1:49PM - 5 Comments

It's not often that consumers choose a V8 engine for its low fuel consumption, but that seems to be exactly what is happening with the Yamaha F350 outboard motor. This sixty-degree engine is a rather high-tech design, featuring 32 valves and double ...

Yamaha files patents for turbodiesel motorcycle

Jul 13th 2009 5:20PM - 8 Comments

While a few small boutique motorcycle manufacturers have dipped a toe or two into diesel engines for motorcycles, the established brands have barely ever offered even a hint of interest in oil-burners. At least, not until now. Yamaha has apparently ...

Honda and Yamaha to make electric motorcycles

Sep 11th 2008 4:16PM - 4 Comments

"Make hay while the sun shines 'cuz we're on our way and we're bringing some serious rain," is the message Honda and Yamaha are sending to the new electric motorcycle companies that have been springing up like daisies. Only one of the two ...

Yamaha to unveil hydrogen fuel-cell scooter at EVS-22

Oct 20th 2006 5:12PM - 2 Comments

At last year's Tokyo Motor Show, Yamaha introduced a fuel cell scooter called the FC-me. It ran on a liquid methanol-water solution and its size and performance would have fit nicely in the 50cc gas-fueled class. This year, Yamaha is upping the ante ...

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