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0Writing on the Wall: Yamaha raising funds for alternative engine development 1270730640
Yamaha Gen-Ryu concept bikeIn traditional Yamaha fashion, the company has announced a move that may finally allow it to stake a claim as the first "big player" in the breakout electric motorcycle category. By putting the For Sale sign on 63.25 million corporate stock shares, the tuning fork ... -
Tokyo 2009: Yamaha EC-f channels Xbox, blurs definitions 1256594640
Yamaha EC-f - Click above for high-res image galleryIt'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 Show, sports a distinctive look and plenty of cool ... -
EICMA to feature green motorcycle showcase, but not Honda or Yamaha 1248383400
Piaggio MP3 Hybrid - Click above for high-res image galleryMany 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 are poised to make a big impact in motorcycling over ... -
Yamaha files patents for hybrid motorcycle based on Gen-Ryu, LUXAIR concepts 1246569240
2005 Yamaha Gen-Ryu patent filing - Click above for high-res image galleryYamaha 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 years later. That first concept machine mated up the ... -
Yamaha France advises against using E10 1240170540
2009 Yamaha R1 - Click above for an image galleryHere 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 been running fine using this fuel. Things are ... -
Yamaha tests golf cart powered with cow dung 1239892020
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 at a low cost. It was then stored in a special ...
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Yamaha Japan introduces three electric bikes: $1,200 for a 42 mile range 1234469160
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 month, the company is releasing three new models, each ...
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Yamaha patents flex-fuel motorcycle 1225388940
Click above to enlarge the patent drawing of a flex-fuel Yamaha motorcycledigg_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 already on the roads in America, and it's not at all ... -
Honda and Yamaha to make electric motorcycles 1221164160
"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 long-established Japanese brands has shown off ...
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Yamaha gets in on the eBike phenomenon 1217775840
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, specifically with a new hybrid bicycle. What makes this ...

