Yamaha has the ignominious honour of issuing the most vehicle safety recalls through the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission in 2020. The Japanese manufacturer had eight recalls this year, following just three in 2019. It should be noted that three of those recalls were for the learner-approved R3 which has had a massive 11 recalls since it was launched in…
Photos by Terry South. Two things a motorcycle manufacturer has to look out for when introducing a new model: the competition and the economy. Yamaha got the competition right when it introduced the XJ550 Seca in 1981, as mid-size bikes had not been very popular during the horsepower wars of the late 1970s. Honda had recently upsized its rather boring…
Yamaha officially launched the all-new 2021 Yamaha Exciter 155 VVA in Vietnam yesterday. Is this the next-gen Yamaha Y15ZR V3 for Malaysia? 2021 Yamaha Exciter 155 VVA Vietnam’s Yamaha Exciter is known as the Y15ZR in Malaysia, Sniper in the Phillippines and Jupiter/MX King in Indonesia. A quick recap: Lately, we have been coming across a lot of rumours regarding the next-generation…