I recently featured an oddball Yamaha GTS1000 custom, and reader Mark C made me aware of a 30 second TV spot that Yamaha released to market this technologically advanced bike. Consider it a history of forks:
For some reason, whomever created this video has the commercial play twice:
If that wasn’t tacky enough, you absolutely have to watch at least the introduction of this piece, called “Evolution of the Species.” Apparently it’s a promo video that Yamaha created for their dealers, so it would play in dealerships and customers may have also received a copy of it. Bask in the 90s CGI:
PBS' MotorWeek is America's longest running automotive television series - they just aired the 40th episode of their 38th season! But the reason I'm bringing them up to you now is because they also share some "Retro Reviews" on their YouTube page, and reader Larry G let me know that…
In the long run of the Yamaha R1, my favorite livery was the iconic yellow/black retro speedblocks of the 50th Anniversary Limited Edition: It's apparently been 10 years since that beauty was released, so now Yamaha has revealed what the 60th Anniversary R1 is going to look like. Ignoring the…
Introduced in 1973, the Yamaha TY250 was developed with the input of trials champion Mick Andrews, and it showed - almost instantly the bike started winning in European championships. Not just that, but it was competitive until the end of production in 1980. This example has been "completely restored with…
