With a howling three-cylinder engine, a competent chassis, excellent electronics and a surprisingly affordable price tag, Yamaha looks to have a hit on its hands. Kyle Hyatt Former news and features ...

A Decade of the Dark Side of Japan The heart of the new 2024 MT-09 SP remains Yamaha’s world-renowned 890cc DOHC CP3 engine, providing high-revving power, instant torque and a unique crossplane Triple ...

Nothing makes a noise quite like the yowling intakes of the 890-cc Yamaha CP3. With the throttle wide open, the wail of air being inhaled and detonated by this three-cylinder engine is hypnotic.

As well as its promised ‘crossplane’ three-cylinder engine Yamaha is preparing a -parallel-twin and further variations on the R1’s four-cylinder crossplane motor to create an entire family of ...

Yamaha has filed patents for an electric turbocharger electric turbocharger employed on one of its CP3 three-cylinder engine motorcycles While turbochargers in combustion engines is a fairly old ...

Yamaha sport bikes are some of the best on the road. Over the years, Yamaha has made several iconic motorcycles, and the reputation of its flagship bike, the R1, is well established. Unfortunately, it ...