Yamaha

Yamaha Bicycles has impressive form in the world of ebikes, having launched the world's first electric power-assisted bike back in 1993. Now the company is launching its first Class 3 category ebike in the shape of the Civante.

While it's important to get fresh seafood from fishing boats to restaurants ASAP, using a full-size crewed aircraft to do so isn't always cost-effective. That's why Yamaha and Japan Airlines are now looking at using a drone for part of the journey.

When a team of engineers discovered a 1988 prototype of a jet fighter-styled hydrofoil out the back of a warehouse, they thought the same thing you and I would, and they couldn't resist fixing it up, putting a new motor in and taking it for a blast.

Straight outta Poland, this custom Yamaha Niken three-wheeler scares us a bit. A skeletal, bare-metal insect of a thing, it just needs a Terminator riding on its back to look like the ultimate post-apocalyptic bike of doom.

The first audio component ever to wear the term Hi-Fi was released by Yamaha in 1954 – the HiFi Player. The company is building on this legacy with the release of the 5000 series that's "designed for the most discerning and passionate audiophiles."

The 46th Tokyo Motor Show is due to open its doors later this month, and the Yamaha Motor Co has six world premieres to show off.

The THR desktop amps were already pretty good, but they didn't have any wireless capabilities. Yamaha has now put that right with the THR-II range.

Sony and Yamaha Motor have joined forces to create a self-driving people mover named the SC-1, which will roll out in Japan later this year.

Yamaha’s Tritown personal mobility vehicle was far from the most eye-catching on the floor of the 2017 Tokyo Motor Show, but the company certainly has faith in the three-wheeler's practicality as it moves through a series of field tests with one eye on a developing production version.

Yamaha has given its flagship YZF-R1 superbike a significant update for 2020, with an ever so slightly new look, a new Euro V-compliant and more efficient engine, and some updates to the electronics and chassis. Naturally, there's also an extra-fancy R1M with all the carbon and Ohlins you can eat.

​Three years ago, Yamaha launched a new line of acoustic guitars sporting technology originally developed for its pianos. The TransAcoustic guitars could breathe concert hall warmth into the driest of rooms. A bunch of new models were released in January, and we snagged one of them to try out.​

Yamaha has announced the Wabash Adventure Gravel e-bike, which has the look of last year's Urban Rush e-bike, that we first clocked at Interbike in 2017, but with some important tweaks for tackling hard surfaces or loose dirt.​