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Yamaha Ténéré 700 Raid Spotted in European Patents

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The Yamaha Ténéré 700 Raid prototype was one of the (few) darling releases from the 2021 EICMA show in Milan, and the up-spec middleweight adventure bike brought more questions than it did answers.

Was Yamaha teasing a new higher price ADV machine for its future lineup? Was it trying to drum up business for its GYTR aftermarket parts catalog? Maybe a combination of the two? It’s hard to say.

So, it is curious that today we see that the Yamaha Ténéré 700 Raid machine getting spotted in European patent documents, by our colleagues at Cycle World. And once again, that creates more questions than it does answers.

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Yamaha FJR1300 Recalled for Problem Created by Previous Recall

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Earlier this year, we wrote about the Yamaha FJR1300 was being recalled, as its second gear could crack while under high loads. The recall affected nearly 2,300 units of the sport-tourer, model years 2015 thru 2021.

Now, the Yamaha FJR1300 is getting recalled again, because the fix that Yamaha cooked up the first time is causing the motorcycle not to accelerate properly. 2,462 units are now affected.

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The Updated Yamaha MT-10 Priced at $13,999 for the USA

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When the new Yamaha MT-10 for 2022 debuted in Europe last week, we were pretty sure that the bike would make it to American soil, but we weren’t so sure about what the price would be for this odd-looking machine.

Price is always an important aspect for a new motorcycle announcement, but it is doubly so for the MT-10 because Yamaha has positioned the MT-10 as being perhaps the bargain-buy in the streetfighter segment.

Would the updates for the 2022 model year continue that trend, or would we see some price bloat to Big Blue’s stripped naked superbike?

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Redesigned Yamaha XSR900 Gets Big Updates, Small Price

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The hipster bike movement may be dying, but Big Blue is bringing a completely redesigned Yamaha XSR900 to market for the 2022 model year, and we are totally fine with that.

One of the more popular bikes in Yamaha’s lineup, the three-cylinder machine is a fun and sporty ride for not a lot of money, and if you happen to like the retro aesthetic, then its a fashionable way to get around town.

For the 2022 model year, the Yamaha XSR900 gets a brand new chassis, more power, and more advanced electronics. Win, win, win…

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A New Yamaha MT-10 Debuts for 2022 with Key Updates

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The Yamaha MT-10 is an underrated motorcycle, that isn’t helped by its polarizing “Johnny 5” styling cues. It’s fun, it’s powerful, and it’s affordable.

For many years after its initial debut, you couldn’t go wrong putting an MT-10 in your garage. But then time marched on.

Yamaha let the MT-10 languish for too long without an update, as its European competitors began to up their ante, offering more feature-packed streetfighters to the segment.

For the 2022 model year though, the tuning fork brand is hoping that sport riders will once again remember that Yamaha has a horse in this race, and that the MT-10 is once again the bargain-buy it used to be.

Getting a modest restyling and a bevy of key updates, the 2022 Yamaha MT-10 is certainly worth a look.

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Is This the New Yamaha MT-10 for the 2022 Model Year?

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UPDATE: The new Yamaha MT-10 has debuted for the 2022 model year, and confirms this leaked photo as accurate.

Murmurings on the internet of a new iteration of the Yamaha MT-10 have been gathering as of late. So much so, we could even see the debut of such a bike as early as tomorrow.

While we will have to wait and see if the latter is true, there is enough smoke to believe the fire that Yamaha’s venerable streetfighter will be getting upgrade for the 2022 model year.

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Yamaha Tracer 900 GT Gets Recalled for Improper VIN

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An unfortunate 16 owners of the 2021 Yamaha Tracer 900 GT will have to take their bikes into the dealer to have a new Federal Certification label put on their machine, as the VIN on theirs doesn’t match what is stamped on the frame.

As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of 49 CFR Part 567, “Certification”, and need to be corrected in order to be road legal.

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The Yamaha YZF-R7 Looks Pretty Spicy in GYTR Trim

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The Yamaha YZF-R7 is Yamaha’s answer to Twins Cup racing, refined over the MT-07 it replaces to have a stiffer chassis, better suspension, and some minor engine tweaks.

The real beauty of the R7 though is that it takes much of the work and expense in racing an MT-07 out of the equation, especially with its $9,000 price tag.

Hoping now to make the race-prep situation even simpler, Yamaha has released a bevy of “Genuine Yamaha Technology Racing” (GYTR) products for the twin-cylinder machine.

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