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Yamaha Motor Australia extends warm wishes to all women on International Women’s Day. Celebrated annually on 8 March, this global event acknowledges the diverse achievements of women in the social, business, cultural, sporting, and political spheres.

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Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. has newly established the CN1 carbon-neutral mass-production painting line at its Iwata Main Factory, and began painting motorcycle fuel tanks on February 20. The new painting line uses electricity for all processes that previously used fossil fuels, including pre-treatment, painting, baking, and drying. CN1 is also the motorcycle industry’s first all-electric product painti

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Yamaha Motor has partnered with the Shizuoka BlueRevs rugby club-a team competing in Japan's premier Japan Rugby League One-to run the Blue Ties program, which delivers sporting goods and apparel to villages in Africa and Asia. Shizuoka BlueRevs fans have been donating jerseys, shoes, balls, and other items at games for delivery to areas with a Yamaha Clean Water Supply System (YCW), a compact wat

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The opening weekend of the 2025 Yamaha Australian Enduro Championship (AEC) showed that we are in for a season long battle between off road heavy weights, Wil Ruprecht and Daniel Milner after an intense weekend of racing.

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Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. just announced the launch of Yamaha Agriculture, Inc., a new company focused on delivering autonomous equipment and AI-powered digital solutions that help growers in the specialty crop market become more sustainable, profitable, and resilient in the face of scarcer resources and climate change. 

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The Yamaha Racing Team (YRT) are off to a promising start at the 2025 Mi-Bike Insurance Australian Superbike Championship (ASBK) finishing in a two-four formation and confident there is room for improvement.

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Former World MX Champion Ben Townley led 60 Yamaha riders on a sensational three-day Yamaha Ride in New Zealand’s picturesque East Cape recently. The 1100km route covered many different terrains from slide-inducing gravel roads to slippery grass tracks and the scenery showed why New Zealand is considered an adventure riding bucket list destination.

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Yamaha Motor has been in the electric wheelchair business for roughly three decades, counting back from the development and launch of the JW-I electric power unit for manual wheelchairs in 1995.

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Sydney Motorsport Park-based training academy MotoSchool has partnered with Yamaha Motor Australia to offer industry-leading track-based rider training. MotoSchool will operate with a fleet of the latest Yamaha sports bikes to introduce new riders and upskill existing riders of all levels. 

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Yamaha Motor Australia recently recognised its top 20 Yamaha Marine dealers from 2023 by providing them with a memorable four-day trip to the home of Yamaha in Japan as a thank you for their exceptional achievement.

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Yamaha Motor Australia would like to thank Yamaha customers, staff, dealers and partners for achieving #1 retail status in 2024.

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Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. has announced it will be changing the design of its corporate logo for the first time in 27 years. This year also marks the 70th anniversary of Yamaha Motor’s founding in 1955. 

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Former World Enduro Champion and multi-time AORC winner, Wil Ruprecht, has returned to Australia to contest the newly rebranded Australian Enduro Championship with The ShopYamaha Off Road Racing Team. 

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Yamaha Racing returns for the 2025 ProMX season and are bursting at the seams with local talent desperate for success when the new racing season gets under way and can proudly reveal their 2025 supported riders.

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Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. has announce its participation in the Tokyo Auto Salon 2025, running from January 10-12 January, Under the theme “ART for Human Possibilities—Let’s Strive for Greater Happiness,” Yamaha Motor will showcase its latest advancements in electric powertrain technology, with the spotlight on the cutting-edge Formula E machine developed for the Lola Yamaha ABT Formula E Team.

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It’s full throttle for the GYTR Yamaha Junior Racing Team with an eleven, talented and determined riders ready to roost into the 2025 racing season.

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The Yamaha Racing Team (YRT) will have the perfect balance of youth and experience in 2025, when young gun, Max Stauffer, joins three-time ASBK champion, Mike Jones, behind the screens of the teams R1M’s.

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From the Yamaha family to yours, wishing you an experienced filled 2025. Let the adventures begin!

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The Yamaha Motor Australia Land Mobility division recently hosted the 2024 Dealer Reunion, bringing together the extensive network of dealers from across the country. Held over two days, this year's reunion was themed We R Family, representing unity and the shared passion that drives the Yamaha brand. The two-day event served up a blend of new product reveals, business insights, workshops, and tra

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Seth Burchell raced his WBR Yamaha Bulk Nutrients YZ250F to the top of the podium in the 2024 Australian SX3 Supercross Championship after finishing fourth at the fifth and final round of the series.

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Jed Beaton continues to impress in the 2024 Australian SX1 Supercross Championship with a career high second place at the final round of the championship at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne.

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Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. has announced it has collaborated with Netflix, one of the world's leading entertainment services, on the production of Tokyo Override, an original anime streamed globally, exclusively on Netflix from November 21, 2024. Tokyo Override is set in Tokyo 100 years in the future where AI has been integrated into daily life and all aspects of urban living is automated. In this sc

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Another epic Bridge-to-Bridge ride has been completed putting smiles on the faces of 50 adventure riders.

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It only took four rounds for CDR Yamaha Monster Energy Team racer, Jed Beaton, to climb on the podium at the Australian Supercross Championship.

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