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Yamaha is to take the wraps off the official 2011 livery for its YZR-M1 just ahead of the second pre-season group test at Sepang in Malaysia later this month

Following two months away from his Yamaha YZR-M1, Jorge Lorenzo left even his own team manager impressed with his pace out-of-the-box as 2011 MotoGP testing kicked off at Sepang...

A new rider will assume Valentino Rossi's hallowed mount from the Catalunya Grand Prix onwards, Yamaha have confirmed.

Crash.net looks ahead to the opening round of the 2010 World Superbike Championship by discussing the chances of each manufacturer - next up, Yamaha...

Ben Spies' mount for the Valencia season finale unveiled

James Toseland makes his first appearance on the Yamaha R1 as post-season testing at Portimao gets underway

Ben Spies wins the 2009 World Superbike Championship from Noriyuki Haga, Michel Fabrizio, Max Biaggi and Jonathan Rea

Ben Spies finishes fifth in the final race of the season to win the 2009 World Superbike Championship

Full race result (1) from the 14th and final round of the World Superbike Championship at Portimao, Portugal.

Ben Spies has revealed a faulty tyre was to blame for his lacklustre performance during the second World Superbike race of the day at Magny-Cours, his fourth place finish overshadowing a dramatic victory in the opening encounter.

The saga of when Ben Spies will move to MotoGP has finally been settled with an official announcement that the World Superbike title contender will move to Tech 3 Yamaha in 2010.

Full race result (2) from the twelfth round of the World Superbike Championship at Imola, Italy.

Noriyuki Haga has retaken the lead of the World Superbike Championship standings, despite being denied a double victory at Imola by Michel Fabrizio.

Full race result (1) from the twelfth round of the World Superbike Championship at Imola, Italy.

Noriyuki Haga has clawed back significant ground on Ben Spies in the World Superbike Championship standings after taking an impressive victory at Imola.

Noriyuki Haga has vented his 'anger' at Jonathan Rea after their collision in the second race of the day at the Nurburgring forced him to hand over the World Superbike Championship lead to Ben Spies for the first time this season

Full qualifying times (2) for the eleventh round of the 2009 World Superbike Championship at the Nurburgring, Germany.

Noriyuki Haga says he feels fit and ready to resume his fight for the World Superbike title following a timely break to fully recover from injuries sustained in a crash back in June.

Following a drought of 49 races that stretches back to his Suzuki days, Max Biaggi can call himself a winner once again after claiming a superb maiden World Superbike victory as an Aprilia rider at Brno.

Full race result (2) from the tenth round of the World Superbike Championship at Brno, Czech Republic.

Max Biaggi has taken Aprilia to their first victory since returning to the World Superbike Championship after capitalising on a collision between Ben Spies and Michel Fabrizio during the opening race at Brno.

Full race result (2) from the ninth round of the World Superbike Championship at Donington Park, Great Britain.

Full race result (1) from the ninth round of the World Superbike Championship at Donington Park, Great Britain.

Ben Spies has taken his eighth World Superbike victory of the season at Misano after unleashing a searing pace when it mattered in an entertaining wet-to-dry race.