Yamaha has announced that it will press ahead with the development of its V4 engine and introduce it in its MotoGP bikes in 2026. In parallel with its existing programme with the in-line four-cylinder ...

A V4 engine is rare. Ducati is the evangelist of this engine format, and it uses it only in its premium models. Aprilia is another manufacturer that makes use of this format. There was one other ...

Yamaha will not try out its prototype V4 engine at the post-weekend Aragon MotoGP test. At Silverstone, the image was clear to see. The Yamaha bikes struggling down the straights while being reeled in ...

Note: It’s purely MotoGP. Now that we have that clarified, here’s the big breaking news: Yamaha recently declared that it was formally retiring its iconic inline-four "big-bang" M1 – the same platform ...

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