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Still Time to Enter the Yamaha Supercross Sweepstakes

The 2013 Supercross season may be halfway over, but it’s not too late to enter the Yamaha Supercross Sweepstakes. One lucky family will win a Yamaha Family Prize Pack, featuring some of Yamaha’s hottest off-road products and $2500 for accessories. The Family Prize Pack is worth more than $18,000 and includes one of each of the following!

Yamaha Focusing on Developing Model Platforms

Following the success of its MT platform, Yamaha says it will continue to develop new models based on shared platforms, allowing for a choice of multiple models while reducing overall costs. Speaking in a presentation on the company’s business operation, Yamaha Motor President Hiroyuki Yanagi reiterated the strategy of developing multiple models sharing the same engine and frame. Honda has followed a similar strategy with its NC models, seeing the platform evolve to include the CTX700 and NM4.

Yamaha R1 rider lowsides on left-hander

THIS GUY'S lucky he doesn't get flicked over the top, after losing the back end of his Yamaha YZF-R1 on a twisty section of mountain road. He looks pretty miffed at the result; we think he got away lightly. It could have been soooo much worse if the rear tyre had gripped and lobbed the rider over the top.