Yamaha motorcycles designated with the "R" nomenclature, from the R1 to the R6, enjoy a cult following. The 600-class Yamaha YZF-R6, based on the 1,000cc grandaddy YZF-R1, debuted in 1998.

Yamaha Motor USA The R6 benefits from a powerful set of front brakes that are not only sharp feeling, but easy to master with well-metered bite and always-on ABS. Yamaha Motor USA ...

Displacement aside, the R6 packs a bit more punch on the power front, with Motorcycle News claiming that Yamaha's engineers managed to kick the ponies up to 116 hp, with the engine delivering ...

2005 Yamaha YZF R6 By Mark Gardiner, Photography by Kevin Wing February 24, 2009 ...

Custom Yamaha R6 by Paolo Tesio Published: 5 Dec 2012, 14:30 UTC • By: Florin Tibu 16 photos ...

What do you get when you combine hundreds of kilos of spare steel, a ratty 20-year-old Yamaha R6, and almost 750 hours of hair-brained brilliance? The answer is the world’s fastest penny farthing.