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accidents

Lamborghini LP640 Tangles With Yamaha XJR1300, Results Smashing

And the parade of wrecked Lamborghini LP640s continues as we peek in on a crash that happened in England between the ragin' bull and a now FUBAR'd Yamaha XJR1300. Without more detail there's no way to tell who was really at fault here or to know the condition of the motorcycle driver, but we do know that's going to be a hefty bill for the repairs on the Lambo. Looks like every panel on the right side is buggered in some way and that front left wheel seems to indicate its suspension is much worse for the wear. We'd advocate a "Save the LP640's" t-shirt, but it just doesn't roll off the tongue as well, and we're apathetic about the fate of a footballer's car anyway.


[Autoblog.nl via Autogespot]

11:20 AM on Thu Aug 28 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
5,917 views, 49 comments

Latest by Shapeshifter: So... no word on how dead the one on the bike is? (Notice my clever side-step of the pedantry there?) more »

noble m600

Noble M600

British sports car manufacturer Noble has been delighting the auto-loving parts of our brain with its lightweight and delightfully powerful supercars since 1999, and they've just revealed an image — albeit camouflaged like a Ted Nugent-owned Lamborghini — of their next offering, the Noble M600. The M600 is expected to sport a twin turbocharged V8 designed by Yamaha and built by Volvo. Wait, what? Yes, you read that correctly, Yamaha is back in the automotive game and if the original Taurus SHO mill was any indication, and given the order of magnitude increase in price here, that new engine will probably be a masterpiece. More »

Spy Photos

8:30 AM on Mon May 19 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
2,202 views, 18 comments

Latest by Nick_Bentley: Hey, David Lee Roth wore those pants during his tours in the 80's. I smell trademark dilution! Get them Dave! more »

announcements

Jalopnik Road Test Editor Takes A Tumble, Will Be Back After A Short Hospital Stay

Our intrepid road test editor Wes Siler was really looking forward to this week out in California. He'd lined up a Lotus long-lead drive and was planning on spending a few hours on the track taking some sharp corners and fast straights. Then he decided it made sense to spend a few hours in the Cali backwoods behind the handlebars of some little girl's bike a Yamaha. Normally for Wes, as you can see in the above photo, that's just a relaxing afternoon. Except yesterday wasn't so relaxing as he took a bit of a tumble and broke a bone or two in his left arm — in a couple of places. Never fear, he's in good spirits, and the surgery to fix the arm is complete, but for the next couple of months the only seat time he'll be getting is on a merry-go-round at Coney Island. We're looking forward to having him back on his feet in a couple of days, and behind the wheel again in a couple months, but if you were looking forward to part three of his 2008 Honda Accord Coupe review or part two of his 2009 Honda Pilot review, sadly you may have to wait a few days. But, feel free to berate him leave your well-wishes in the comments below. We know he'd love to respond first hand, but since he's only got one of those to type with he'll at least be reading them in between visits from SoCal candy stripers and warm sponge baths.

12:00 PM on Wed Apr 16 2008
By Ray Wert
2,298 views, 110 comments

Latest by N/A: This is why he's Colin Edwards, and we're not... + Watch video more »

tokyo auto show

Tokyo Motor Show: Yamaha Sakura Concept Reveal

We're going to be honest here, the press package shots for the Yamaha Sakura didn't really get us in a huff. Something in them felt inauthentic, contrived even. I imagined a rocket designer complaining about doing a design only his grandpa would drive. In person, that's just not the case. This is a very handsome bike. The fit and finish is superb, some of the core elements are extremely innovative, the bike somehow balances delicate design elements and strong presence. Check the reveal gallery for more on this lovely little piece of kit.

Feature

2:15 PM on Wed Oct 24 2007
By bwojdyla
4,270 views, 23 comments

Latest by weatherman: @Fitty7lax: Yeah, you're right. I was only looking at the pic of the starboard side. It looked wide to me, more »

concept cars

Report: New Toyota Minicar to Get Yamaha Motorcycle Engine

Make way for the anonymous sources bearing gifts. Automotive News reports Toyota will power its IQ microcar with an engine from Yamaha. That from unnamed company executives. Toyota's not volunteering any information on the powertrain selected for a production version of the minicar concept, which showed up in Frankfurt sans engine. The sources say Yamaha Motor, may build the engine for Toyota. Though we'd imagine they could just slap in the 1.2-liter four from the V-Max and start a minicar horsepower war. If only.

7:13 AM on Tue Oct 16 2007
By Mike Spinelli
3,240 views, 24 comments

Latest by POLAЯ is taking his work underground. He can't let it fall into the wrong hands again!: @lascauxcaveman: Hey that's cool man, call me whatever makes you feel good! What do ya say we call a truce, more »

tokyo auto show

V-Twin, And Then Some: Yamaha Tesseract Concept 2

Among the design concepts set for a bow in Tokyo later this month is this quad spectacle. It's the Yamaha Tesseract Concept, and it shows what can be done when a team of mechanical engineers lock themselves in an antechamber built during the feudal Azuchi-Momoyama period, with nothing to eat but miso soup and grilled bananas. Or so it seems. The V-Twin powered four-wheeler is of similar width as a standard motorcycle. And like the Piaggio MP3 three-wheeled scooter, it locks out the lean mechanism when parked. It's like the answer to a question unasked. [Autoblog]

Feature

1:00 PM on Mon Oct 8 2007
By Mike Spinelli
4,298 views, 23 comments

Latest by htrodblder: cant wait till somebody throws some 22's on it more »

junkyard find

1991 Taurus SHO

While trolling the aisles at my local self-service junkyard a while back, I caught a glimpse of a really cool-looking engine in my peripheral vision. "Whoa! What was that?" I thought, backtracking to take a look. And whaddya know, it was a good ol' early-90s Taurus SHO. More »

10:30 AM on Thu Oct 4 2007
By Murilee Martin
7,785 views, 49 comments

Latest by N/A: nice find. i have two 93s trying to get rid of one the tranny is out but engine is good more »

retro

James May's Turgid Adolescent Dream: The Yammy Fizzie!

When I was a young NorCal proto-hoon yearning for my first set of internal-combustion wheels, my peers and I figured a clean 350 Chevelle was the best we could reasonably hope for, and a fine aspiration that was. Over in the UK, however, our English counterparts were jonesing for Yamaha FS1-E sports mopeds as their barely-obtainable dream vehicle (well, if Captain Slow is to be believed, that is). As Mr. May puts it in his column, the FS1-E was 'the world's best example of marketing opportunism in the face of a legislative loophole,' providing cheap, reasonably quick wheels to 16-year-olds, who were otherwise prohibited from riding motorcycles. Sadly, May never actually obtained his FS1-E, but he finally had a chance to ride one. Read all about it in his Telegraph column. – Murilee Martin More »

1:20 PM on Tue Feb 13 2007
By Murilee Martin
235 views, 6 comments

Latest by lascauxcaveman: Styling-wise, that looks a lot like my old 2-cycle RD350, minus 300cc, of course. more »

design

Ploof: A Yamaha Scooter Prototype

Transportation design student Axel Dichamp dubbed this dadaesque scooter prototype "Ploof," which could be an onomatopoeic approximation of the sound made when its image smacks against the optic nerve. Dichamp's idea was to create a Yamaha two-wheeler for adult consumers concerned with comfort. The result is a motorcycle that wouldn't look out of place parked inside a public library. The seating perch is an honest-to-goodness mid-century-modern chair, four legs and all, while the base appears to have been influenced by personal watercraft and superbikes. We had this dream too, only Jimmie "Dyn-o-mite!" Walker was at the controls, and he may have been eating cantelope. – Mike Spinelli More »

1:26 PM on Thu Nov 16 2006
By Mike Spinelli
1,965 views, 20 comments

Latest by wohho: c1josh, I'd love to have hardbags, but I have a cafe bike and if it doesn't make the bike stay more »

custom cars/hot rods

Go Go Goggomobil!: Bike Engines in Old European Cars Redux

We've said it before and we'll say it again: Swapping superbike engines into weird, little European cars makes us giddier than the Ladies Auxiliary on casserole night. This time, the car is a Goggomobil and the engine is from a Yamaha FZR1000. The Gogglomobil, about as well known on these shores as the collected works of Heinz von Lichberg, is a post-war microcar once offered with a 250cc engine and an electric transmission that could manage about 45 mph with a tailwind. But oh, what a little tweaking can do. The donor car for this project, a 1961 model, enjoyed a ground-up rebuild that culminated in it being a serious runner, despite its derby-like comportment. It's all backed up by copious video and digicam chronicling, too. [Thanks to Daniel for the tip.] More »

9:20 AM on Wed Mar 15 2006
By Mike Spinelli
437 views, Comment

custom cars/hot rods

The Lowdown: Phueled Type 1


Whither the mad inventors? Right hither. Part motorcycle, part four-wheeler, the Type 1 prototype was influenced by Star Wars speeder bikes, Japanese manga and Elf enclosed-motorcycle prototypes of the 1990s. Its builder, an automotive engineer, set out seven years ago to create a new automotive construct for urban areas. Drawing on a combination of digital and real-world modeling, he fabricated the result primarily using common shop tools. Powered by a 1990 Yamaha FZR 600 cc liquid-cooled, DOHC engine, fed by Mikuni carburetors (stage 3 jets), producing around 91 hp, linked to a six-speed tranny, the rear-drive Type 1's wheels are set at 60-degree angles and offers (for what it's worth) integrated side-impact protection. More »

7:22 AM on Thu Feb 2 2006
By Mike Spinelli
671 views, 5 comments

Latest by Adam: Does it come with a viper engine built in? more »