Lin Jarvis, Managing Director of Yamaha Motor Racing

“We are obviously delighted to announce the continuation of our partnership with Ben for the 2012 season and we hope that he will remain at Yamaha for many years to come. Ben has shown his ability to successfully compete at the highest level; firstly by becoming Yamaha’s first World Superbike champion in 2009 and then attaining the status of Best Rookie in 2010 with the Tech3 Yamaha Team.
His transition to the Yamaha Factory Racing team in 2011 has just begun and we have every confidence in Ben’s abilities and high potential for the future. This timely decision now allows us to concentrate on the present championship and, in parallel, to prepare for our 2012 MotoGP program with the change to the 1000cc bikes.”

Reed and Fiolek on Top at Freestone

Honda Red Riders claimed victories at round two of the 2011 AMA Pro Motocross Championship and WMA Women's Motocross Championship over the weekend at the Freestone National held in Wortham, TX. For the second week in a row, Honda newcomer Chad Reed took the overall round win on his Honda CRF450R, while American Honda Racing's Ashley Fiolek chalked up her first overall victory of the season on her Honda CRF250R.

Filling in for American Honda Racing riders Trey Canard and Josh Grant, who are both recovering from injuries they sustained during the Supercross season, veteran Honda racer Kevin Windham gave it his all in the grueling Texas heat. After suffering a mechanical issue in the opening moto that forced him out of the race, Windham secured ninth position in moto two and finished the weekend 17th overall. "Definitely not the result I was looking for in moto one," said Windham. "Unfortunately, I spent a lot of my energy early in moto one, and I hit a wall around the 15-minute mark in moto two—the Texas heat just got me. We've got an off weekend now so we'll use the extra time to get better and have a good showing in Mt. Morris in two weeks' time."

American Honda Reports May Sales Results

American Honda Motor Co., Inc., posted May sales of 90,773, a decrease of 16.1 percent based on the daily selling rate* compared to May 2010 results the company announced today. American Honda year-to-date sales of 523,550 represent an increase of 7.4 percent compared to last year.

Honda Division May 2011 sales were 81,773, a decrease of 16.0 percent versus May 2010. The all-new, redesigned Odyssey minivan posted sales of 9,428, an increase of 5.5 percent. The Fit posted an increase of 46.3 percent with sales of 5,921. Civic led the division with sales of 18,341. Accord reported sales of 18,185 units for the month. The CR-V posted May sales of 16,307.

"May sales are on par with what we expected due to the lingering effects of parts and production shortages resulting from the devastating March 11 earthquake in Japan," said John Mendel, executive vice president of sales for American Honda. "We are confident that sales will rebound as our North American plants reach 100-percent production capacity for most models in August."

Acura Division posted May sales of 9,000 units, a decrease of 17.1 percent from the same period last year. The MDX luxury sport utility vehicle led the division with sales of 3,824, an increase of 1.9 percent over May 2010.

*The daily selling rate (DSR) is calculated with 24 days for May 2011 and 26 days for 2010. Year-to-date, the DSR is calculated with 126 days for 2011 and 2010. All percentages reflect DSR.

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Honda Premieres "The Super Civic Quest," an Epic Digital Scavenger Hunt

Today, "The Super Civic Quest," the most ambitious digital quest ever created, with 30 unique clues and seven unique pieces of custom content launches on the Honda Civic Facebook page. Players are uniquely rewarded for their clue-solving with Facebook® Credits and Amazon MP3 music downloads.

While taking part in the quest, players will get a look at the five new Civic vehicles, unlock badges, compete against friends and be able to enter for a chance to win two Honda Civics—one for them and one for their best Facebook friend. Facebook Credits rewards will be fulfilled by Wildfire, a leading provider of social media marketing software.

"We challenged RPA to reach and engage with our ultra-connected target through a fresh approach in social media as part of our Civic launch," said Alicia Jones, social media strategist at American Honda Motor Co., Inc. "The Civic quest is a colossal endeavor taking digital engagement to another level."

The quest leverages the five characters from the Civic campaign and centers around Cesar, the champion luchador. A video on the Honda Civic Facebook page and Honda YouTube channel tells how Cesar lost his Civic somewhere in the "interwebs" and needs help finding it. Players are then prompted to start the quest by accessing the app on the Honda Civic Facebook page.

Lexus 'Lindas' Helm Lexus Brand

Lexus luxury cars who take shelter under the Toyota Motor Corporation is ultimately successful 'grind' helmets Lexus brand. As a result, helmet made ​​in this country have to switch brands.

Lexus is a trademark for cars issued Toyota Motor Corporation, headquartered in Japan. Toyota Corp. assess the production helm indigenous entrepreneurs Jaya Iskandar bum Lexus name to boost sales of these helmets.

"To grant the request for applicant," said presiding judge Suwidya in which the read out the verdict in the District Court (PN) in Central Jakarta, Jalan Gajah Mada, Jakarta, Wednesday (08/06/2011).

According Suwidya between the car and the helmet is still one of the automotive field. So that is feared could confuse consumers. There has also been fundamental in common brands such as mention of the name and writing.

"So the helmet should pull the Lexus brand," added Suwidya.

In his petition, the Lexus feels hard to imagine another purpose of Jaya Iskandar by name unless the intention to hitchhike Lexus Lexus fame that has been nurtured over the years with no small cost.

Toyota Corp. judge with the Lexus brand fame feared the crowds would mengaaosiasikan helmet output Lexus products as well. Toyota Corp. is also assessing Jaya Iskandar will not register to Depkumham brand without a car inspired by the Lexus brand.

"We will inform the client of this decision," explained Toyota's attorney, Sani after the hearing.

But because Jaya Iskandar was never present at the hearing, then Toyota will announce this decision in the mass media. If within 14 days, the party does not comply with Iskandar Jaya, Toyota will take other action.

"This decision is right and appropriate as we expected," said Sani.

World Motocross Championship Rd.4

RACE DATA

Round: 4 - 2011 GP of Brazil
Circuit: Indaiatuba
Date: 22 May, 2011
Crowd: 26,000
Weather: Sunshine

REPORT

Philippaerts victorious after Brazilian battle

The fourth round of the FIM Moto

cross World Championship belonged to Monster Energy Yamaha and David Philippaerts as the Italian emerged victorious from two hugely entertaining motos at a sweltering and packed Indaiatuba. The Grand Prix of Brazil saw ‘DP19' take his works YZ450FM to second and first positions to spray overall winner's champagne for the first time since the 2010 French Grand Prix.

26,000 spectators filled the grandstands around the excellent racing facility an hour north of Sao Paolo and steamy weather graced the entire weekend as the Grand Prix community faced their second fly-away event in succession. The course was unrelenting in a layout of jumps and corners and was short and compact.

On Saturday the factory Yamahas formation-flew as Frossard led the Qualification Heat from Philippaerts before the Italian took control at the mid-way point of the sprint and glided to his first pole position since the season-closing Italian Grand Prix last year.

Filling the first slot on the line for the tricky uphill start from a soft gate, Philippaerts and Frossard both launched well and embarked on a spat with Antonio Cairoli for the lead that lasted practically all of the 35 minutes and 2 laps. Clement Desalle also jointed the dispute prior to his error three laps from the flag. Frossard eventually dropped back in third and Philippaerts followed Cairoli to the line.

World Superbike Championship Rd.5

RACE DATA

Round: 5 – United States
Circuit: Salt Lake City (4.907km)

Date: 30 May 2011
Crowd: 48,000

Weather: Cloudy
PP: C. Checa (Ducati / 1'58.315)

FL: C. Checa (Ducati / 1'48.827)

REPORT

Strong Performance in Miller for Yamaha World Superbike Team

Yamaha World Superbike riders Eugene Laverty and Marco Melandri fought hard in difficult conditions in Miller Motorsports Park today, U.S. " Memorial Day" Monday, to take home well-earned points and with both riders now in the top four on the 2011 Championship standings. Variable weather conditions throughout the weekend did not render the infamously difficult and technically demanding American track any easier. Melandri tried his R1 machine in Miller for his first time ever on a dry track in Saturday's first qualifying, conditions that did not represent themselves until today's races. With Sunday's extremely wet weather the Italian was unable to improve various potential dry chassis set ups on the second qualifying day.

Road Racing World Championship Rd.5

RACE DATA
Round: 5- Catalunya GP(Free Practice Nr. 2 Combined Free Practice Times )
Circuit: Catalunya, Spain
Date: 3 June 2011
Circuit Length: 4.727 km
Practice condition: Dry
Air: 20 C
Ground: 26 C

REPORT

Unpredictable Weather Signals the Start to the Grand Prix of Catalunya
The MotoGP paddock had a less than perfect start to the GP of Catalunya today at the Montmeló circuit as changing weather conditions disrupted the first free practice sessions. A sunny morning gradually changed to deliver spots of rain towards the end of the first practice. The second session in the afternoon saw the same disruption with the first 30 minutes wet and just over 20 minutes of drying time available at the end for the riders.

Both Yamaha Factory Racing riders made as much use of the dry time as possible, testing some different chassis settings and for Ben Spies some different body positioning in the hunt for more performance. Lorenzo and his team mate recorded their fastest times of the day in the morning session going fourth and fifth respectively, positions they retained in the second heat, giving them a provisional second row position.

Crutchlow learning fast, Edwards injured in Catalunya
The Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team started the Catalunya MotoGP round in Spain with a day of contrasting fortunes for Cal Crutchlow and Colin Edwards.

Crutchlow once again demonstrated his expert skill at learning new tracks fast to finish seventh fastest on the combined timesheets, the British rider producing another impressive performance on the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team YZR-M1 machine on a circuit he's never ridden at before in his career.

He set a best time of 1'44.797 to finish less than 0.2s away from the top five, the 25-year-old setting a competitive pace on a dry and damp track as the first day of action was disrupted by rain showers.
The fifth round of the 2011 MotoGP World Championship ended in premature and painful fashion for team-mate Edwards though after he was diagnosed with a broken right collarbone following a heavy crash in this afternoon's second free practice session.

The day had started full of promise for Edwards and the experienced American was sixth fastest this morning with a best time of 1'44.768. The opening day of action saw frequent rain showers dampen the Montmelo circuit and a cloudburst during the early 125cc practice session meant the second MotoGP session got underway on a damp track.

The track dried rapidly and with just over 15 minutes remaining, the field switched to slick tyres as lap times significantly improved with the better conditions. Edwards had completed one run on slick rubber when he switched bikes and was an out lap when he crashed at Turn 5. He landed heavily and was immediately attended to by trackside marshals before being transferred to the Medical Centre, where further checks revealed he'd suffered a broken right collarbone.

Edwards was later taken to the Dexeus Institute Hospital in Barcelona where he will undergo surgery performed by Dr Xavier Mir, who has previously treated Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo.

RESULT
Pos.RiderTeamMachineLap
1 C. Stoner Repsol Honda Team Honda 1'42.940
2 M. Simoncelli San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1'43.468
3 A. Dovizioso Repsol Honda Team Honda 1'43.603
4 J. Lorenzo Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 1'43.810
5 B. Spies Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 1'44.646
6 C. Edwards Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1'44.768
7 C. Crutchlow Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1'44.797
8 N. Hayden Ducati Team Ducati 1'44.799
9 V. Rossi Ducati Team Ducati 1'44.844
10 H. Aoyama San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1'45.332
11 A. Bautista Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 1'45.751
12 T. Elias LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 1'45.760
13 R. De Puniet Pramac Racing Team Ducati 1'45.821
14 L. Capirossi Pramac Racing Team Ducati 1'46.136
15 K. Abraham Cardion AB Motoracing Ducati 1'46.280
16 H. Barbera Mapfre Aspar Team MotoGP Ducati 1'46.501

COMMENT

Jorge Lorenzo(Position : 4th Time: 1'43.810 Laps: 15)
"Today we didn't ride so much because the rain started at the end of the first session and the opposite in the afternoon. There were only 20 minutes of dry time at the end so we had only eight laps more or less to try some settings of the bike. We are quite far from first position but we have another full practice tomorrow morning to improve. I'm happy to be here with my home crowd but it's going to be tough to fight for victory. I need to be patient and calm and give it the maximum and fight for the podium."

Ben Spies(Position : 5th Time: 1'44.646 Laps: 24)
"I'm feeling good about today, it was a tricky session going out in the rain and dry, you couldn't see how wet it was on the track so I had to feel it out a bit. We had a pretty big change on the bike trying to move my position around; I think we've found something and we're hoping to now get some more dry time tomorrow. To be top five at the end of the first practice day and closer to the front is a lot better so we'll keep building on this."

Wilco Zeelenberg ,Team Manager
"We had an odd first day; it's difficult to judge where we are because the circumstances were very strange, wet in the beginning and dry at the end of the second session. Compared to last year the lap times are slower but everybody has more or less the same situation. Hopefully tomorrow it dries so we can prepare ourselves for Sunday, so far we have no major problems."

Massimo Meregalli ,Team Director
"The weather didn't help us so much to work on the set up of the bikes today but I can see that we had good speed and after both sessions we have both riders in the top five which is a good starting point for the weekend. Let's wait and see what we can do tomorrow."

Cal Crutchlow(Position: 7th Time: 1'44.797)
"I really like the track. It seems to suit my riding style and it turned to be a positive first day for me. I used the same set of slick tyres all day and I ran the hard rear tyre, so I'm sure I could have gone quicker if I'd used the softer option. I did a few laps in the wet but it wasn't really wet conditions and it was a bit of a waste of time. Learning the braking markers is one of the biggest challenges and in the first corner, I was losing 0.4s on the brakes just at that point. I could m ake up time in other places but you can't afford to lose that much time in just one corner. I followed Valentino for a little bit and that was nice because you can learn stuff really quickly. He is smooth as silk and it is incredible to be learning off somebody who is my hero, but if I keep improving there is no reason why I can't have a good qualifying and be fighting for the top ten again in the race. I'm really sad that Colin has got injured. He's been riding brilliantly all season and everybody at Monster Yamaha Tech 3 wishes him a speedy recovery."

Herve Poncharal, Team Manager
"Unfortunately Colin has broken his right collarbone and this is a big shame for him and for the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team because we were confident he was going to be very strong and competitive this weekend. Colin has been superb so far this season and he has shown that even when the competition is probably stronger than ever in MotoGP, he is still one of the fastest out there. It looks like he paid a heavy price for a very small mistake. He landed heavily on his shoulder and it was clear from the TV pictures that he was in a lot of pain. He will have an operation tonight, so we should have a clearer idea of how long the recovery process will be later this weekend. The important thing now is that he rests and recovers as quickly as he possibly can. We wish him a fast recovery and hope that it is not too long before we see him back in the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team garage."

New Land and Facility Acquisition

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (the “Company”) has acquired new land and facilities in the immediate vicinity of the corporate headquarters (Shingai, Iwata City, Shizuoka Prefecture). The purpose of the acquisitions is to accommodate growth in Company divisions including the IM*1 and SPV*2 business units. The close proximity of the facilities to the Company’s headquarters will also be leveraged to increase the efficiency of inter-divisional procurement, manufacturing, research and development and logistics operations and promote other synergistic effects.

The newly acquired land and facilities (Myogashima, Iwata City, Shizuoka Prefecture) include an office building and factory on grounds with a land area of 46,000 m2. The purchase contract was signed in March 2011 and plans call for transfer of the facilities to Yamaha Motor to be complete by October of this year.

The new facilities will provide space required for expanding production of the surface mounters and industrial robots by the Company’s IM Business Unit*1 (moving from Naka-ku, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture) and space for development operations required by the Smart Power Vehicle Business Unit*2 in its efforts to achieve further growth for its electrically power assisted bicycles (PAS) and other product lines in October. Possibilities for use by other divisions are also being considered.

 
IM (Intelligent Machinery) Business Unit is a division involved primarily in the manufacture and sales of surface mounters, industrial robots and electric wheelchairs.
 
Smart Power Vehicle Business Unit is a division involved primarily in the product planning and development of electrically power assisted bicycles (PAS).

Construction Begins on New Motorcycle Test Course at Kikugawa, Shizuoka Pref.

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. will begin construction in June of this year on its planned new test course in the Tanno area of Kikugawa City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.

Construction of this Kikugawa Test Course was originally scheduled to begin in October of 2009 upon acquisition of all the land after a permit for diverting agricultural land for other use was granted in August of that year. According to that plan, the facility was scheduled for completion in the autumn of 2012. However, the economic effects of the Lehman Shock and ensuing recession caused a postponement of the construction project. The decision has been made to proceed with the project, albeit with reduced budget, due to requests from the national and local government as the grantors of construction rights and the local landowners involved, as well as increased demand for motorcycle development for the growing markets of Asia, Central and South America and other regions.

The new test course facility will be constructed on acquired land, an area of approximately 490,000 m2 and will consist of a 1.9 km/lap closed course, roads over hilly terrain, road sections for dust-resistance testing and related facilities. It will be used for tests involved in achieving the required levels of safety and environmental performance for medium to small displacement motorcycles for emerging markets.
In consideration of maintaining the natural environment surrounding the facility, a prescribed width of existing vegetation will be preserved and measures will be taken to protect the existing wildlife ecosystems in other wooded areas of the site.

Yamaha Vino Molfe XC50H Harga Spesifikasi Motor Skuter Yamaha Vino Molfe XC50H

Vino Yamaha Motor Specifications Price Molfe XC50H Yamaha Vino scooter Molfe XC50H - kaber new from Yamaha, the end of this month his plans if there is no obstacle obstacle, a Japanese motorcycle manufacturer Yamaha will release a Yamaha Vino scooter Molfe XC50H with the latest color in late April 2011 this . New appearance of scooters that the concept is almost similar to the Yamaha Fino. It's just that there are differences in the location of the head lamp, footing and the tail.
When the main light (head lamp) Yamaha Fino was on near the wheel, but the Yamaha XC50H under or just above spakbor. Because the living room between the steering wheel and spakbor Vino scooter to place the basket.
As reported by the official website of Yamaha Japan, Yamaha Motor will release it officially on 25 April. Scooter was touted manufactured in Taiwan.
In contrast with Fino that carries the 114 cc engine, the Yamaha Vino Molfe XC50H brings engine capacity of 50 cc. With a big basket in front of the scooter is suitable for women.
Yamaha Vino carries a cylinder 4 stroke engine. The engine is capable of removing the power of 4.2 PS at 8500 rpm and a torque of 3.90 Nm at 6,000 rpm.
While the compression ratio of 12.0:1 Yamaha Vino Molfe XC50H, more appropriate use of fuel-grade RON 92. Weight of scooter is light enough that is 185.2 pounds, including oil, fuel. The system uses injection gasoline intake.
With fairly light weight and injection system, allowing Yamaha Vino Molfe XC50H can mejangkau distance 46.9 km with 1 liter of fuel. Unfortunately not yet clear price Molfe XC50H Yamaha Vino.
Complete Specifications Yamaha Vino Molfe XC50H
* Engine: 49cc, 1 cylinder, 4 stroke * Intake of fuel: Injection * Fuel consumption: 46.9 km / l * Gearbox: automatic * Cooling: Liquid * Brakes front: Tromol * Rear brake: disc brake 110 (detik.com)