Awesome Yamaha

Musician Alex Payler shows off the symphonic capabilities of Yamaha’s Electone Stagea ELS-02C electronic organ with an epic arrangement of Monty Norman’s James Bond theme music. The rich layering and realistic sounds really do make it sound like Alex has an entire orchestra right there with him.

Yamaha’s premium wireless headphones incorporate high-tech features like 3D spatial sound with head tracking, active noise cancellation, and a personalized listening optimizer just for your ears. It offers seven surround modes including ones for concerts, movies, music videos, and more.

Do you love classic ’80s music? Many of the songs of the era relied heavily on Yamaha’s vaunted DX7 synthesizer, which was the first mainstream synth to use FM synthesis, creating a variety of uniquely textured sounds, like the ones in Power DX7’s medley.

Yamaha’s modern turntable lets you stream records throughout your home via MusicCast speakers. It can also stream music from Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, AirPlay and Spotify and has a phono preamp for wired amps and speakers. It also supports Alexa voice commands.

If you’re looking for a feature-packed soundbar that won’t break the bank, check out the new Yamaha YAS-108. It has Dolby Virtual:X virtual surround sound, a mode that boosts voices for clear dialogue and two built-in subwoofers. Has analog, optical, HDMI and Bluetooth inputs.

Yamaha’s robotic motorcycle features technology which enables it to not only self balance and, but to drive and bank without a rider. The bike can already race at speeds up to 200 km/h (~124 mph), and Yamaha hopes it can one day keep up with pro racers.

Polyphonic looks back at the groundbreaking features and the resulting legacy of the Yamaha GX-1. Intended to be a proof of concept, less than 10 units of the analog polyphonic synthesizer were made, put to good use by great artists such as Stevie Wonder.

A boat-inspired beach trike. Deus Ex Machina’s Italian branch gave the Yamaha XV950 a custom tank, rear frame, saddle and fenders to make it lighter and give it a less aggressive look. Then they paired it with a sidecar with a 19″ wheel and a surf rack.

Inspired by the Tenere XT600Z enduro motorcycle, the T7 concept is a long-range off-roader with a lightweight midsize chassis, an aluminum tank, carbon fiber fairing and skidplate and 4-projector LED headlights.

Inside the back of Yamaha’s innovative acoustic guitars is an actuator that vibrates against the guitar’s body in response to the strings. This gives you built-in chorus and reverb effects that you can adjust with the built-in control knobs. Runs on two AA batteries.

It looks like a fairly standard, but good looking off-road bike at first glance… until you check out the stock model. Australian bike shop Ellaspede made the tank, panels, shrouds, seat, pannier racks and the muffler for the exhaust pipes under the seat.

Yamaha took the 847cc engine from the sporty FZ-09 and gave it a more classic body. But aside from its aluminum tank and body details, the XSR900 also has improved suspension, an assist-and-slipper wet clutch, adjustable traction control and ABS. Drops 02/2016.

The Yamaha PES2 is an electric motorcycle concept that has two electric motors – one under the tank and another one inside the front wheel – for two-wheel drive. It also has a crazy augmented reality helmet that overlays data from the bike’s cameras and other sensors.

The YSP-5600 not only has a whopping 46 speakers, it also uses Dolby Atmos technology to bounce sound around the room. The result is a convincing emulation of a 7.1.2 setup that left folks at the IFA trade show dumbfounded. Drops 12/15 for $1700.

One-man bike shop Paul Miller turned a ’77 TT500 into a beautiful street tracker. He custom made many of the parts, including the beautiful tank and rear brake fluid reservoir. The SR500 wheels should be too big for the bike, but somehow they end up blending in well.

Yamaha’s Silent Guitars have piezo pickups as well as high quality digital samples of acoustic guitar strings. You can play the sound through headphones or line out, and power them using batteries or its AC adapter.

Designed with the help of zero-style pioneer Shinya Kimura, the XSR700 is a retro alternative to entry-level roadsters like the Ducati Scrambler. It uses the FZ-07’s frame and 74hp 689cc engine.

Yamaha’s new 37-key synthesizers may be tiny, but they make the kind of sounds you’d expect from a pro synth. Our favorite is the tribute to the DX7, made famous back in the ’80s on tracks like Harold Faltermeyer’s Axel F. Out 9/2015.

Thrive Motor Co. turned a 2008 Yamaha Scorpio into a futuristic – if not aerodynamic – bike that’s at home on a pedestal or on the trail. It has a custom made aluminum body, rear-center steel exhaust and a smartphone instrument gauge.

For its project AH A MAY, Yamaha swapped designers from its motorcycle and its musical instruments divisions, and one of the results was Raijin, a crazy drum kit which completely envelops its player inside a sphere of drums.

The 03Gen concepts are variants of the Tricity three-wheeled scooter. The 03GEN-f has a racing-inspired build while the 03GEN-x is for off-roading. Like the Piaggio, the Tricity and its concepts enable riders to lean into turns.

Yamaha announced the US debut of their popular b Series Upright Pianos with this quirky short video that shows off their aesthetics as well as their ability to bring people from all walks of life together to make beautiful music.

A 2-passenger ATV with a 686cc four-stroke engine, automatic transmission with high, low and reverse drives, 2WD and 4WD, a dump bed that carries up to 400lb., a 1,200lb. towing hitch, and a stealthy matte black steel frame.