Source and pictures: Yamaha Motor Co. | Yamaha has introduced its lineup for the 2025 All Japan Trial Championship, showcasing the newest version of its electric trial bike, the TY-E 3.0, which features technological advancements made over the last two years.
On Thursday, March 20, Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. hosted a press presentation for Yamaha Motorsports at the Meiji Yasuda Seimei building in Marunouchi, Tokyo. During this event, they unveiled their competition strategies for the 2025 All Japan Championships in Trial, Road Racing, and Motocross. The team lineups were announced, and the audience was introduced to the new factory motorcycles set to compete in these categories, as well as in the Suzuka 8 Hours endurance race.
In the arena of trial competition, Yamaha revealed that it will be joining the 2025 All Japan Trial Championship with Kenichi Kuroyama, the current runner-up, alongside promising young rider Masaya Ujikawa. They will both compete using the latest model of the electric TY-E, the 3.0, which made its official debut at the event.
The objective of the Yamaha Factory Racing Team is to create technologies that can be incorporated into future commercial electric motorcycles, with the aim of exceeding the performance of internal combustion engines, in partnership with the company’s R&D departments.
The “TY-E 3.0” builds on technological advancements and knowledge acquired over the past two years. The initial TY-E was introduced in 2023, marking the first time an electric motorcycle reached the podium in a Japanese competition. In 2024, the TY-E 2.2 claimed its first win in the top category during the third round at Motegi, with Ujikawa taking first place, Kuroyama second, and Fumitaka Nozaki third, sweeping the podium.
The All Japan Trial Championship, established in 1973, is set to have eight rounds in 2025. This includes the City Trial Japan event, designed to introduce trial competitions to new audiences by creating artificial sections within urban settings. Since Yamaha claimed victory in the first championship in 1973, the company has secured a total of 11 titles in the top category.
By launching the TY-E 3.0 alongside a seasoned team of riders, Yamaha seeks to reinforce its dedication to innovation in trial riding, merging tradition with advanced technology to tackle the challenges of the 2025 season.
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