Natasha Miranda's journey from absolute motorcycle newbie to daily Yamaha YZF-R3 rider, was driven by an unwavering desire to join the two-wheeled lifestyle. She now racks up hundreds of kilometers each week and loves every one. It all started with methodical planning and expert guidance. 

Jay Prince never backs down from a challenge, so when his friend Jordan scoffed at Jay's plan to ride an XMAX 300 scooter across Australia - and back - the fuse was a lit on an epic 9000km journey that needed to be completed in just 14 days. What followed was two weeks of awesome long-range commuting.

Dare Jennings is the creative mind behind two of Australia’s most recognised brands, Deus Ex Machina, and Mambo. His love of surfing and motorcycles led to the establishment and ultimate success of both brands- as Dare likes to say, it’s all the same juice.

Yamaha Motor Australia staff members Michelle Eastburn and Shane Rawlings were so impressed by Yamaha's new Tracer 7 Sport Touring model when it was release that the pair we straight out and purchased one each. We asked the them what made the Tracer 7 so special.

Pinpointing just one highlight from a week-long Yamaha Variety Jet Trek odyssey might be challenging for some people. However, Jason Cowley had no hesitation  “Spending time with my little mate Rowan Gillam,” he replies. “What a champion kid he is.”

We dipped into the pool of experienced riders walking the halls of the Yamaha Motor Australia head office, and gave two of them the keys to a pair of shiny new Ténéré 700 World Raid for a week. I return we asked them to make a video log of their thoughts on the new machine.

Yamaha enthusiast, Glenn Besso, loves motorcycles powered by a large-capacity single-cylinder engine. The bigger the better. Throw in a bit of retro styling with enough room for modern customisation, and Glenn is in seventh heaven. Yamaha's SRX 600 ticks all the right boxes for Glenn, and this one is his daily rider.

The Jerkyls epitomises everything we love and sometimes miss about motorcycles and the accompanying lifestyle. The group's eclectic mix of members serves as a refreshing reminder of the simple pleasures that attracted us to motorcycles in the first place - fun, riding, and mateship.

Remember those little 80cc motocross bikes that only the coolest kids - the ones who graduated from sticking cards on their bicycle spokes - had back in the ‘70s and ‘80s? While the owners have grown up, the bikes have attracted a very niche following of people wanting to relive the youth they dreamed of.

Danielle Gardner is cut from a different cloth to most of her friends, and she wouldn’t have it any other way. The 19-year-old from Sydney has always been a motorcycle devotee, a passion fostered by like-minded parents, two brothers and one sister, and a family farm in country NSW that served as a regular riding outpost.

Over the past three decades, Jades Oates has worked hard to become one of the pre-eminent motocross coaches in Australia. For last nine years he has been a valued member of the Yamaha bLU cRU fraternity. Of course, a lot happened in between.

When beauty therapist Larissa Rogers experienced her first real taste of the ocean lifestyle she had agreed to be part of when she met 25 year old Josh Matulis. It was the catalyst for the hugely popular Reef Addicts social media channels.

Anyone associated with motorcycles over the past 50 years, and a postcode that places them in or around the coastal Illawarra region of New South Wales, would most likely refer to Geoff Sim as a friend. As the founding owner of City Coast Motorcycles, he built the business into the institution it is today. 

Areas of Australia are facing damage to local biodiversity and agriculture due to invasive ants introduced from overseas, and Norfolk Island, a small but beautiful island located in the South Pacific Ocean, is one of these places. 

Yamaha bLU cRU ambassador Cheyne Boyd has now been retired for a decade, and it would be hard to meet a more humble servant of his craft. Cheyne continues to give all his heart and soul to the sport, even though it nearly took his life.

Television celebrity Grant Denyer's decision to attempt an unaided  double crossing of Australia's Simpson Desert would see him experienced spectacular desert nights as he pushed himself to the limit on a brutal but brilliant adventure out into the unknown.

As an IT Manager, Dan Camilleri’s days are spent dealing with complex technology systems. To escape the demands of the ever-changing IT world, Dan has spent the past few years restoring a 50-year-old fishing boat that has been in his family for three generations. 

Yamaha Motor Australia is a major sponsor of the Seabin Project through its Rightwaters program, an initiative committed to the conservation and sustainability of our oceans and waterways

It takes a special person to dedicate their life to making a difference to the environment. When Boe  Langford met Kim Baraiolo, the pair realised they shared the passion. The partnership blossomed into Outback Cleanups Australia, 

Discover more of the amazing Motor Life Passion stories about people, places, and lifestyles touched by Yamaha products at the Motor Life Passion archives area. We hope you use these stories to inspire you to create your own Yamaha Motor Life Passion moments.