List of Yamaha motorcycles

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List of motorcycles manufactured by Yamaha Motor Company

First bikes

  • YA-1 built August 1954, produced January 1955. The first bike manufactured by Yamaha was actually a copy of the German DKW RT 125; it had an air-cooled, two-stroke, single cylinder 125 cc engine[1]
  • YC-1 (1956) was the second bike manufactured by Yamaha; it was a 175 cc single cylinder two-stroke.[1]
  • YD-1 (1957) Yamaha began production of its first 250 cc, two-stroke twin, the YD1.[1]
  • MF-1 (1958) 50 cc, two-stroke, single cylinder, step through street bike[1]
  • YDS-3 (1964) 246 cc, two-stroke, parallel-twin, it used the world’s first oil injection lubrication system in a 2-stroke engine.[2]
  • DT-1 (1968) Yamaha's first true off-road motorcycle.[1]
  • XS-1 (1970) Yamaha's first four-stroke engine motorcycle (650 cc twin).[3]
  • Yamaha YZ Monocross (1975) First production motocross bike with a single rear shock.[3]
  • Yamaha YZ400F (1998) First mass-produced four-stroke motocross motorcycle.[3]

Road bikes

Two-stroke

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Four-stroke

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Step-throughs, scooters, maxi-scooters (Two- and four-stroke)

File:Yamaha BW 125.jpg
Modified Yamaha BW 125 in UNIRACING.ES, SPAIN.

Some of these step-throughs and scooters are made for Southeast Asian markets, where they are known as underbones.

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Maxi-scooters (four-stroke)

Large scooters with more than 125 cc, and a large chassis and protection from the elements, are very popular in the E.U., Japan, and the US.

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One of the smallest of Yamaha's maxi-scooters: Majesty 125

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Motorcycles (racing)

Two-Stroke

Four-Stroke

Off-road bikes

A Yamaha motocross bike on display at Phillip Island
Former World Enduro Champion Stefan Merriman on a Yamaha

Trail bike (road oriented)

Two-stroke

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Four-stroke

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Yamaha WR125X

Trail bike (dirt oriented)

Trials

Two-stroke

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Four-stroke

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Enduro

Two-stroke

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Four-stroke

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Trials

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Motocross

File:Yam PW50.jpg
A Yamaha kids bike for beginners.
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A Yamaha kids bike for slightly bigger kids.

Two-stroke

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Four-stroke

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Tilting three-wheeled motor scooter

Electric motorcycles and scooters

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Concept/prototype motorcycles

A Yamaha FC-me

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 http://www.starmotorcycles.com/star/company/historyhome/home.aspx
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  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 http://www.yamaha-motor.com/corporate/historytimeline.aspx, Yamaha website timeline, accessed October 2, 2011
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Notes

  1. last UK unrestricted moped, and last moped required to have pedals (1977)
  2. built August 1954, produced January 1955. The first bike manufactured by Yamaha; it had an air-cooled, two-stroke, single cylinder 125 cc engine.
  3. (1956) was the second bike manufactured by Yamaha; it was a 175 cc single cylinder two-stroke.
  4. (1957) Yamaha began production of its first 250 cc, two-stroke twin, the YD1.
  5. (1965) single cylinder 80 cc two-stroke)