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Ya-1 Motorcycle (125cc, 2-stroke, single cylinder, street bike) produced and sold in Japan
(125cc, 2-stroke, single cylinder, street bike) It was produced and sold in Japan. http://www.yamaha-motor.com/corporate/historyTimeline.aspx -
The first Yamaha Motorcycle sold in the USA
The first Yamaha Motorcycles sold in the USA were by Cooper Motors. The models were the YD1 (250cc, 2-stroke, twin cylinder, street bike) and MF-1 (50cc, 2-stroke, single cylinder, street bike, step-through). http://www.yamaha-motor.com/corporate/historyTimeline.aspx -
Yamaha International Corporation began selling motorcycles in the USA.
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The DT-1 Enduro was introduced.
The world's first dual purpose motorcycle which had on & off-road capability. Its impact on Motorcycling in the USA was enormous. -
Yamaha’s first 4-stroke motorcycle model, the XS-1
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Yamaha pioneered the very first single-shock motocross bikes
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The XS1100 motorcycle and XS650
XS1100 was a (four cylinder, shaft drive) XS650 Special was introduced. This was the first production Cruiser built by a Japanese manufacturer. -
A fuel-saving engine system
YICS (Yamaha Induction Control System),developed a new engine for 4-stroke engines. -
The first production 5-valve per cylinder engine
Introduced on the FZ750 motorcycle. -
Development of "BLUE CORE" high-performance engines.
next-generation high-performance engines.
