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The Yamaha XMAX is a series of maxi-scooters manufactured by Yamaha Motor Company since 2006. [1] It is available in four engines (the 125, 250, 300 and the 400 cm3), and is enjoying strong commercial success in Europe. It belongs to the GT category because of its lines, its sportiness and its comfort. [2]
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]
Yamaha used the designation XP500 for all previous model years; more than 233,000 TMAX scooters have been sold in Europe. [ 18 ] Notwithstanding the fact that the TMAX was Yamaha's second mega-scooter, the first being the YP 250 Majesty introduced in 1996, [ 15 ] motorcycle journalist Kevin Ash said that the "T-Max is the machine that invented ...
The Yamaha NMAX is a scooter produced by Yamaha since 2015. It was officially launched in February 2015 at the Sentul International Circuit in West Java , Indonesia. [ 1 ] The scooter's production base is in Indonesia and has been exported to various countries as Yamaha's global scooter model.
This same engine (minus the fuel injection) is also used in Yamaha's Cygnus-X scooter. There is currently an established aftermarket with numerous parts that allow the engine to be enlarged up to 287 cc. [citation needed] Depending on driving style and riding conditions, the Zuma 125's fuel economy is around 89 mpg ‑US (2.6 L/100 km).
The Yamaha X-City 125/250 is a large-wheeled, fuel-injected Maxiscooter introduced in 2007, with either a 125 cc or 250 cc engine — both water-cooled, four-stroke, catalytic-converter-equipped and Euro 3 compliant. The models are internally designated VP125 and VP250, respectively, and each features a fully automatic transmission.
Jackie Chan drove Yamaha V-MAX in the movie Gorgeous. In the movie Mechanical Violator Hakaider, his motorcycle (called Guilty in merchandising) is a Yamaha V-MAX, that when he transforms gets its chains removed. In the video game Final Fantasy VII (1997), the protagonist Cloud Strife's Hardy Daytona motorbike is based on the Yamaha V-Max. [10]
The Yamaha XV1900A cruiser was developed to exploit the large displacement end of the market for large cruisers.Yamaha had a well established range of big "Star" cruisers which went up to the Wild Star 1600 cc but there was a need to redesign the engine to meet anticipated exhaust emissions regulations and the opportunity to update the styling, which had remained largely unchanged for a decade.