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The first RX-King had a new reshaped petrol tank and updated seat; because of the raised handle bars this was nicknamed "Cobra" in Indonesia. [5] The first generation is sought after as they were fitted with an imported, Japanese-made engine (engine codes Y1 and Y2) producing 18.2 PS (13.4 kW) and 15.1 N⋅m (11.1 lb⋅ft) of torque at 8,000 ...
Pages in category "Yamaha motorcycles" ... Yamaha RX-King 135; Yamaha RZ350; S. Yamaha Scorpio Z; Yamaha SDR 200; Yamaha Slider; Yamaha SR250; Yamaha SR400 & SR500 ...
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]
The motorcycle division of Yamaha was spun off in 1955, being incorporated on 1 July 1955 in Japan, [7] and was headed by Genichi Kawakami. Yamaha's initial product was a 125 cc (7.6 cu in) two-stroke, single cylinder motorcycle, the YA-1, which was a copy of the German DKW RT 125.
The RX100 designation was originally used in certain markets for the five-speed, short-stroke 97cc Yamaha RS100DX produced from 1977. This was an RS100 (itself a 1976 improvement upon the design of the original reed-valved 96cc RS100 that was introduced to the United Kingdom in September, 1974, and to the US in November, 1974) [1] [2] with a front disc brake and a tachometer, and was replaced ...
PSR-OR700 (2007, Oriental version of Yamaha PSR-S700) PSR-A2000 (2012, Oriental model and black version of Yamaha PSR S710. And the first A series whose Pitch Band and Modulation uses a Joystick) PSR-A3000 (2016, Oriental version based on Yamaha PSR-S770 and first A Series to have multiple colours in the board)
The Japanese Big Four are the large motorcycle manufacturing companies of Japan: [1] [2] [3] Honda, which produces motorcycles since 1946 [4] [5] [6] Suzuki, which produces motorcycles since 1952 [7] Kawasaki, which produces motorcycles since 1954 [8] Yamaha, which produces motorcycles since 1955 [9]
In 1973, in just his second season as an expert, Roberts won the AMA Grand National Championship. Despite his Yamaha dirt track motorcycle lacking the horsepower of the Harley-Davidson team, he won three races and consistently finished among the top ten, amassing a record 2,014 points in the 25-race series. [3]