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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.
Pages in category "Motorcycles introduced in 1968" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. ... Yamaha XS 650 This page was last ...
The Yamaha DT is a series of motorcycles and mopeds produced by the Yamaha Motor Corporation. Models in the DT series feature an engine displacement of 50 to 400 cc (3.1 to 24.4 cu in). The first DT model, the DT-1, was released in 1968 and quickly sold through its initial 12,000 production run.
In 1968, Yamaha launched their first four-stroke motorcycle, the XS-1/650 which was a 650cc four-stroke twin, a larger and more powerful machine that equaled the displacement and performance of the popular British bikes of the era, such as the Triumph Bonneville and BSA Gold Star.
His victory aboard a Yamaha also marked the first victory by a Japanese manufacturer in the history of the event. [8] Fisher's 1972 victory marked the last 100-mile national as, the race distance was reduced to 75-miles for 1973. [ 8 ]
The 1968 Isle of Man TT, the third round of the 1968 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, ... Yamaha: 99.12 mph 1:08.31.4 8 2 Bill Ivy: 9 Yamaha 97.78 mph 1:09.27.8 6 3
Read on 250 Yamaha number 61 following Mike Hailwood 35 with Rod Gould 33 close behind, around 1967 at Cadwell Park The 1968 season proved to be controversial for Read. The Yamaha factory had wanted Read to concentrate on winning the 125cc title and teammate Bill Ivy to take the 250cc crown.
Itom 50cc racing motorcycle. Ivy started racing motorbikes at Brands Hatch, Kent, UK in 1959. [1] His first race bike was a 50cc Itom.Entering his first TT race in 1962 on a Chisholm Itom, [2] he later progressed to ride a variety of machinery on UK short circuits including Honda, Bultaco, Yamaha, Norton, Cotton, and Matchless machines.