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Yamaha YA-1 at the Tokyo Motor Show in 2005. In the early-1950s, Yamaha had to replace its musical instrument factories as they were severely damaged during the war. Yamaha was also facing the industrial conversion of factory machine tools that had been used during the war for the production of fuel tanks, wing parts, and propellers for aircraft of the Imperial Japanese Navy, such as the ...
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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.
The Yamaha Royal Star was the first Star Motorcycle Yamaha introduced. Standard and Tour Classic versions were initially made. The Standard model had four mufflers and no windscreen or side bags, though they were available as accessories. The Tour Classic had four mufflers, a windscreen, and soft or leather-covered hard side bags.
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Yamaha decided to differentiate itself from its previous YA1 design by creating a new engine with two in-line cylinders, 2 strokes, and 247 cubic centimeters, cooled by air. This innovative approach signified Yamaha's entry into the 2.5 cubic centimeter category, hence earning it the title “the first two and a half for Yamaha.”