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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.
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 ...
The Autoped was an early motor scooter or motorized scooter manufactured by the Autoped Company of Long Island City, New York [2] from 1915 to 1922. [3] [4]The driver stood on a platform with 10-inch tires and operated the machine using only the handlebars and steering column, pushing them forward to engage the clutch, using a lever on the handlebar to control the throttle, and pulling the ...
The XV750 of 1981 featured an air-cooled V-twin four-stroke engine and cruiser styling, and was one of the first Japanese cruiser style motorcycles. By the end of the 1980s Yamaha had offered dozens of cruiser styled bikes in a variety of displacements and engine configurations.
Yamaha motorcycles (1 C, 216 P) S. Yamaha sailboats (1 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Yamaha vehicles" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
Prior (1950s), Rebadged German Hercules scooters by Industria Ltd of London for the UK and Commonwealth markets, models included the Viscount — United Kingdom/West Germany [98] Puch — Austria; Rabbit, (1946–1968), Brand of Fuji Heavy Industries. The first model, S-1, entered production 6 months before the Vespa — Japan [99] Ravat ...
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The first ethanol flex fuel motorcycle in the world was launched to the Brazilian market by Honda in March 2009, the CG 150 Titan Mix [44] [45] During the first eight months after its market launch the CG 150 Titan Mix had captured a 10.6% market share, and ranking second in sales of new motorcycles in the Brazilian market in 2009. [46]