Yamaha Motorcycle
Yamaha Motorcycles. What started as a music company in a propeller factory soon became a leader at producing very popular successful bikes for motorcycle lover’s worldwide.
In 1954 the first model was set for production. It was a 125cc, single cylinder two-stroke patterned after the German DKW RT125. Yamaha designated this first model the YA1.
The YA1 was successful and by 1956 a second model was ready for production. This was the YC1, a 175cc single cylinder two-stroke also based on a DKW design, the RT175.
In 1957 Yamaha began production of it’s first 250cc, two-stroke twin, the YD1. This was the beginning of a long line of two stroke twins that lead Yamaha to the world’s stage of motorcycle success