Yamaha Dirt Bike Models History
Many consider it to be the world s first factory produced dirt bike and it was such a global success particularly in the united states that is essentially spawned a whole new genre.
Yamaha dirt bike models history. 1 custom 1982 yamaha sr500 still looks like it comes from racing 2 2021 yamaha tenere 700 to land in the u s. It was a 175 cc single cylinder two stroke. The first bike manufactured by yamaha was actually a copy of the german dkw rt 125. Unfortunately real enduro bikes are proper race bikes and as such need to be handled with care they have far more frequent maintenance intervals need a lot of tlc and will demand a lot of your time.
Yamaha motors started in 1955 after it was separated from the yamaha corporation its mother company. The yamaha corporation was founded in 1887 by torakusu yamaha they originally built pianos then over the years branched out into a wide range of products including all types of electronics musical instruments computer products home appliances and even robotics. Yamaha created the very first single shock production motocross bike ever. The yamaha dt 1 yamaha s first ever purpose built dirt bike was a 250cc two stroke enduro machine that could tackle any terrain and offered exceptional performance.
Two strokes obviously offer more power come in a lighter package and are great fun to ride. With two accessory packs 3 2018 yamaha mt 07 and mt 09 sp go official at eicma 4 2018. Their first motor product the 125cc two cycle ya 1 drove to quick success after winning the mt. It had an air cooled two stroke single cylinder 125 cc engine.
This was the beginning of the yamaha monocross machines that changed motocross forever. The yzs of this time were near replicas of works bikes with their aluminum fuel tanks and light weight lacking only magnesium engine cases and a few titanium pieces. Yd 1 1957 yamaha began production of its first 250 cc two stroke twin the yd1. Having distinct specializations in selling only motorcycles commuter vehicles marine engines and other motorized products yamaha motors started its first years of operation with a blast.