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[[Image:Yamaha-YD1.jpg|right|400px|thumb|Yamaha YD1]] | |||
[[Yamaha]], the youngest of the "[[Big Four]]" Japanese motorcycle manufacturers, didn't build its first two-wheeler until 1954, when it unveiled a copy of the [[DKW]] RT125,calling it the YA1. This spidery motorcycle was a great success. It won handily the first cindertrack hillclimb ever held at Mount Asama, north of Tokyo, in both 125 and 250cc classes. It was a decisive moment for | |||
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[[Yamaha]], the youngest of the "[[Big Four]]" | |||
Yamaha. | Yamaha. | ||
==Inspired by Adler== | ==Inspired by Adler== | ||
But Yamaha's competitors were not standing still, so in 1957 Yamaha launched a new 250cc model, this time based on the [[Adler]] MB250. The new bike's main difference was in its frame, which was a pressed steel copy of the German Adler's cradle frame. Maybe that wasn't such a good idea! The first racing versions of the 250 YD1, seen at Mount Asarna in 1957 and in the Catalina United States Grand Prix in 1958, went back to the original German cradle design. | |||
But Yamaha's competitors were not standing still, so in 1957 Yamaha launched a new 250cc model, this time based on the [[Adler]] | |||
==A Brilliant Dynasty== | ==A Brilliant Dynasty== | ||
Yamaha was a fast learner and, within a few years, its twin had cast off all traces of its origins and had given rise to a [[motorcycle]] dynasty. The first was the electric-start [[Yamaha YD2|YD2]]. Then came the first dedicated sports models, the [[Yamaha YDS1|YDS1]] and the [[Yamaha YDS2|YDS2]] (the first model exported to Europe). Yamaha competed in its first French GP at Clermont-Ferrand in 1961 and returned in 1965 with a succession of famous riders -Vesco, Read, Redman, Ivy, Saarinen, and Agostini. | Yamaha was a fast learner and, within a few years, its twin had cast off all traces of its origins and had given rise to a [[motorcycle]] dynasty. The first was the electric-start [[Yamaha YD2|YD2]]. Then came the first dedicated sports models, the [[Yamaha YDS1|YDS1]] and the [[Yamaha YDS2|YDS2]] (the first model exported to Europe). Yamaha competed in its first French GP at Clermont-Ferrand in 1961 and returned in 1965 with a succession of famous riders -Vesco, Read, Redman, Ivy, Saarinen, and Agostini. | ||
[[Category:Yamaha motorcycles|YD1]] | [[Category:Yamaha motorcycles|YD1]] | ||