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Yamaha Motor Company Limited (ヤマハ発動機株式会社) Template:Tyo, a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company, was initially part of the Yamaha Corporation. After expanding Yamaha Corporation into the world's biggest piano maker, then Yamaha CEO Genichi Kawakami took Yamaha into the field of motorized vehicles on July 1, 1955. Yamaha Motor is the world's second largest producer of motorcycles. It also produces many other motorized vehicles such as all-terrain vehicles, boats, snowmobiles, outboard motors, and personal watercraft.

In 2000, Toyota and Yamaha Corporation made a capital alliance where Toyota paid Yamaha Corporation 10.5 billion yen for a 5 per cent share in Yamaha Motor Company while Yamaha and Yamaha Motor each bought 500,000 shares of Toyota stock in return.

In 2005, Yamaha announced the creation of "Star Motorcycles," a new standalone brand name for its cruiser series of motorcycles. Although a separate brand, Star motorcycles continue to be sold at Yamaha dealerships.

Motorcycle models (road)

1996 Yamaha XJ600 Diversion / Seca II.

Yamaha TZR 250

Motorcycles (Racing)

Yamaha YZR-M1

Motocross/Enduro

Former World Enduro Champion Stefan Merriman on a Yamaha.

IT250H
Yamaha XT 500
DT 100/125/400
TTR 250 RAID
TTR 50E
TTR 125L/LE
TTR 230
TTR 250
TW 125
TW 200
TW 225
YZ 80
YZ 125
YZ 250
YZ 250F
YZ 450F
WR 250
WR 450

Electrical vehicle

Motorcycles

Moped

Yamaha PAS (Nickel metal hydride battery)
PAS Lithium (Lithium ion battery)
PAS Business (Ni-Cd battery)
Yamaha Jog
Yamaha Jog R
Yamaha Neo's

Cart

My Mate

Wheelchair

JW Active
JW-IB

Wheelchair upgrade parts

JWX-1
JW-II
JW-I

Concept/prototype motorcycle

ATVs

Snowmobiles

Portable Generators

Snowblowers

YT-600E
YT-600ED
YT-660EDJ
YS-870
YS-870J
YS-1070
YT-1080ED
YT-1080EX
YT-1290EX
YT-1290EXR
YS-1390A
YS-1390AR

Remote-controlled helicopters

Outboard Motors

4 stroke series
4 stroke jet drive series
2 stroke V6
2 stroke portable / mid range
Full list

Kart Engines

WRseries 4 stroke

WR250FK

YZseries 2 stroke

YZ125K
YZ85K

KTseries 2stroke

KT100SD
KT100SC
KT100SEC
KT100SP
KT100J

Other Vehicles

Yamaha has also built engines for other manufacturers' vehicles, most notably the V-6 and V-8 engine for the Ford Taurus SHO. The Volvo XC90 uses a larger version of the same Yamaha V-8 engine, as will a future Lincoln automobile. They also built Formula One racing engines from the late 1980s to the mid 1990s, with little on track success.

Yamaha also tunes engines for other manufacturers, Toyota being one of them. Yamaha logos are, for instance, found on the Toyota S engines.[1]

Yamaha is also one of the big 4 companies in the Personal water craft market.

Water purifier

Alkalion purifier

OH-A21N

Purifier

OH-U20-SA2
OH-U20-SB1
OH-U30-HS
OH-U30-KA4
OH-U30-SB3
OH-U40-KA2
OH-U40-SB1

Business machines

Robot

Surface mounter

Pool

CNC machine

Golf car

G31E
G31AL

Engine

MT series (2 stroke)
MZ series (4 stroke)

Underground oil tank

My Tank

Oil separator

Pattol series

Food additive

Gas heat pump

M series
SH series
3HP multi
Living mate
YCJ series

External links

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