Yamaha Motors History
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)
- FZ750
- FZR
- FZ6
- FZ1
- Jog
- DragStar
- FJR1300
- Morpho I
- MT-01
- Radian
- Rz350
- Rd350
- SRX
- SR 500
- TDM 850
- TDM 900
- TT 500
- TX 500
- TZR 80 RR
- Virago
- VMax
- XJ 550R Seca
- XJ 600
- XJ 600N
- XJ 600S Diversion / Seca II
- XJ 900
- XJ 900S Diversion
- XS 400
- XS 500
- XS 650
- XS 750
- XS Eleven
- XT 600
- XT 660
- XV 1600A Wildstar / Road Star
- XZ 550 Vision
Yamaha TZR 250
Star Motorcycles
- Stratoliner Midnight
- Stratoliner S
- Stratoliner
- Roadliner Midnight
- Roadliner S
- Roadliner
- Road Star
- Road Star Midnight
- Road Star Midnight Silverado
- Road Star Silverado
- Midnight Warrior
- Warrior
- Royal Star Tour Deluxe
- Royal Star Venture
- V Star 1100 Classic
- V Star 1100 Custom
- V Star 1100 Silverado
- V Star Classic
- V Star Custom
- V Star Silverado
- V-Max
- Virago 250
Motorcycles (Racing)
Motocross/Enduro
- 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
- YFZ450
- Raptor 80
- Raptor 350
- Raptor 660
- Raptor 700
- Blaster 200
- Banshee 350
- Warrior 350
- Bruin 350
- Grizzly 600
- Grizzly 660
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
- Yamaha Motor Co. ltd - YMC -Japan (Japanese)
- Yamaha Motor Co. ltd - YMC- Japan (Global)
- Yamaha Motor Europe N.V. - YME - Europe
- Dwaood Yamaha - Pakistan
- Yamaha Motor Corporation - YMUS - USA
- Yamaha Owners Club
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