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[[Image:1957 Yamaha YD-1.jpg|200px|thumb|left|1957 Yamaha YD-1]] | [[Image:1957 Yamaha YD-1.jpg|200px|thumb|left|1957 Yamaha YD-1]] | ||
[[Image:Yamaha-YD1.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Yamaha YD1]] | [[Image:Yamaha-YD1.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Yamaha YD1]] | ||
The '''Yamaha YD-1''' was a 250cc, [[twin-cylinder]], [[2-stroke]], [[streetbike]] produced by [[Yamaha]] starting in 1957. | |||
[[Yamaha]], the youngest of the "[[Big Four]]" [[:Category:Japanese motorcycles|Japanese motorcycle manufacturers]], didn't build its first two-wheeler until 1954, when it unveiled a copy of the [[DKW]] [[DKW RT125|RT125]],calling it the [[Yamaha YA-1|YA-1]]. 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 | [[Yamaha]], the youngest of the "[[Big Four]]" [[:Category:Japanese motorcycles|Japanese motorcycle manufacturers]], didn't build its first two-wheeler until 1954, when it unveiled a copy of the [[DKW]] [[DKW RT125|RT125]],calling it the [[Yamaha YA-1|YA-1]]. 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 | ||
Yamaha. | Yamaha. | ||