Difference between revisions of "Yamaha"

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Yamaha TZR 250

Former World Enduro Champion Stefan Merriman on a Yamaha.

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-[[Image:Yamaha.png|right|Yamaha Logo]]
-'''Yamaha Motor Company Limited''' (&#12516;&#12510;&#12495;&#30330;&#21205;&#27231;&#26666;&#24335;&#20250;&#31038;), a [[Japan]]ese 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 [[motorcycle]]s.  It also produces many other motorized vehicles such as [[all-terrain vehicle]]s, [[boat]]s, [[snowmobile]]s, [[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)==