Yamaha

Yamaha Motor Company Limited (ヤマハ発動機株式会社), 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

Concept/prototype motorcycle

ATVs

Yamaha

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