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{{Infobox Motorcycle | |||
{{Motorcycle | |name = Yamaha YA1 | ||
|name = Yamaha | |image = [[File:Yamaha YA1 angled.jpg|200px|right|Yamaha YA1 angled.jpg]] | ||
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|aka = Red Dragonfly | |aka = Red Dragonfly | ||
|manufacturer = Yamaha | |manufacturer = [[Yamaha]] | ||
|parent_company = | |parent_company = | ||
|production = | |production = | ||
|model_year = | |model_year = | ||
|predecessor = [[DKW RT125]] (based on) | |predecessor = [[DKW RT125]] (based on) | ||
|successor = | |successor = | ||
|class = | |class = | ||
|engine = 125cc, single cylinder, [[2-stroke]] | |engine = 125cc, single cylinder, [[2-stroke]] | ||
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|compression = | |compression = | ||
|top_speed = | |top_speed = | ||
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|ignition = | |fuel_system = | ||
|spark_plug = | |ignition = | ||
|battery = | |spark_plug = | ||
|transmission = | |battery = | ||
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|frame = | |frame = | ||
|suspension = | |suspension = | ||
|brakes = | |brakes = | ||
|front_tire = | |front_tire = | ||
|rear_tire | |rear_tire = | ||
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[[Image:1955 Yamaha YA-1.jpg|200px|thumb|right|The start of the Yamaha line was this YA1, built in 1955 and known as the Red Dragonfly]] | |||
First [[Yamaha]] [[Motorcycle]] model ever produced. Sold in Japan in its first year of production (1955). The 125cc, single cylinder, [[2-stroke]], [[streetbike]] had unique features including a cantilever seat, a [[plunger rear suspension system]] and a glove compartment in the fuel tank area. In Japan it was called the '''Red Dragonfly'''. Lacking motorcycle experience and seeking to build a small-capacity, high-quality product, Yamaha had chosen to copy the [[DKW RT125]], just as [[BSA]], [[Harley-Davidson]] and [[Voskhod]] had done before them, and this proved to be a wise decision. They added a fourth speed in the gearbox of the 125cc two-stroke engine and adopted gear primary drive. It was coded '''YA1''' but was to be known as the Red Dragonfly because of its finish. | |||
First [[Yamaha]] [[Motorcycle]] model ever produced. Sold in Japan in its first year of production (1955). The 125cc, single cylinder, [[2-stroke]], [[streetbike]] had unique features including a cantilever seat, a [[plunger rear suspension system]] and a glove compartment in the fuel tank area. In Japan it was called the '''Red Dragonfly'''. Lacking motorcycle experience and seeking to build a small-capacity, high-quality product, Yamaha had chosen to copy the [[DKW RT125]], just as [[BSA]], [[Harley-Davidson]] and [[Voskhod]] had done before them, and this proved to be a wise decision. They added a fourth speed in the gearbox of the 125cc two-stroke engine and adopted gear primary drive. It was coded '''YA1''' but was to be known as the Red Dragonfly because of its | |||
The machine was an immense success, partly due to race wins at the Mount Fuji and Asama events of 1955. It was quickly joined by the 175cc [[Yamaha YC1|YC1]] and, in 1957, the 247cc [[Yamaha YD1|YD1]] twin. This too was based on a German machine, the [[Adler]], but the design team were now allowed more freedom to incorporate their own ideas. The result was a further success and Yamaha expanded as a motorcycle firm, took over others, and began to look outside their homeland to new markets. | The machine was an immense success, partly due to race wins at the Mount Fuji and Asama events of 1955. It was quickly joined by the 175cc [[Yamaha YC1|YC1]] and, in 1957, the 247cc [[Yamaha YD1|YD1]] twin. This too was based on a German machine, the [[Adler]], but the design team were now allowed more freedom to incorporate their own ideas. The result was a further success and Yamaha expanded as a motorcycle firm, took over others, and began to look outside their homeland to new markets. | ||
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[[Category:1950s motorcycles]] | [[Category:1950s motorcycles]] | ||
[[Category:Yamaha motorcycles]] | [[Category:Yamaha motorcycles]] | ||