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[[Image:Yamaha-YD1.jpg|right|400px|thumb|Yamaha YD1]] | [[Image:Yamaha-YD1.jpg|right|400px|thumb|Yamaha YD1]] | ||
[[Yamaha]], the youngest of the "[[Big Four]]" Japanese motorcycle manufacturers, didn't build its first two-wheeler until 1954, when it unveiled a copy of the [[DKW]] RT125,calling it the YA1. This spidery | [[Yamaha]], the youngest of the "[[Big Four]]" Japanese motorcycle manufacturers, didn't build its first two-wheeler until 1954, when it unveiled a copy of the [[DKW]] RT125,calling it the YA1. 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. | ||
==Inspired by Adler== | ==Inspired by Adler== | ||