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==Inspired by Adler==
==Inspired by Adler==
[[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]]
But Yamaha's competitors were not standing still, so in 1957 Yamaha launched a new 250cc model, this time based on the [[Adler]] [[Adler MD250|MB250]]. The new bike's main difference was in its frame, which was a [[pressed steel]] copy of the German Adler's cradle frame. Maybe that wasn't such a good idea! The first racing versions of the 250 YD1, seen at Mount Asarna in 1957 and in the Catalina United States Grand Prix in 1958, went back to the original German cradle design.
But Yamaha's competitors were not standing still, so in 1957 Yamaha launched a new 250cc model, this time based on the [[Adler]] [[Adler MB250|MB250]]. The new bike's main difference was in its frame, which was a [[pressed steel]] copy of the German Adler's cradle frame. Maybe that wasn't such a good idea! The first racing versions of the 250 YD1, seen at Mount Asarna in 1957 and in the Catalina United States Grand Prix in 1958, went back to the original German cradle design.


==A Brilliant Dynasty==
==A Brilliant Dynasty==
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