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{{Motorcycle | [[Image:1958 Yamaha YD-2.jpg|200px|thumb|right|1958 Yamaha YD-2]] | ||
|name = Yamaha YD-2 | [[Yamaha]] began offering an [[electric start]] [[motorcycle]] with the '''YD-2'''. It was a 250cc, twin cylinder, single carb, [[2-stroke]], streetbike with a [[pressed-steel]], [[monocoque frame]]. It was basically just a [[Yamaha YD-1]] with electric start added. | ||
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[[Category:Yamaha motorcycles]] | |||
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{{Infobox Motorcycle | |||
|name = '''Yamaha YD-2''' | |||
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|aka = | |aka = | ||
|manufacturer = Yamaha | |manufacturer = [[Yamaha]] | ||
|parent_company = | |parent_company = | ||
|production = 1958 | |production = 1958 | ||
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|successor = | |successor = | ||
|class = Naked | |class = [[Naked]] | ||
|engine = Twin cylinder, two stroke, air-cooled | |engine = Twin cylinder, two stroke, air-cooled | ||
|bore_stroke = 53.3mm x 53.3mm | |bore_stroke = 53.3mm x 53.3mm | ||
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|related = | |related = | ||
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}} | }} | ||
The '''[[Yamaha]] YD-2''' was a Twin cylinder, two stroke, air-cooled Naked [[motorcycle]] produced by [[Yamaha]] in 1958 | The '''[[Yamaha]] YD-2''' was a Twin cylinder, two stroke, air-cooled Naked [[motorcycle]] produced by [[Yamaha]] in 1958. Claimed [[horsepower]] was 14.48 HP (10.8 KW) @ 6000 RPM. | ||
==Engine== | ==Engine== | ||
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It came with a 2.50 -16 front [[tire]] and a 2.50 -16 rear tire. Stopping was achieved via Drum in the front and a Drum in the rear. The front suspension was a Telescopic forks while the rear was equipped with a Swing arm. | It came with a 2.50 -16 front [[tire]] and a 2.50 -16 rear tire. Stopping was achieved via Drum in the front and a Drum in the rear. The front suspension was a Telescopic forks while the rear was equipped with a Swing arm. | ||
==1958 - 1961 Yamaha YD-2== | |||
[[File:yamaha-yd-2-1958-1961-0.jpg|600px|1958 - 1961 Yamaha YD-2]] | |||
YD-2, the first Yamaha motorcycle which had an electric start, had a 250cc, twin cylinder, 2-stroke engine and a monocoque frame. | |||
[[Category:Naked motorcycles]] | [[Category:Naked motorcycles]] | ||
[[Category:Yamaha motorcycles]] | |||
[[Category:1950s motorcycles]] | [[Category:1950s motorcycles]] | ||
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