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[[Image:1959 Yamaha YDS-1.jpg|200px|thumb|right|1959 Yamaha YDS-1]] | [[Image:1959 Yamaha YDS-1.jpg|200px|thumb|right|1959 Yamaha YDS-1]] | ||
The '''Yamaha YDS-1''' was a 250cc, [[2-stroke]], twin cylinder, twin carb, streetbike produced by [[Yamaha]] starting in 1959 that had a reputation for blowing away 650cc vertical twins during this time. | The '''Yamaha YDS-1''' was a 250cc, [[2-stroke]], twin cylinder, twin carb, streetbike produced by [[Yamaha]] starting in 1959 that had a reputation for blowing away 650cc vertical twins during this time. | ||
==YDS1-R== | ==YDS1-R== | ||
[[Image:1959 Yamaha YDS1-R.jpg|left|thumb|1959 Yamaha YDS1-R]] | [[Image:1959 Yamaha YDS1-R.jpg|left|thumb|1959 Yamaha YDS1-R]] | ||
The YDS1-R was a race kitted version of Yamaha's new for 1959 [[street bike]]. These machines were Yamaha's first effort at building a European style road racer, their previous models were more dirt oriented to suit the Japanese racing scene. These machines were the forerunners of the very successful TD/[[Yamaha TZ250|TZ250]] [[parallel twin]] racing machines that dominated that 250cc racing class for a number of years. | The YDS1-R was a race kitted version of Yamaha's new for 1959 [[street bike]]. These machines were Yamaha's first effort at building a European style road racer, their previous models were more dirt oriented to suit the Japanese racing scene. These machines were the forerunners of the very successful TD/[[Yamaha TZ250|TZ250]] [[parallel twin]] racing machines that dominated that 250cc racing class for a number of years. | ||
[[Category:1950s motorcycles]] | [[Category:1950s motorcycles]] | ||
[[Category:Yamaha motorcycles]] | [[Category:Yamaha motorcycles]] | ||