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[[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. | ||
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[[Category:1950s motorcycles]] | [[Category:1950s motorcycles]] | ||
[[Category:Yamaha motorcycles]] | [[Category:Yamaha motorcycles]] |