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The '''Yamaha YD-1''' was a 250cc, [[twin-cylinder]], [[2-stroke]], [[streetbike]] produced by [[Yamaha]] starting in 1957.
The '''Yamaha YD-1''' was a 250cc, [[twin-cylinder]], [[2-stroke]], [[streetbike]] produced by [[Yamaha]] starting in 1957.


==History==
[[Yamaha]], the youngest of the "[[Big Four]]" [[:Category:Japanese motorcycles|Japanese motorcycle manufacturers]], didn't build its first two-wheeler until 1954, when it unveiled a copy of the [[DKW]] [[DKW RT125|RT125]],calling it the [[Yamaha YA-1|YA-1]]. 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]], the youngest of the "[[Big Four]]" [[:Category:Japanese motorcycles|Japanese motorcycle manufacturers]], didn't build its first two-wheeler until 1954, when it unveiled a copy of the [[DKW]] [[DKW RT125|RT125]],calling it the [[Yamaha YA-1|YA-1]]. 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.

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