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The first bike manufactured by Yamaha was actually a copy of the German DKW RT 125; it had an air-cooled, two-stroke, single cylinder 125 cc engine [1] YC-1 (1956) was the second bike manufactured by Yamaha; it was a 175 cc single cylinder two-stroke. [1] YD-1 (1957) Yamaha began production of its first 250 cc, two-stroke twin, the YD1. [1]
Yamaha produced Formula One engines from 1989 to 1997 (with a one-year break in 1990), initially for the Zakspeed team, in 1991 for the Brabham BT60Y, in 1992 for the Jordan 192, from 1993 to 1996 for Tyrrell, and in 1997 for the Arrows A18. The Yamaha engines never won a race (Damon Hill nearly did so at the 1997 Hungarian Grand Prix).
All-terrain vehicles, such as the Honda ATC185, Honda ATC200, [139] Honda TRX90X and TRX250X (Honda SportClutch), [140] Suzuki LT125D Quadrunner (also known as the Suzuki QuadRunner 125), Suzuki LT 230, Suzuki Eiger 400, Yamaha Big Bear 250, [141] [142] 350, [143] [144] and 400, [145] Yamaha Grizzly 80, [146] Yamaha Grizzly 700, Yamaha Raptor ...
Yamaha replaced the Grizzly 600 with the new Grizzly 660 using a larger engine that is 660cc derived from the Raptor 660 with a five-valve cylinder head. Beyond the engine, the biggest differences between the Grizzly 600 (offered in the US from 1998 to 2001) and the Grizzly 660 (introduced in 2002), is the rear suspension.
Later Yamaha swapped the 249cc engine for a 246cc engine but little else changed and almost all parts were interchangeable. In the late 1990s Yamaha removed both short track models from the market and only the 136 inch track was available. Yamaha Bravo was an extremely reliable sled and could go 20,000 or more km trouble free.
The Yamaha XV1900A cruiser was developed to exploit the large displacement end of the market for large cruisers.Yamaha had a well established range of big "Star" cruisers which went up to the Wild Star 1600 cc but there was a need to redesign the engine to meet anticipated exhaust emissions regulations and the opportunity to update the styling, which had remained largely unchanged for a decade.
The Yamaha Royal Star was the first Star Motorcycle Yamaha introduced. Standard and Tour Classic versions were initially made. The Standard model had four mufflers and no windscreen or side bags, though they were available as accessories. The Tour Classic had four mufflers, a windscreen, and soft or leather-covered hard side bags.
In 1997 Yamaha introduced the Aerox to the European market. It came in two models, the 2-Stroke 50 cc [1] (Internally known as the YQ50) powered by the Minarelli MA-50 horizontal Liquid cooled engine with a front and rear disc brake (DD), this engine came restricted to 45 km/h from the factory to follow European law on 50 cc mopeds.