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2007-2008 YZF-R1 2007 Yamaha YZF-R1 used by Noriyuki Haga in the Superbike World Championship. An all-new YZF-R1 for the 2007 model year was announced on 8 October 2006. It had an all-new inline-four engine, going back to a more conventional four-valve-per-cylinder design rather than Yamaha's trademark five-valve Genesis layout.
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 was an early innovator in dirt-bike technology, and introduced the first single-shock rear suspension, the trademarked "Monoshock" of 1973. [12] It appeared in production on the 1974 Yamaha YZ-250, a model which is still in production, making it Yamaha's longest continuous model and name.
The Yamaha Royal Star was the first Star Motorcycle Yamaha introduced. It is a traditional cruiser design, styled after the Indian Motorcycles [citation needed]. A little bit of that Indian flavor remains in the later Royal Star Venture, and the Royal Star Tour Deluxe [according to whom?]. Standard and Tour Classic versions were initially made.
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The 2001 model received a good review from Motorcycle-USA.com [10] The updated 2006 model received a good review from Motorcycle-USA.com [11] The 2006 model received a good review from Cycle World [12] FZ1 came second in a Rider Magazine Naked bike comparison [13] The 2009 model received an excellent review from Two Wheel Freaks [14]
A Suzuki GSX-R1000 at a drag strip – a 2006 model once recorded a 0 to 60 mph time of 2.35 seconds. This is a list of street legal production motorcycles ranked by acceleration from a standing start, limited to 0 to 60 mph times of under 3.5 seconds, and 1 ⁄ 4-mile times of under 12 seconds.
The Yamaha MT-01 is a MT series motorcycle made by Yamaha from 2005 to 2012, available in Australia, New Zealand, [1] Europe, India, Japan and parts of North America. [2] But Yamaha Motor Corp. USA declined to import it to the United States, citing a small market for this style of motorcycle. [ 3 ]