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The Yamaha YZ450F is a four-stroke racing motocross bike built by Yamaha Motor Corporation.It was the successor to the previous YZ426F which was discontinued in 2003. It is credited by Cycle World and Dirt Rider magazines as the bike that started the four-stroke dirt bike revolution.
The Yamaha XT250 is a motorcycle made by Yamaha Motor Company. Yamaha XT250 model year 2008. An offroad motorcycle rider passes through a creek and up a muddy hill
The Yamaha DT250 was preceded by the 1968 DT-1. The DT250 began production in 1971 and was produced through 1982. Other models produced in the DT250 group were the DT250F and DT250MX. [2] The DT250 was released three years earlier than the Yamaha DT125. The DT250 was one of the leading dual-sport machines in the 1970s. [3]
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]
The Yamaha DT is a series of motorcycles and mopeds produced by the Yamaha Motor Corporation. Models in the DT series feature an engine displacement of 50 to 400 cc (3.1 to 24.4 cu in). The first DT model, the DT-1, was released in 1968 and quickly sold through its initial 12,000 production run.
The bike became an instant success and was produced until 1981 when it was replaced by four-valve engines. It laid the ground for the later range of XT bikes ranging from 125 cc to the current 660 cc (Yamaha XT660Z Ténéré) and contributed largely to Yamaha's image. In France alone, 62,000 XT 500s were sold from 1976 to 1990.