acquired the Hosk company, and in 1960 Yamaha acquired Showa, with Hosk's early design of 650 cc twin. When the Yamaha XS 650 was launched in October 1969 it...
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The Yamaha XS Eleven motorcycle, also called XS 1100 and XS 1.1, is a Japanese standard produced from late 1977 (MY1978) to 1983, powered by an air-cooled...
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lubrication system in a 2-stroke engine. DT-1 (1968) Yamaha's first true off-road motorcycle. XS-1 (1970) Yamaha's first four-stroke engine motorcycle (650 cc...
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electric) S-21 (1980, yamaha semi-jumbo) S-51 Custom (1980, yamaha semi-jumbo) SJ series SJ-180 (1981-1985, yamaha semi-jumbo) XS series yamaha original semi-jumbo...
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350cc two stroke twin R-1. In 1968, Yamaha launched their first four-stroke motorcycle, the XS-1. The Yamaha XS-1 was a 650cc four-stroke twin, a larger...
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its off-road brother, the Yamaha TT500. All parts such as the transmission and chassis were produced in Japan. The first XT 500 was shown at the US dealer...
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The Yamaha YZR500 was a 500 cc Grand Prix racing motorcycle made by Yamaha from 1973 through 2002. It achieved significant acclaim, especially during the...
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the XS Special introduced in 1978. The 4 cylinder, air-cooled, twin-cam 650cc engine is housed in a cross-braced duplex steel tube frame. Yamaha made...
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on the engine and other parts. Yamaha XS Eleven Yamaha XS650 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yamaha XS 750. Yamaha end four year era! '...but we'll...
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further developed by the Yamaha design team in Monza, Italy, the XSR700 is designed to enhance the classic lines of the Yamaha XS 650 from 1976 combined...
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