Yamaha Motor Company

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (ヤマハ発動機株式会社, Yamaha Hatsudōki Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese manufacturer of motorcycles, marine products such as
boats and outboard motors, and other motorized products. The company was established in 1955 upon separation from Yamaha Corporation (however,
Yamaha Corporation is still the largest private company shareholder with 9.92%, as of 2019),[1] and is headquartered in Iwata, Shizuoka, Japan. The company conducts development, production and marketing
operations through 109 consolidated subsidiaries as of 2012.[2][3]

Led by Genichi Kawakami, the company's founder and first president, Yamaha Motor spun off from musical instrument manufacturer Yamaha Corporation in
1955 and began production of it s first product, the YA- 1 125cc motorcycle. It was quickly successful and won the 3rd Mount Fuji Ascent Race in it s class.

The company's products include motorcycles, scooters, motorized bicycles, boats, sail boats, personal water craft, swimming pools, utilit y boats, fishing boats,
outboard motors, 4-wheel ATVs, recreational off-road vehicles, go-kart engines, golf carts, multi-purpose engines, electrical generators, water pumps,
snowmobiles, small snow throwers, automobile engines, surface mounters, intelligent machinery, industrial-use unmanned helicopters, electrical power units
for wheelchairs and helmets. The company is also involved in the import and sales of various types of products, development of tourist businesses and
management of leisure, recreational facilit ies and related services. Yamaha's motorcycle sales are the second largest in the world[4] and Yamaha is the world
leader in water vehicle sales.[5]

History

Parent company

Yamaha Corporation (originally known as Nippon Gakki Co.) was founded by Torakusu Yamaha in 1887 to manufacture reed organs and pianos and became
the largest Japanese manufacturer of musical instruments in the early 20th Century. Yamaha was contracted to manufacture wooden and (later) metal
airplane propellers by the Japanese government during World War II. The company struggled in the aftermath of the war, and in the early 1950s, chairman
Genichi Kawakami decided to repurpose it s underutilized war- t ime facilit ies to manufacture small motorcycles for leisure use.[6]

Beginnings: 1955

The motorcycle division of Yamaha was spun off in 1955, being incorporated on 1 July 1955 in Japan,[7] and was headed by Genichi Kawakami. Yamaha's
init ial product was a 125 cc (7.6 cu in) two- cycle, single cylinder motorcycle, the YA-1, which was a copy of the German DKW RT 125. The YA- 1 was a
competitive success at racing from the beginning, winning not only the 125cc class in the Mt. Fuji Ascent, but also sweeping the podium with first, second
and third place in the All Japan Autobike Endurance Road Race that same year.[8] Early success in racing set the tone for Yamaha, as competition in many
varieties of motorcycle racing has been a key endeavor of the company throughout it s history, often fueled by a strong rivalry with Honda, Suzuki, Kawasaki
and other Japanese manufacturers. Yamaha began competing internationally in 1956 when they entered the Catalina Grand Prix, again with the YA- 1, at which
they placed sixth. The YA- 1 was followed by the YA- 2 of 1957, another 125cc two stroke, but with significantly improved frame and suspension.[9]
The YD- 1 of 1957 was a 250cc two- stroke twin cylinder motorcycle, resembling the YA- 2, but with a larger and more powerful motor. A performance version
of this bike, the YDS- 1 housed the 250cc two- stroke twin in a double downtube cradle frame and offered the first five- speed t ransmission in a
Japanese motorcycle.[10] This period also saw Yamaha offer it s first outboard marine engine.

Success and growth in the 1960s

By 1963 Yamaha's dedication to both the two- stroke engine and racing paid off with their first victory in international competition, at the Belgium GP, where they
won the 250cc class. Success in sales was even more impressive, and Yamaha set up the first of it s international subsidiaries in this period beginning
with Thailand in 1964, and the Netherlands in 1968. 1965 saw the release of a 305cc two- stroke twin,
the flagship of the company's lineup. It featured a separate oil supply which directly injected oil into the Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.

gasoline prior to combustion (t radit ionally riders had to pre- mix oil into gasoline together before filling
the gas tank on two stroke engines). In 1967 a new larger displacement model was added to the range,
the 350cc two stroke twin R- 1. Native name ヤマハ発動機株式会社

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In 1968 Yamaha launched their first four- stroke motorcycle, the XS- 1. The Yamaha XS-1 was a 650cc
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Founded 1 May 1955

In the early 1970s, Yamaha added reed- valve induction to it s previously piston- ported designs to produce
the twin- cylinder RD and single- cylinder RS families, with variants in a number of capacities. Founder Genichi Kawakami

There was a persistent, but apocryphal, rumour to the effect that "RD" indicated race developed. In fact,
Headquarters Iwata, Shizuoka,
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models. The RD family would be developed through the 1970s and 1980s, gaining solid wheels, water- Area served Worldwide
cooling, YPVS, and other newer technology 't il they had lit t le in common with the original variants (before
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Yamaha and then Escorts Limited in India without losing it s resemblance to it s progenitors. In addition to Representative
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the RD and RS standards, Yamaha also manufactured small standards with stamped steel Yoshihiro Hidaka
(President &
frames and rotary disc- valved motors such as the Yamaha FS1, and step- through V- 50 and V- 80 designs. Its
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brands with a multi- cylinder four stroke of their own. The XS-750 (and later 850) a 750cc
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t riple cylinder machine with shaft final drive was int roduced almost seven years after Honda's commuter vehicles &
scooters,
breakthrough bike. Yamaha's first four- cylinder model, the XS-1100 followed in 1978, again with shaft drive.
recreational vehicles,
[11]
Despite being heavier and more touring oriented than it s rivals it produced an impressive string of boats, marine
engines,
victories in endurance racing.
snowmobiles, small
tractors, personal
The 1970s also saw some of the first dedicated off- road bikes for off- road racing and recreation. watercraft,
Yamaha was an early innovator in dirt - bike technology, and int roduced the first single- shock rear electrically power
assisted bicycles,
suspension, the t rademarked "Monoshock" of 1973.[12] It appeared in production on the 1974 Yamaha YZ- automobile engines,
250, a model which is still in production, making it Yamaha's longest continuous model and name. unmanned aerial
vehicles, golf carts,
cycling components
Yamaha continued racing throughout the 1960s and 1970s with increasing success in several formats.
The decade of the 1970s was capped by the XT500 winning the first Paris-Dakar Rally in 1979.[13] Owners The Master Trust
Bank of Japan
(11.82%)
Yamaha Corporation
1980s: diversification and innovation
(9.91%)

Toyota (3.58%)

Number of 52,664 (as of

employees December 31, 2014)

Subsidiaries MBK

Website global.yamaha-
motor.com (http
Yamaha Motor's West Coast administrative headquarters in Cypress, California s://global.yamaha-m
otor.com)

By 1980 the combination of consumer preference and environmental regulation made four strokes
increasingly popular. Suzuki ended production of their GT two stroke series, including the flagship water-
cooled two- stroke 750cc GT- 750 in 1977. Kawasaki, who had considerable success throughout the 1970s
with their two-stroke t riples of 250cc, 350cc, 500cc and 750cc ended production of road- going
two strokes in 1980. Yamaha bucked this t rend and continued to refine and sell two- strokes for the street into the 1980s. These bikes were performance
oriented, water- cooled twin cylinder machines, designed to achieve excellent performance taking advantage of the lower weight of two strokes. The RZ- 250
of 1980[14] was the progenitor of this series. The RZ-350, the largest displacement model, was a popular hot- rod bike of the 1980s and continued to be sold
in some countries into the early 1990s.

Throughout the 1980s the motorcycle industry gradually went from building a few basic but versatile models designed to work well in many roles, to
offering many more specialized machines designed to excel in particular niches. These included racing and performance street riding, touring, motocross
racing, enduro and recreational off-road riding, and cruising. Yamaha branched out from the relatively small number of UJMs (Universal Japanese
Motorcycle) at the start of the decade to a much larger set of offerings in several clearly defined markets at the end of the decade.

The XV750 of 1981 featured an air- cooled V- twin four- stroke engine and cruiser styling, and was one of the first Japanese cruiser style motorcycles. By
the end of the 1980s Yamaha had offered dozens of cruiser styled bikes in a variety of displacements and engine configurations.

The RZV500 was one of the first "repli- racers", a near copy of Kenny Roberts competition GP bike, it featured a liquid- cooled two- stroke motor of 500cc
displacement in a V4 configuration, along with a perimeter frame and full fairing.[15]

A more popular and practical high- performance model for the street was int roduced in 1985, the FZ750. It was an innovative 750cc four- stroke inline four
cylinder model. It was the first motorcycle to feature a five- valve cylinder head, something Yamaha became well known for. It also featured a cylinder block
canted forward at 45 degrees, and a box- section steel perimeter frame. Production of the FZ continued until 1991.

Another bike that was performance- oriented was the Yamaha RX-Z, int roduced in 1985 as a two- stroke naked sport bike, related to the Yamaha RX-135 and
Yamaha RD- 135, borrowing it s chassis and platform. Originally equipped with a five speed t ransmission and a solid front disc brake rotor with rear drum
brakes, it was popular in Malaysia and Singapore. After a few years on the market, the engine was upgraded with the installation of a six- speed
t ransmission, together with a newer instrument panel and handlebar switches, as well as a cross- drilled front disc brake rotor, while the rear remained with the
drum brakes. The design was unchanged until it was updated in 2004, with the rear lights being borrowed by the Yamaha Y125Z and a new headlight. It was also
installed with a catalytic converter, which reduced it s horsepower to 19bhp. However, the maximum torque remained unchanged but the low- end torque was
improved compared to the early models. Some owners of the earlier RX- Z motorcycles may have problems during take- off because the engine tends to stall
when an inexperienced rider t ries to take off in the first gear. However, the problem was resolved in the new model. In Malaysia, this bike was associated with
street racers and was featured in many Malay movies. In 2011, after 26 years, it was discontinued.

The 1990s: Performance bikes and a spin-off brand

In 1998 Yamaha marketed a 1000cc four cylinder road bike called the YZF 'R1', this model int roduced a new style of gearbox design which shortened the
overall length of the motor/gearbox case, to allow a more compact unit . This, in turn allowed the motor to be placed in the frame further forward, designed
to improve handling in a short wheel- based frame.[16]

In 1995, Yamaha announced the creation of Star Motorcycles, a new brand name for it s cruiser series of motorcycles in the American market. In other
markets, Star motorcycles are still sold under the Yamaha brand. This was an attempt to create a brand identity more closely aligned with the cruiser
market segment, one of the largest and most lucrative in the USA.

The 2000s: Expansion and consolidation

In 2007, Yamaha established the Philippine operations and distributes Yamaha motorcycles under the corporate name of Yamaha Motor Philippines, Inc.,
one of more than 20 worldwide subsidiaries operating on all continents.
Yamaha XS650 vertical-twin
Yamaha purchased small engine maker Subaru Industrial Power Products from Subaru in October 2017. Subaru's engines powered lawnmowers, generators and
water pumps and have since been rebranded as Yamaha.

Motorcycle racing highlights

Three-time Grand Championship winner Kenny Roberts at the 1981 German Grand Prix.

In motorcycle racing Yamaha has won 39 world championships, including seven in MotoGP and 10 in the preceding 500 cc two- stroke class, and one in World
Superbike. In addition Yamaha have recorded 208 victories at the Isle of Man TT[17] and head the list of victories at the Sidecar TT with 40.[17] Past Yamaha
riders include: Jarno Saarinen Giacomo Agostini, Bob Hannah, Heikki Mikkola, Bruce Anstey, Kenny Roberts, Eddie Lawson, Wayne Rainey, Jeremy McGrath,
Stefan Merriman, Dave Molyneux, Ian Hutchinson, Phil Read, Chad Reed, Ben Spies, Jorge Lorenzo, and nine-time world champion Valentino Rossi.

Their 2022 MotoGP lineup consists of Fabio Quartararo and Franco Morbidelli, with Toprak Razgatlıoğlu and Michael van der Mark in World Superbikes.
Yamaha's Superbike World Championship team since 2016 has been delivered by Crescent Racing.[18]

The Yamaha YZ450F won the AMA Supercross Championship two years in a row, in 2008 with Chad Reed, and 2009 James Stewart. Yamaha was the first to
build a production monoshock motocross bike (1975 for 250 and 400, 1976 for 125) and one of the first to have a water- cooled motocross production bike
(1977 in works bikes, 1981 in off- the- shelf bikes). Yamaha's first Motocross competition four- stroke bike, the YZ400F, won the 1998 USA outdoor national
Championship with factory rider Doug Henry.

Since 1962, Yamaha made production road racing Grand Prix motorcycles that any licensed road racer could purchase. In 1970, non- factory privateer teams
dominated the 250 cc World Championship with Great Britain's Rodney Gould winning the t it le on a Yamaha TD2.

Yamaha also sponsors several professional ATV riders in several areas of racing, such as cross country racing and motocross. Yamaha has had success in
cross country with their YFZ450, ridden by Bill Ballance, winning 9 straight t it les since 2000. Yamaha's other major rider, Traci Cecco, has ridden the YFZ450
to 7 t it les, with the first in 2000. In ATV motocross, Yamaha has had success with Dustin Nelson and Pat Brown, both who race the YFZ450. Pat Brown's best
season was a 3rd place t it le in 2007, while Nelson has had two 1st place t it les in the Yamaha/ITP Quadcross, one in 2006 and the other in 2008.

Formula One
Yamaha produced Formula One engines from 1989 to 1997 (with a one- year break in 1990), init ially 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), drivers including Damon Hill, Ukyo Katayama, Mark Blundell and Mika Salo scored some acceptable results with Blundell
achieving a surprise 3rd place at the 1994 Spanish Grand Prix and Hill with 2nd at the aforementioned 1997 Hungarian Grand Prix, this partly was considered to
be due to Yamaha collaborating with the John Judd Engine Organization to create a better and reliable engine however there were questions raised as to whether
the Yamaha Engines used from 1993 until 1997 were just Judd engines with the Yamaha branding on top of this.

1994 was considered to be Yamaha's most successful year in terms of points accrued, apart from the Podium achieved by Blundell in Spain the Yamaha
engine in the Tyrrell Car achieved 4 Fifth Place finishes and 1 Sixth Place finish over the course of the season, However, due to the inconsistency of the
engine over the years they were often unreliable and were usually regarded as not very powerful, the Yamaha powered engine never secured a Fastest Lap or
Pole Position despite being on the grid for nearly a decade.
After the conclusion of the 1997 Formula One Season, Yamaha decided to pull out of the sport, a possible
Yamaha
reason for this was due to a disagreement with Arrows regarding the 1998 engine's
as a Formula One engine manufacturer
identification, Yamaha wished to carry out work on the engine with their engineers while Arrows wished for
Formula One World Championship career
their own engineers to work on the engine instead while still having it badged as a Yamaha engine.
First entry 1989 Brazilian Grand
Prix
Formula One World Championship results
Last entry 1997 European

(key) Grand Prix

Races entered 130 (116 starts)

Chassis Zakspeed, Brabham,

Jordan, Tyrrell,
Arrows

Constructors' 0
Championships

Drivers' 0
Championships

Race victories 0

Podiums 2

Points 36

Pole positions 0

Fastest laps 0
 Year Entrant Chassis Engine Tyres Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Point
BRA SMR MON MEX USA CAN FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR ESP JPN AUS

West Yamaha Bernd

Zakspeed Ret DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ Ret DNPQ
1989 Zakspeed OX88 3.5 P 0
891 Schneider
Racing V8 Aguri
DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ
Suzuki

USA BRA SMR MON CAN MEX FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR ESP JPN AUS

Brabham
Yamaha
Motor Racing BT59Y Martin 11 12 11 EX Ret Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret 9 13 12 10 5 DNQ
1991 OX99 3.5 P Brundle 3
Developments Brabham
V12 Mark
BT60Y
Ret Ret 8 Ret DNQ Ret Ret Ret 12 Ret 6 12 Ret Ret DNPQ 17
Blundell

RSA MEX BRA ESP SMR MON CAN FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR JPN AUS

Yamaha Stefano DNQ Ret Ret DNQ Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret DNQ Ret 15 DNQ 13 7 6
Sasol Jordan Jordan Modena
1992 OX99 3.5 G 1
Yamaha 192
V12
Maurício 11 Ret Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret Ret Ret 15 10 14 Ret Ret Ret Ret
Gugelmin
RSA BRA EUR SMR ESP MON CAN FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR JPN AUS

Tyrrell Ukyo
Tyrrell Yamaha Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 17 Ret 13 Ret 10 15 14 Ret Ret Ret
020C Katayama
1993 Racing OX10A G 0
Tyrrell
Organisation 3.5 V10
021 Andrea de Ret Ret Ret Ret DSQ 10 Ret 15 NC Ret 11 Ret 13 12 Ret 13
Cesaris
BRA PAC SMR MON ESP CAN FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR EUR JPN AUS

Tyrrell Yamaha Ukyo

Tyrrell 5 Ret 5 Ret Ret Ret Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret
Racing OX10B Katayama
1994 G 13
022
Organisation 3.5 V10 Mark
Ret Ret 9 Ret 3 10 10 Ret Ret 5 5 Ret Ret 13 Ret Ret
Blundell

BRA ARG SMR ESP MON CAN FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR EUR PAC JPN AUS
Ukyo
Ret 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret 10 Ret 14 Ret Ret
Katayama
Yamaha
Nokia Tyrrell Tyrrell
1995 OX10C G Gabriele 5
Yamaha 023 14
3.0 V10 Tarquini
Mika
7 Ret Ret 10 Ret 7 15 8 Ret Ret 8 5 13 10 12 6 5
Salo
AUS BRA ARG EUR SMR MON ESP CAN FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR JPN

Yamaha Ukyo
Tyrrell Tyrrell 11 9 Ret DSQ Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 7 8 10 12 Ret
OX11A Katayama
1996 G 5
Yamaha 024
3.0 V10 Mika
6 5 Ret DSQ Ret 5 DSQ Ret 10 7 9 Ret 7 Ret 11 Ret
Salo
AUS BRA ARG SMR MON ESP CAN FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA AUT LUX JPN EUR

Yamaha Damon DNS 17 Ret Ret Ret Ret 9 12 6 8 2 13 Ret 7 8 12 Ret

Danka Arrows Arrows Hill
1997 OX11C/D B 9
Yamaha A18
3.0 V10
Pedro 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret 7 Ret 13 5 13 Ret
Diniz

Products

Overview
Yamaha Motor is a highly diversified company which produces products for a large number of industries and consumer market segments:
 Motorcycles: Sport bikes, Star Cruiser bikes, t rail bikes, road racers and motocross racers
Commuter vehicles, including scooters

Recreational vehicles: All- terrain vehicles and snowmobiles

Boats: Powerboats, sailboats (e.g. Yamaha 26, a sailboat produced in the 1970s), utilit y boats and custom boats Marine

engines: Outboard motors, electric marine motors, marine diesel engines and stern drives[19]

Personal watercraft – see WaveRunner

Electric bicycles

Automobile engines

Industrial- use unmanned helicopters

Golf cars

Power products: generators, multipurpose engines, water pumps and snow throwers Swimming

pools, watersliders and pool- related equipment

Intelligent machinery, including compact industrial robots Electric

wheelchairs and wheelchair electric drive units

Yamaha parts and accessories, apparel, cycle helmets and motor oil[20]

Industrial robots and surface mounters[21]

Automobile engines

Yamaha-built DOHC V6 Ford Taurus SHO engine

Yamaha has built engines for other manufacturers' vehicles beginning with the development and production of the Toyota 2000GT (1967). The cylinder head
from the Toyota 4A-GE engine was developed by Yamaha and built at Toyota's Shimayama plant alongside the 4A and 2A engines.[22]

In 1984, executives of the Yamaha Motor Corporation signed a contract with the Ford Motor Company to develop, produce, and supply compact 60° 3.0 Liter
DOHC V6 engines for t ransverse application for the 1989–95 Ford Taurus SHO.[23][24] From 1993 to 1995, the SHO engine was produced in 3.0 and 3.2 Liter
versions. Yamaha joint ly designed the 3.4 Liter DOHC V-8 engine with Ford for the 1996–99 SHO. Ford and Yamaha also developed the Zetec-SE branded 4-
cylinder engines used in several Ford cars like the small sports car Ford Puma.

From 2005 to 2010, Yamaha produced a 4.4 Lit re V8 for Volvo. The B8444S engines were used in the XC90 and S80 models, whilst also adapted to 5.0L
configuration for Volvo's foray into the V8 Supercars with the S60. Brit ish sportscar maker Noble also uses a bi- turbo version of the Volvo V8 in their M600.

All performance- oriented cylinder heads on Toyota/Lexus engines were designed and/or built by Yamaha. Some examples are the 1LR-GUE engine found on
the 2010–2012 Lexus LFA, the 2UR-GSE found in Lexus ISF, the 3S-GTE engine found on the Toyota MR2 and Toyota Celica GT4/All-Trac, the 2ZZ-GE engine
found on the 1999–2006 Toyota Celica GT- S and Lotus Elise Series 2, and the Toyota 4GR-FSE engine found on the Lexus IS250.[25]

Yamaha also tunes engines for manufacturers, such as Toyota, so Yamaha logos are on Toyota S engines.[26]

Yamaha also t ried to produce a supercar in the 1990s, named the Yamaha OX99-11. It was made as a supercar to have an Yamaha Formula 1 engine as it s
powerplant and have Formula 1 technology in it . Even though their engines did not win a Grand Prix, by 1991 the team had produced a new engine, the OX99, and
approached a German company to design an init ial version of the car. Yamaha was not pleased with the result as it was too similar to sport cars of that
t ime, so it contacted IAD to continue working on the project. By the beginning of 1992, just under 12 months after starting to work on the project, IAD came
with an init ial version of the car. The car's design was undertaken by Takuya Yura, and was originally conceived as a single seater; however, Yamaha requested a
two- seater vehicle and a tandem seating arrangement was suggested which was in keeping with Yamaha's motorcycle expertise. This resulted in a radical
and somewhat outrageous design based on Group C cars of the t ime, with features such as the cockpit- locking roof. It also shared the same chassis as the
Formula 1 car, to t ry to give the consumer market a pure Formula 1 experience. Eventually disagreements with IAD over the budget made Yamaha take the
project to it s own Ypsilon Technology which was given six months to finish the project, otherwise it would be terminated. To make
matters worse, Japan was in the midst of an economic downturn, which made Yamaha believe there would be no customers for the car, and so the project
was cancelled in 1994 after many delays, with only 3 prototypes in existence.

Snowmobiles

Yamaha Phazer snowmobile

In 2007, Yamaha became the only snowmobile manufacturer to use a four- stroke only across it s line- up (in the United States only – the VK 540 model remained
available as a 2- stroke in other markets). Yamaha had int roduced 4- strokes to their line- up in 2003 with the release of the RX- 1. This 4 cylinder model became
the first performance- oriented 4- stroke snowmobile on the market (it was not the first modern 4- stroke snowmobile produced - that honor belongs to Arctic Cat
for their Yellowstone Special (released in 2000), which was designed as a rental sled that could meet Yellowstone National Park's
stringent emission requirement). However, Yamaha received much crit icism for it s weight disadvantage when compared to similar 2- strokes, despite it s fuel
economy and low- range torque. Yamaha further used 4- stroke technology to int roduce the 80FI engine equipped in the Phazer and Venture Lite models in
order to provide small displacement, lower horsepower models marketed towards smaller riders. This engine had one of the highest specific output of any 4-
stroke in production, with 160 HP/L. Yamaha achieves this even without the use of a forced induction system. Yamaha is also a key player in the "4-
Stroke Wars", which are a series of advertisements from opponent Ski-Doo, who claim their E-Tec- equipped 2- strokes are still cleaner and more efficient than
4- strokes, while Yamaha claims the 4- strokes are cleaner and more reliable.

Yamaha also broke a multi-year absence from sno-cross in the winter of 2006/2007 with their int roduction of a factory race team headed by former Arctic Cat
racer Robbie Malinoski. Yamaha was the first brand to win with a 4-stroke snowmobile in a professional snowcross race during 2006 at the WPSA Snowcross
Championship.

Current line-up

In a partnership with Arctic Cat (now owned by Textron), Yamaha Motor Company supplies the 1,050cc 3- cylinder (135+ HP) and 998cc 3- cylinder turbocharged
(180+ HP) engines for use in a collaborative chassis sold under each brand name. While there are similarit ies between the respective
manufacturers' models, small differences can be noted. SR Viper (Arctic Cat 7000- series equivalent) and SideWinder (Arctic Cat 9000- series equivalent)
models are equipped with Yamaha clutches and changes to certain plastic body panels (such as the color, suspension set- up, windshield and intercooler housing
on turbocharged models). The suspension layout, chassis, gauge package, and handlebar switchgear remain the same between both brand's snowmobiles. This
partnership was established for the 2014 model year with the int roduction of the 2014 SR Viper and Arctic Cat 7000- series line- up.

In 2017, Arctic Cat and Yamaha int roduced the world's most powerful snowmobile engine with the release of the SideWinder and 9000- series line- ups.
Historic "Japan Built" models (such as the Apex and RS Vector lineups) and most SR Viper models were removed from production to support the sale of "hold-
over" units from previous models years at MSRP. This was a new move to the industry in order to support dealerships and sell the large number of previous
model year snowmobiles that have remained unsold.

The lineup currently consists of the following:

Sidewinder SRX LE (Spring Order only)
Sidewinder LTX LE (Spring Order only), LTX SE (In- Season "Sport"), & LTX DX (In- Season "Comfort")
Sidewinder XTX LE (Spring Order only) & XTX SE (In- Season "Sport") Sidewinder
BTX LE (Spring Order only)
Sidewinder MTX LE (Spring Order only)
SR Viper LTX (In- Season)
VK 540 (In- Season)
Sno Scoot 120 & Sno Scoot 200

All-terrain vehicles (ATV) vehicles

Raptor 50 Tri Moto 200 Bruin 350

YFM200E "Yamahauler"
YFZ50 (2017– ) Wolverine 350
Moto- 4 225
Tri- Zinger 60 Big Bear 400
Tri Moto 225
4-Zinger 60 (1986) Grizzly 400
Pro Hauler 230
YT 70 Kodiak 400
BearTracker 250
Badger 80 Grizzly 450
Moto- 4 250
Moto- 4 80 Kodiak 450
Raptor 250R
Grizzly 80 YFZ450
Timberwolf 250
Raptor 80 Wolverine 450
Tri- Z 250
Raptor 90 (2016– ) Grizzly 550
Banshee 350 (1987–2008)
Champ 100 Grizzly 600
[27]
Big Bear 250
Breeze 125 Grizzly 660
Big Bear 350
Grizzly 125 Raptor 660R (2001–2005)
Grizzly 350
Raptor 125 Grizzly 700
Moto 4 350
Tri Moto 125 Kodiak 700
Raptor 350
Tri Moto 175 Raptor 700R (2006— )
Terrapro 350 YXZ1000R
Blaster 200 (1988–2006)
Warrior 350
Moto- 4 200

Deltabox frame

Deltabox frame is an aluminum tubular frame for motorcycles of the Yamaha brand.

It was int roduced on the Carlos Lavado and Martin Wimmer factory racers in Assen in 1985. The frame consisted of two t riangle (delta) shaped pieces,
assembled in a box shape (box). The frame was soon followed by other sporty Yamahas and was copied a lot by other brands.

In 1985, Suzuki int roduced MR- ALbox (Multi Rib ALuminum BOX) which was aluminum frame for GSX-R 1100. Suzuki also int roduced DC- Albox (Dual Cell
ALuminum BOX). This frame showed multiple similarity with Deltabox. It was int roduced to the market of Japan in 1989 the Suzuki 250 Wolf, in Europe with the
Suzuki RGV250.

The Delta box II frame was int roduced in 1998. This was the successor to Deltabox, presented on the Yamaha YZF-R1. Delta box II delivered an even greater
rigidit y and - on the R1 – allowing bigger curving angle and better t railing.

Delta box III was presented at the 2002 Yamaha YZF-R1. Delta box III was again 30% stiffer than Delta box II. There was an attached rear frame.

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