Yamaha Motorcycles
During the 1970’s they began working on developing four By 1973 Yamaha was selling more than 1 million motorcycles each year worldwide. 1965 saw the advancement of no longer having to mix oil with gas due to the automatic oiling system. By 1960 Yamaha was producing 135,000 bikes per year. This allowed the motorcycle to be used for both street riding and motocross racing.In 1959 Yamaha introduced the idea of offering a converter kit to consumers. To further attract sales in the United States, Yamaha Motor Corporation USA was established in 1977. This gave Yamaha the invitation to start selling its motorcycles in the United States with a private dealer in California. The bike quickly became popular and was featured in the United States Catalina Grand Prix in 1958. The YD-1 was introduced in 1957 as a racing bike.
By July of 1955 Yamaha was creating 200 quality motorcycles each month with a staff of 274 people. This bike featured a two stroke single cylinder engine. The first Yamaha motorcycle was introduced in August of 1954, called the Yamaha YA-1. The decision was made to focus on manufacturing motorcycles because of the market demand for them.
The ideas for this equipment included sewing machines, auto parts, scooters, all terrain vehicles , and motorcycles. They were looking for a use for idle pieces of equipment that had once been used to make propellers for airplanes. In 1953 the company was already developing a variety of other products. The development of Yamaha motorcycles is one that took place quite by accident.
