Yamaha has been building motorcycles for over half a century. The company built its first-ever motorcycle, the YA-1, in 1955, the same year that Yamaha Motor Co. split from the original Yamaha ...
It surprises many people when they are told that Yamaha started way back in the late 19th century as a maker of musical instruments. Yamaha Motors, the motorcycle division of the company, was spun out ...