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The first two members to PM me the CORRECT answers to the Yamaha trivia questions below will win a free jug of choice with spout from UTILITY JUGS R US. Everyone please give a big thanks to UTILITY JUGS R US for supporting the forum prizes.. :banana:
The questions take a little searching, so good luck!! This should be interesting..
1. When was the Yamaha Motorcycle Company founded?
2. Before Yamaha produced its first motorcycle what did it produce?
3. In 1954 the first model was set for production. It was a 125cc, single cylinder two-stroke patterned after what German model?
4. The first Yamaha, the YAI, known to Japanese enthusiasts as Akatombo. In American what was the meaning of Akatombo?
5. How many motorcycles were produced in 1960 by this company?
6. In 1961 a period of recession hit Japan during which Yamaha, and the other major Japanese manufacturers, increased their exports so that they would not be so dependent on the home market. To help boost export sales, what did Yamaha do?
7. What was the biggest drawbacks to the sales of two-stroke bikes?
8. Yamaha technicians accomplished a major technical feat by the development and introduction of what system?
9. What did the Autolube System do?
10. In what year did Yamaha Introduce its first 2 stroke engine?
11. Yamaha realized the long-term potential of the two-stroke engine and continued to develop two-stroke bikes and concentrated on what engines?
12. In what year did their sales top 1,000,000?
The questions take a little searching, so good luck!! This should be interesting..
1. When was the Yamaha Motorcycle Company founded?
2. Before Yamaha produced its first motorcycle what did it produce?
3. In 1954 the first model was set for production. It was a 125cc, single cylinder two-stroke patterned after what German model?
4. The first Yamaha, the YAI, known to Japanese enthusiasts as Akatombo. In American what was the meaning of Akatombo?
5. How many motorcycles were produced in 1960 by this company?
6. In 1961 a period of recession hit Japan during which Yamaha, and the other major Japanese manufacturers, increased their exports so that they would not be so dependent on the home market. To help boost export sales, what did Yamaha do?
7. What was the biggest drawbacks to the sales of two-stroke bikes?
8. Yamaha technicians accomplished a major technical feat by the development and introduction of what system?
9. What did the Autolube System do?
10. In what year did Yamaha Introduce its first 2 stroke engine?
11. Yamaha realized the long-term potential of the two-stroke engine and continued to develop two-stroke bikes and concentrated on what engines?
12. In what year did their sales top 1,000,000?