Yamaha Motor Company is a Japanese manufacturer of motorcycles and other powered vehicles, founded in Iwata, Shizuoka. It was split off from the Yamaha Corporation, the musical instrument maker, under the leadership of Genichi Kawakami, who wanted to use the firm's expertise in metalworking and engines. Its first product was the YA-1 motorcycle, a small machine that did well in early races. The company later expanded into outboard motors, boats, snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles and scooters. Yamaha has a long record in motorcycle racing, including the MotoGP world championship, and the two Yamaha companies are today separate, though they share a name, a logo and a history.
Before and after
- 8 June 1955Birth of Tim Berners-Lee
- 16 June 1955Release of Lady and the Tramp
- 21 June 1955Birth of Michel Platini
- 27 June 1955Birth of Isabelle Adjani
- 1 July 1955Founding of Yamaha Motor Company
- 3 July 1955Birth of Li Keqiang
- 17 July 1955Construction of Disneyland
- 12 August 1955Death of Thomas Mann
- 1 September 1955Founding of Non-Aligned Movement
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