Yamaha Motor Company

Yamaha Motor Company is a Japanese manufacturer of motorcycles, marine products, power equipment, and other motorized products, founded in 1955 as a spin-off from Nippon Gakki.

Yamaha motorcycles: Motorcycles designed and manufactured by Yamaha Motor Company. They are the company's best-known products and range from commuter bikes to racing machines.
Nippon Gakki: The Japanese musical-instrument company now known as Yamaha Corporation. Yamaha Motor Company began as a motorcycle division of Nippon Gakki.
Yamaha engines: Internal-combustion and electric propulsion systems developed for Yamaha Motor Company products. Engine design links the company's motorcycles, boats, and power equipment.
Honda Motor Company: A Japanese manufacturer of motorcycles, automobiles, power equipment, and other products. Honda competes with Yamaha across motorcycles and power equipment while also producing cars.
Yamaha Motor Company marine products: Yamaha outboard motors, personal watercraft, boats, and related marine equipment. Marine products form a major business alongside motorcycles.
Genichi Kawakami: A Japanese businessman who led Nippon Gakki and founded Yamaha Motor Company. Kawakami initiated the move into motorcycle manufacturing and became Yamaha Motor's first president.
Yamaha Motor Racing: Yamaha Motor Company's organization for competing in motorcycle racing. Racing tests technologies and develops expertise that can inform production motorcycles.
Suzuki Motor Corporation: A Japanese manufacturer of automobiles, motorcycles, and other motorized products. Suzuki is a close Japanese rival in motorcycles but has a larger emphasis on automobiles.
Yamaha WaveRunner: A brand of personal watercraft manufactured by Yamaha Motor Company. WaveRunners exemplify the company's expansion from engines into recreational watercraft.
YA-1: Yamaha Motor Company's first motorcycle, introduced in 1955. The YA-1 launched the new company and won early recognition in Japanese racing.

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