Yamaha’s marking 70 years in the bike trade this year – yes, it was back in 1955 that the firm started making motorcycles.
The first bike was the Red Dragonfly YA-1: a 125cc air-cooled two-stroke, which was winning races just weeks after it launched. And the firm has designed a special 70th anniversary logo, based on the YA-1’s race number plate from back in the day. Here’s to another 70 years from the tuning fork outfit.
