ABOUT YMA TIMELINE 2000 1990 1980 1970 1960 1950 PHILOSOPHY Timeline - 1950s 1959 Mar. Kitagawa Motor Co., Ltd. (present Soude Factory) joined Yamaha group   1955 Jul. Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. founded after separation from Nippon Gakki. Jan. Hamakita Factory of Nippon Gakki (present Yamaha Corp.) built and work started on Yamaha's first motorcycle model, the 125cc YA-1. © Yamaha Motor Australia Yamaha Motor Australia Disclaimer Information HOT NEWS THE BOYS ARE BACK: QYJDT RETURNS FOR '09 YAMAHA RACING 2008 SEASON SUMMARY YAMAHA USA 2009 RACE TEAMS YRT 2009 ROAD RACE LINEUP ANNOUNCED ROB MAC RACING 2009 RIDER LINE-UP YAMAHA ANNOUNCES 2009 QLD MX TEAM ALL NEW YFZ450R IS RACE READY DAKAR 2009 PACE IS MAINTAINED 3RD PLACE SCRATCH FOR FRÉTIGNE IN DAKAR