About the Yamaha Booth For the 41st Tokyo Motor Show 2009

First released in March of 1978, the SR400 offers an unchanging simplicity of design and an air-cooled single-cylinder engine with its inherent sense of pulse that gives it its distinctive riding feeling. These qualities have made it a long-selling model with a steady following of fans for over 30 years. As times have changed and technologies have advanced, this model has undergone a series of detail improvements and continued to evolve in ways that have established a unique SR character while staying true to the original product concept of embodying the fundamental motorcycle without being swayed by the trends of each era.
This reference vehicle of the SR400 adopts an F.I.* engine for outstanding environmental performance while maintaining its traditional lightweight, slim and compact design ideal plus the sense of pulse and the styling that have always defined the SR models. Also, a new retro-modern styled meter panel and newly designed side covers and Yamaha emblem add new touches of quality.

*F.I. = fuel injection

Off into the distance with agility and strength... Leaping forward in an instant
A wild mix of tough, reliable cutting-edge technology and functional beauty. Tightly wrapped like the form of adventure itself, an image of wind in agile motion.
Decked in state-of-the-art technologies like traction control, anti-lock brake system (ABS) and unified brake system (UBS), this objet is created to summon up images of journeys of adventure like none you have known until now.

The VMAX is a flagship of Yamaha motorcycles that embodies our ideal of "The Art of Engineering." It is characterized by dynamic acceleration feeling and muscular styling.
This 2009 model is the 2nd-generation VMAX and the first full model change since the release of the original model nearly a quarter of a century ago in 1985. The new model's combination of a large-displacement 1,679cc engine, an aluminum frame and Yamaha-exclusive control technologies, provides a powerful ride that is enjoyable and comfortable at the same time. It has also be re-designed with new styling defined by a sense of dynamic motion and quality.

The YZF-R1 is a 1,000cc class supersport model boasting a potent combination of excellent cornering performance and beautiful styling.
This 2009 model represents the 6th-generation R1 and boasts completely new design and engineering throughout the engine and frame. The new engine, which adopts the same crossplane crankshaft design as the Yamaha YZR-M1 now leading the competition in MotoGP, the pinnacle of international road racing. This new engine design provides a new ride and running feeling that is completely different from that of the models powered by a liquid-cooled 4-stroke in-line-4 engine until now. In Japan, this model was released in June this year as Yamaha's first 1,000cc supersport model for the domestic market*.

*With the exception of race base machines.

TMAX is a model that combines the convenience and comfort of a commuter vehicle with the riding enjoyment of a motorcycle. It established a new category as an "automatic supersport" model and won a large popular following in Japan and abroad.
To commemorate the model's 10th year, a special version with white body coloring for a quality look and carbon-pattern finish accents for added distinction.

This YZ450F is an off-road competition model. In a motocross world formerly dominated by machines with 2-stroke engines, the revolutionary YZ-F series models powered by liquid-cooled 4-stroke engines opened the way to the new era of 4-stroke motocross.
The 2010 model displayed this time is the first Yamaha motocrosser to mount a fuel injection system in a new engine with an innovative new layout defined by front intake and rear exhaust. This power unit is mounted on a new aluminum frame in a combination that improves competitiveness in all types of riding conditions, especially with its improved cornering performance. In addition to these performance measures, design efforts also focused on new styling that gives this model its sharply defined beauty.

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