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• It all began here. Conquering the Mount Fuji AscentRace
• Looking to the world stage - Yamaha's first overseas race
• Conquering the World GP, then the end of a dream
• Yamaha's first World GP campaign - Resourcefulness in the face of the unknown
• The American Dream - Daytona and the road to glory
• Unrelenting pursuit and finally the first GP victory
• Yamaha gets a new ace rider and the first title for a 2-stroke
• Four consecutive wins at the Isle of Man TT! Glorious results in the 125cc
• Yamaha race philosophy: It's not only about power
• Legendary production racers establish Yamaha as "The 2-stroke Maker"
• Yamaha's first World GP500 triumph, then three straight titles! Success of the in-line-4 YZR500
• Debut win in the GP500! Memories of Saarinen
• A new hero carries the Yamaha banner
• Pride triumphs in 4th GP season: Kanaya's first 500cc victory!
• Defeated by its own invincibility, the "strongest 750" lost to the winds of change
• From No.1 in the AMA to "King" of the World GP
• Symbol of the Yamaha Racing Team: The "Speed Block" graphics
• Leading the World GP with unending technological innovation
• Factory competition hastens progress in the GP250 Glory days for YZR250, successor to the TZ250
• Prelude to a fourth Championship title: A "square-4" engine summons in the future
• Daytona + Suzuka = Kyalami: A formula for "Winning DNA"
• The Daytona 200 awakens a true champion
• The V-twin YZR250 takes its first Championship
• A breakthrough first GP win for Tadahiko Taira in a challenging year
• The Ninth Championship: A string of 71 victories by a line of ace riders
• Energizing the GP500, and Rainey's third straight title A goal achieved, but with dark forebodings for Yamaha
• From the All Japan Championships to the World GP The 1990s see the blossoming of great talents
• A diamond in the rough catches the eyes of Rainey and Roberts
• A turn-of-the-century showdown for two YZR250 riders! Down to the last corner of the last lap!
• After changing the GP with 2-stroke supremacy, Yamaha strives for 4-stroke supremacy
• Introducing a cross-plane crankshaft power unit
• Innovation in the pit system and heightened concentration
• A change in displacement and tire restrictions; the challenges of new regulations