Yamaha
Motor
Company
Limited,
a
Japanese
motorized
vehicle-producing
company
is
part
of
the
Yamaha
Corporation.
After
expanding
Yamaha
Corporation
into
the
world's
biggest
piano
maker,
then
Yamaha
CEO
Genichi
Kawakami
took
Yamaha
into
the
field
of
motorized
vehicles
on
July
1,
1955.
The
company's
intensive
research
into
metal
alloys
for
use
in
acoustic
pianos
had
given
Yamaha
wide
knowledge
of
the
making
of
lightweight,
yet
sturdy
and
reliable
metal
constructions.
This
knowledge
was
easily
applied
to
the
making
of
metal
frames
and
motor
parts
for
motorcycles.
Yamaha
Motor
is
the
world's
second
largest
producer
of
motorcycles.
It
also
produces
many
other
motorized
vehicles
such
as
all-terrain
vehicles,
boats,
snowmobiles,
outboard
motors,
and
personal
watercraft.