![]() ![]() Nowadays, however, Yamaha’s product line is more diverse, but its customers identify the logo with all of them, from pianos to electric keyboards to motorcycles to outboards. The tuning forks go back to a time when Yamaha’s primary mission was making fine pianos, said Frank Wilhelm, advertising manager at Yamaha Motor Corp. It contains three overlapping tuning forks inside a circle next to block uppercase, sans serif letters spelling YAMAHA. That clearly illustrates the logo’s effectiveness because it originated not in motors, but in music. That logo means everything to them.” Yamaha (Play That Tune)Īnglers and boaters immediately recognize the distinctive logo on any Yamaha outboard motor. Ask any of our customers, and they tell you it’s all about the dependability of the product. “It goes back to well before my time, but they haven’t really made any changes to it because it has been so strong. Two-tone hubs.įormer 125 Pro Dave Miller brought his Yamaha YZ100 to a local REM race to break it in.“Your logo represents the eyes of the customer and how their eyes perceive your brand,” Baudino said. Fork travel is 10 inches.”Ī classic Dave Miller touch. The fork stanchion have been machined to reduce weight. The forks have been internally modified by Noleen J6 with heavier springs and damping changes. Travel is 10.5 inches.”įorks: “The 43mm forks, triple clamps and front disc brake are from a larger Yamaha 175cc model. the shock has a hard-coated body, new piston and valve design, rider tuned spring rate and internal reservoir mod. The shock starts out as the stock YZ-K model that is modified by Noleen J6. It is connected to the swingarm via an adjustable DMC push rod. It offers different rate curves for heavier riders. The alloy ‘bell crank’ linkage is from a larger YZ model. The swingarm has been modified to accept the lighter non-floating rear brake assembly. Rear suspension: “The rear suspension uses an aluminum swingarm from a YZ125 model. All oils (engine, suspension, drive) are from Spectro.” The seat cover is a quality replica from a Canadian company. All graphics, logos and backgrounds are built by my ‘homies’ at Team Swolen. The fenders, side panels and air box cover are DC Plastic units. “The gas tank is a ‘brand new’ OEM tank that is correct to this model and was located at a Yamaha shop in South Africa (I love e-Bay). The frame is powder coated black.”īody work. We also switched the drive system from the heavy #520 to the lighter #428 chain and sprockets.”įrame mods: “There is some re-welding and gusseting to ‘known’ problem areas as well as ‘jig’ checking for overall spec and alignment. The engine also sports a DMC Yamaha ‘tuning fork’ ignition case. ![]() There are plans to hop the engine up, but right now DMC is just in the development stage and are satisfied with testing the suspension and handling with a stock engine. Other than the obvious DMC-tuned exhaust pipe and alloy muffler, the jetting is stock from 1983. “The engine is basically a stock YZ100 engine that has been stripped of it’s black finish and blueprinted. “This concept is built to compete in the ‘Marty Tripes 100cc Works Revenge Series’ and is just one example of what can be used to race in it. ![]()
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