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1958 2014
Yamaha’s YA-2 (125cc) motorcycle was the first motorcycle to win the Ministry of
International Trade and Industry’s*1 Good Design Award. GK (Group of Koike), a
group of students studying under Iwataro Koike, who at the time was an associate
professor at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music,*2 was responsible
for the design.
Based on a “Speed Racer” design concept, the YZF-R1 conveys the horizontal
image of a silhouette in pursuit of being the earth’s “fastest.” Expressing the
essence of the incorporated YZR-M1 MotoGP machine technology, this completely
new type of pure sports bike enables the rider to experience this concept firsthand.
*1 Currently Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
*2 Currently Tokyo University of the Arts
Design that expresses “refined dynamism”
魅−S・EX・Y
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