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<\/a>Takanori Iwai \u2013 Yamaha Creative Centre Product Design General Manager<\/p>\n\u201cWhen I think about Yamaha design, I always begin with our founder, Genichi Kawakami,\u201d Iwai-san explains. \u201cAfter World War II, he visited North America and saw people enjoying leisure through mobility. He realised that \u2018the enjoyment of life leads to true richness.\u2019 From the beginning, Yamaha built motorcycles not only as a means of transportation but also as tools to enhance joy. Kawakami also believed that motorcycles and people are connected through beauty. That conviction still guides us today.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur modern design organisation was formalised in 2012,\u201d Iwai-san continued. \u201cToday, we have around 130 designers across six countries, about 80 of them based here in Japan.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur philosophies are Kando and Jin-Ki Kann\u014d. Yamaha strives to be a Kando-creating company. Kando is the deep satisfaction and excitement that comes from encountering something truly special. The harmony that Kando creates between human and machine is what we call Jin-Ki Kann\u014d, the moment when rider and motorcycle become one.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOur first motorcycle, the YA-1, carried that founding spirit. At a time when nearly every bike was black, Yamaha chose chestnut brown. It was a bold statement of individuality.\u2028Its handle mounts, musical-instrument-like muffler, and tuning-fork badge were all crafted to express beauty as well as precision. Even its brake levers were shaped like butter knives. Everything was graceful yet purposeful.\u201d<\/p>\n R Series \u2014 Running Art<\/p>\n \u201cThe R Series brings the thrill of supersport performance to everyday riders. Every surface is sculpted to express speed and tension even at rest. The sharp, race-inspired headlight and aerodynamic body lines convey mastery and focus. It\u2019s what I call the sensuality of intelligence. It\u2019s not aggression but control.\u201d<\/p>\n MT Series \u2014 Torque and Agility \u201cMT embodies the coexistence of torque and nimbleness. Its 3:7 upper-to-lower-body ratio gives a high-centred, athletic stance, visually transmitting the surge of power from rear tyre to head pipe. Even standing still, it looks alive, ready to pounce.\u201d<\/p>\n YZ Series \u2014 Horizontal Motion<\/p>\n \u201cOur off-road YZ line is defined by a single straight axis. Front fender, shrouds, seat and rear fender aligned to express horizontal flow. It captures the kinetic energy of riding across terrain.\u2028Every surface is refined for seamless movement between rider and machine, the purest form of Jin-Ki Kann\u014d in action.\u201d<\/p>\n MAX Series \u2014 The Aesthetics of Power Flow<\/p>\n \u201cMAX scooters visualise invisible energy. The side panel\u2019s boomerang motif represents torque looping from rear to front, the circulation of force. Their twin-headlight face projects composure rather than aggression. The double-wedge body design balances stability and agility. TMAX for long-range poise, XMAX for urban responsiveness. To me, MAX expresses beauty born from the frame, inner tension meeting outer grace.\u201d<\/p>\n Looking Ahead \u2014 Human and Machine in Harmony<\/p>\n \u201cAt the 2023 Japan Mobility Show, we presented MOTOROiD 2, our vision of future mobility.\u2028It can recognise its rider, stand up by itself and adjust posture naturally, as if alive. This is empathy in motion, a machine that responds and grows alongside its owner.\u2028Yamaha\u2019s dream is a future where machines are companions that share our emotions.\u2028After 70 years, the Yamaha Motor journey continues. Its goal is to create forms that move not only through space, but through the human heart.\u201d<\/p>\n MOTOROiD:\u039b.<\/p>\n The third generation of Yamaha\u2019s Motoroid dynasty broke cover at the Japan Mobility Show just after we visited Japan, meet MOTOROiD:\u039b.<\/p>\n<\/a>MAX Series \u2014 The Aesthetics of Power Flow
\nThe Machines That Tell the Story
\nYA-1 (1955) \u2014 Where It All Began<\/p>\n<\/a>1955 Yamaha YA-1<\/p>\n<\/a>R Series \u2014 Running Art<\/p>\n
\n<\/a>MT Series \u2014 Torque and Agility<\/p>\n<\/a>Yamaha MT-10 SP<\/p>\n<\/a>YZ Series \u2014 Horizontal Motion<\/p>\n<\/a>MAX Series \u2014 The Aesthetics of Power Flow<\/p>\n<\/a>Motoroid 2 standing in front of the original Yamaha YA-1 \u2018Red Dragonfly\u2019<\/p>\n