Somewhere a real enthusiast found the remains of the rarest of all Yamaha Motorcycles, THE FUMIO ITO YD 250 CC RACER WITH WHICH HE SCORED HIS FAMOUS 6TH PLACE DURING THE U.S. CATALINA G.P. IN 1958.

The impact of the Japanese motorcycle on the American way of life cannot be underestimated. It is possible that more Japanese motorcycles have been sold in America than all the motorcycles the rest of the world has ever produced.