In the early 1970's the Yamaha FS1P in all its versions was the best sold moped in Europe. This is how it all began.

The Netherlands was the largest sports moped market at that time and the Importer, Messrs "Het Motorpaleis" (Motorpalace) was very keen and pushy to our office in acquiring one. At first we we thinking about the F5 model, pictured here with the owner of Het Motorpaleis, Mr. Hans Moerkerk. However later-on the FS1 with its chrome mudguards and a little more "sporty" styling was chosen.

Yamaha FS1P prototype

As pedals were required for the Dutch market (and they had to work as well, albeit as a kind of emergency system), the Service Manager Mr. Henk Dullens, made this system, which we later-on used in all countries that needed such a system.

Yamaha FS1P, cranklayout