The great Yamaha name rip off.

**Pistonhead** · 01-09-2005, 01:34 AM

So I was at the motorcycle show today (Big one in Calgary), They had all the new bikes and quads, lots of antique bikes and custom bikes, and a pretty sweet live freestyle show which I got awesome front row centre seats for (they were basically going right over top of me and my buddy!). Here's what got me though, they had a Toyota/Yamaha display with a YFZ in the back of the new Tacoma. On the side of the Tacoma it said in big letters "Yamahauler" So I went and asked the guy at the booth (as a test) when did you come up with the name yamahauler? so he was like oh recently as a promo thing with toyota trucks/yamaha, so I said ever heard of a Yamaha YTM200EL? He was pretty much speechless, had no Idea what the heck I meant! So in agony, I said its a Yamaha three-wheeler which first used the name yamahauler.

So with the dude humbled, I went to watch some kickass motocross. The place where they did the motocross was full of 2-stroke smell and sound, and the sound of Dimebag Darrell and Kirk Hammett wailing on guitaurs on the massive speakers in the background, ahhh bliss.

**350x'inNY** · 01-09-2005, 01:56 AM

Yeah... I altered my ebay search favorite for my 200ERN/225DX items cause I kept getting Toyota trucks! Errrrr...

Bruce

**Yamahauler** · 01-09-2005, 02:34 AM

The wernt the first people to rip it off, if you go to Google image search and type in Yamahauler you get toyotas and even dinky cars.

**TrikeKid** · 01-09-2005, 03:16 AM

acctually the first use for Yamahauler that I know of was int he 70's. it was the name for yamaha's ultimate moto/camping van concept.

**Quickonstep** · 01-09-2005, 01:06 PM

Originally Posted by TrikeKid

acctually the first use for Yamahauler that I know of was int he 70's. it was the name for yamaha's ultimate moto/camping van concept.

BOOOOYA!!!!!!!!! hahahah

Jesse

**OldSchoolin86** · 01-09-2005, 01:28 PM

You know in the commercial they use a warrior in the back of that truck.

**a-camp** · 01-09-2005, 01:40 PM

I like the new bed. My old toy 4x4 could of used that 13 years ago.

**Xtreme_415** · 01-11-2005, 10:37 PM

yeh...back here, we went to a local Yamaha dealer for Piston rings for a Tri-moto 125 (2 stroke) and he looked at us like we were retards....then he made like 100 phone calls, asked everyone that worked there and no one ever heard of it....dumbasses

**Lomax** · 01-12-2005, 03:14 PM

Answer a dumb question for me, A yamahauler is a 200cc three wheeler i know but whats the difference between it and others?

**Kintore** · 01-12-2005, 03:52 PM

Originally Posted by a-camp

I like the new bed. My old toy 4x4 could of used that 13 years ago.

so do A-camp, so do I. We could also use that bed on our farm truck

**83200e** · 01-12-2005, 04:05 PM

Originally Posted by Lomax

Answer a dumb question for me, A yamahauler is a 200cc three wheeler i know but whats the difference between it and others?

It was yamahas answer to Hondas Big red- Electric start was the main difference.

**Yamahauler** · 01-12-2005, 07:56 PM

i think the yamahas are a fair bit bigger and heavier than just the 200's

**350x'inNY** · 01-13-2005, 05:06 PM

Originally Posted by 83200e

It was yamahas answer to Hondas Big red- Electric start was the main difference.

Ummmm....electric start was a difference, but the main would be the shaft drive, heavier frame, different hubs, larger tires, front and rear racks, trailer hitch, key ignition, etc.

Bruce

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