Yamaha was at the forefront of the battle, producing bikes that paved the way for off-road motorcycles. The Yamaha XT500 won the first Paris-Dakar Rally. That fact alone should make any off-road ...

When Yamaha decided to tap into the off-road segment with the DT-1 back in 1968, they’ve really struck gold. At that point, purpose-built dirt bikes from OEMs were rather obscure, and the rise ...