Why did Yamaha abandon the yellow?

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I think it was between the years 84 - 85 the bikes delivered here to the states started following the European " white / red " color scheme. By what?.....86 they had completely abandon the yellow all together. What was the reason?

Keep costs down? Didn't want to compete with another yellow bike out there ( Suzuki ) ?

I thought the Yamaha's looked great in yellow. They also looked great in the white and red ( which you can still find if you look hard enough )......just never been a fan of the blue. Don't know why....I just don't dig it.

These color schemes are badass to me.....they just look right.





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I wish they were still white from an ascetics point of view, however I know a lot of Yamaha guys were forever cursing trying to keep them looking good.
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Probably from a marketing standpoint you don't want your bike being constantly confused for a bike of the same color. Just a guess though.

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I still miss the yellow Yamahas. Haven't quite warmed up to the blue as much.
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Stephon wrote:
I still miss the yellow Yamahas. Haven't quite warmed up to the blue as much.
Stephon....dude I've seen your commercial a few times on different channels. Good job man! Every time I see it I'm like " Hey!!.....that dude posts on vital and is a total moto head! "
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Stephon wrote:
I still miss the yellow Yamahas. Haven't quite warmed up to the blue as much.
jeffro503 wrote:
Stephon....dude I've seen your commercial a few times on different channels. Good job man! Every time I see it I'm like " [b]Hey!!.....that dude posts on...
Stephon....dude I've seen your commercial a few times on different channels. Good job man! Every time I see it I'm like " Hey!!.....that dude posts on vital and is a total moto head! "
Thanks!

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They switched to the blue because it holds up better when it folds.Laughing
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Stephon wrote:
I still miss the yellow Yamahas. Haven't quite warmed up to the blue as much.
jeffro503 wrote:
Stephon....dude I've seen your commercial a few times on different channels. Good job man! Every time I see it I'm like " [b]Hey!!.....that dude posts on...
Stephon....dude I've seen your commercial a few times on different channels. Good job man! Every time I see it I'm like " Hey!!.....that dude posts on vital and is a total moto head! "
I must have missed it. As i'm on the coach for another few weeks what commercial is it, maybe I will see it.
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RandyS wrote:
They switched to the blue because it holds up better when it folds.Laughing
haha... yep. They swapped dirty plastic for plastic that looks like hell after a minor tip over.

Has to be something with the plastic itself right?
Aceofspades 2/24/2015 8:29pm
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Blue is the ugliest color on the planet for a bike I think. Yamaha needs red and white again.
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Stephon wrote:
I still miss the yellow Yamahas. Haven't quite warmed up to the blue as much.
jeffro503 wrote:
Stephon....dude I've seen your commercial a few times on different channels. Good job man! Every time I see it I'm like " [b]Hey!!.....that dude posts on...
Stephon....dude I've seen your commercial a few times on different channels. Good job man! Every time I see it I'm like " Hey!!.....that dude posts on vital and is a total moto head! "
gharmon wrote:
I must have missed it. As i'm on the coach for another few weeks what commercial is it, maybe I will see it.
Here's a link

I'm Black in my daily life, but in the commercial I was cast as the young White kid Zac/Larry

...just kidding, they cast me as the Black guy...again!

That Red/White Yamaha is smoking! i don't think I'm feeling the Pieck one though.
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vanillaice782 wrote:
Looks like they're going white this weekend. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2015/02/24/81499/s1200_peik.jpg[/img]
Looks like they're going white this weekend.



YEAH BABY! As a past owner of a 1990 YZ I approve.Woohoo

Black rims need to go though.

I'm still waiting for the mother of all retro bikes...the Magenta YZ.Cool
vanillaice782 2/25/2015 7:22am
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Sandberm wrote:
YEAH BABY! As a past owner of a 1990 YZ I approve.:woohoo: Black rims need to go though. I'm still waiting for the mother of all...
YEAH BABY! As a past owner of a 1990 YZ I approve.Woohoo

Black rims need to go though.

I'm still waiting for the mother of all retro bikes...the Magenta YZ.Cool
They need gold rims!!!! Black rims are too hipster for me.
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vanillaice782 wrote:
Looks like they're going white this weekend. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2015/02/24/81499/s1200_peik.jpg[/img]
Looks like they're going white this weekend.



Any idea who makes these seat covers ?
I would like one that is half pleated like that but in oem colours.

And yellow yams look terrible I much prefer blue Evan though the plastics only last 5 minutes
Sheriff245 2/25/2015 7:53am
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Aceofspades wrote:
Blue is the ugliest color on the planet for a bike I think. Yamaha needs red and white again.
You can still get them in white and red right from the factory...

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Sandberm wrote:
YEAH BABY! As a past owner of a 1990 YZ I approve.:woohoo: Black rims need to go though. I'm still waiting for the mother of all...
YEAH BABY! As a past owner of a 1990 YZ I approve.Woohoo

Black rims need to go though.

I'm still waiting for the mother of all retro bikes...the Magenta YZ.Cool
probably as close as we will get for now, thing is pretty sweet though

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braaap 2/25/2015 8:43am
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How many remember the white/orange bikes?

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jeffro503 wrote:
I think it was between the years 84 - 85 the bikes delivered here to the states started following the European " white / red "...
I think it was between the years 84 - 85 the bikes delivered here to the states started following the European " white / red " color scheme. By what?.....86 they had completely abandon the yellow all together. What was the reason?

Keep costs down? Didn't want to compete with another yellow bike out there ( Suzuki ) ?

I thought the Yamaha's looked great in yellow. They also looked great in the white and red ( which you can still find if you look hard enough )......just never been a fan of the blue. Don't know why....I just don't dig it.

These color schemes are badass to me.....they just look right.





I agree with you completely!!
Suzuki "owns" yellow in my book, but Yamaha's should definitely still be red/white.
Blue just isn't agressive and racey somehow.
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imoto34 wrote:
I love this bike I [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2015/02/25/81514/s1200_images_1.jpg[/img]
I love this bike


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What bike? I don't see one.
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When they brought back the retro yellow on yamaha in the 2000's for a race I thought the bikes looked horrendous.
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GuyB 2/25/2015 9:33am
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Martin's bike for this weekend...



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dl117 2/25/2015 9:36am
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I love retro weekend, martins bike looks good
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wfo4ever 2/25/2015 10:04am
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I really like Jeremy Martin's bike, looks like a modern "Hurricane" too me. Old school is cool.
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pete24 2/25/2015 10:41am
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i had the last year yellow yz490, that was 84, i like the blue but always liked the yellow better, here is my 2011 yz that i made look old school

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