How can the colors be used to identify the various Yamaha Enduro models?
A. Yamaha introduced the DT-1 to an anxiously anticipatory American trail riding public in 1968. The instant success of the DT-1 led to increasing numbers of variants in the following years. From the beginning, Yamaha offered these models with black frames and silver fenders. Only the gas tanks and side covers carried the distinctive color patterns on the Motocross models. The headlight brackets and shells were also color-coordinated on the Enduro models. Each displacement of each model year displayed its own color that was unique to that model. The colors were traded back and forth among models throughout the years, but not within any given year; i.e., all ’68 DT-1’s were white and all ’68 DT-1MX’s were red. The white 125cc model was added in 1969. The 1970 125cc Enduro was not white, but the ’71 model was, while the ’71 125cc MX was red. The first letter of the model number denotes the displacement: A (125cc) – C (175cc) – D (250cc) – J (90cc) – R (360cc), The third digit, after the
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