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Yamaha to release up-market scooter

TOKYO, Japan - Yamaha Motor Co.'s MAXAM CP250 scooter. Yamaha says the 250 cc bike features enhanced maneuverability for city riding and the entire body is paint coated to give the machine an expensive look. The scooter, which will be released Sept. 14, carries a 661,500 yen price tag.

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Bike losers resort to Web to find machines sold overseas

TOKYO, Japan - Entertainer Supataro Kondo poses for photos in September in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward, with his 250 cc off-road bike, stolen from his home in the ward and later found in the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai.

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Yamaha Motor to introduce 2-seat scooter in April

TOKYO, Japan - Yamaha Motor Co. will start selling the two-seat scooter Maxam CP250 (photo) from April 1 in line with the planned lifting of a ban on riding double on highways. The Maxam CP250 has an engine displacement of 250 cc and a low-slung body to ensure stability. It will sell for 630,000 yen.

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Yamaha Motor to introduce 2-seat scooter in April

TOKYO, Japan - Yamaha Motor Co. will start selling the two-seat scooter Maxam CP250 (photo) from April 1 in line with the planned lifting of a ban on riding double on highways. The Maxam CP250 has an engine displacement of 250 cc and a low-slung body to ensure stability. It will sell for 630,000 yen. (Kyodo)

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Yamaha to release up-market scooter

TOKYO, Japan - Yamaha Motor Co.'s MAXAM CP250 scooter. Yamaha says the 250 cc bike features enhanced maneuverability for city riding and the entire body is paint coated to give the machine an expensive look. The scooter, which will be released Sept. 14, carries a 661,500 yen price tag. (Kyodo)

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Kawasaki Heavy launches new sports bike Ninja 250SL

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. unveils the new "Ninja 250SL" lightweight compact motorcycle, to be available in green and red, ahead of its going on sale April 15, 2015. The 250 cc bike at 149 kilograms is 20 kg lighter than the existing model. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Honda to release remodeled Fusion scooter

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a remodeled version of the Fusion scooter with an engine displacement of 250 cc to be released February 28 by Honda Motor Co. The automaker, which stopped manufacturing the Fusion in 1999, said Feb. 21 that it has resumed production because large scooters have become popular with young people in Japan. The Fusion Type X will carry a price tag of 519,000 yen. It will be available in 11 different colors. (Kyodo)