Yamaha Y125Z is a 125 cc 2-stroke underbone

Underbone

An underbone is a small motorcycle built on a frame consisting mostly of one large diameter tubular component.The stylistic difference between a motorcycle and an underbone is considerable and they are sometimes known as "step-throughs" or even marketed as scooters in the West.The fuel tank...

 motorcycle

Motorcycle

A motorcycle is a single-track, two-wheeled motor vehicle. Motorcycles vary considerably depending on the task for which they are designed, such as long distance travel, navigating congested urban traffic, cruising, sport and racing, or off-road conditions.Motorcycles are one of the most...

 produced by Yamaha

Yamaha Motor Company

, is a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company. Yamaha Motor is part of Yamaha Corporation and its headquarter is located in Iwata, Shizuoka. Along with expanding Yamaha Corporation into the world's biggest piano maker, then Yamaha CEO Genichi Kawakami took Yamaha into the field of motorized...

. Debuted in 1998 as a successor of Yamaha Y110SS, the Y125Z was the first 2-stroke underbone motorcycle with a catalytic converter

Catalytic converter

A catalytic converter is a device used to convert toxic exhaust emissions from an internal combustion engine into non-toxic substances. Inside a catalytic converter, a catalyst stimulates a chemical reaction in which noxious byproducts of combustion are converted to less toxic substances by dint...

. Beside being sold in most South East Asian

Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...

 countries especially in Malaysia and Singapore, it was also sold in Greece.

Yamaha Y125Z in motorsports

The Yamaha Y125Z is widely used in motorcycle racing tournaments held in Malaysia or Asean level. In Malaysia, the Y125Z is widely used in the Expert category of Malaysian Cub Prix

Malaysian Cub Prix

Malaysian Cub Prix is a motorcycle tournament held in Malaysia for Supercub compatible mopeds a.k.a. kapchai with displacements between 110 cc to 125 cc. The tournament is aimed to encourage young riders to unleash their talents in motorcycle racing by taking part in legal race tournaments and to...

tournament series.