When Yamaha introduced the first TMAX 500 to the press in the summer of 2000, the scooter world changed almost overnight. Until then, most small-wheeled plastic-bodied scooters topped out around 250 cc and roughly 20 hp. That was perfectly adequate for fast progress through urban traffic, but limits arrived early once the road opened up.

The TMAX changed that radically: 40 hp, larger wheels, and motorcycle-style chassis engineering. The reaction from the press was entirely justified.

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