On the Tokyo Motorshow of 2001 Yamaha introduced the Tricker concept model, which shortly after went into production and was introduced into the Japanese market.
Takeshi Higuchi’s brainchild is a cross breed between a mountain bike and a motorcycle: "Our main target was, to create a bike that was not difficult to ride and with only a bit of experience one should be able to perform standing, little jumping or controllable wheelies. All these tricks should be carried out safely and at low speed, so they are easy to control. And on top of that, the bike was supposed to still be used as a means of transport in particular in urban environment."
