The downside to this powerful engine is the lower milage (65-70mpg), shorter engine life and higher emissions that are part of the trade off with 2-stroke engines. Larger riders and performance enthusiasts will find these early Vino’s more desirable than the 4-stroke Vino’s to come. The Minarelli engine is a proven design that first got it start with Yamaha’s Jog in the 80’s but it’s been updated many times since then. air cooling, carbureted) but powerful and reliable. This first generation of Vino was the more speedy one, due to the powerful 2-stroke Minarelli engine. This scooter was sold as simply the ‘Vino’, while second generation examples were commonly called the ‘Vino Classic’. Yamaha introduced this scooter for 2002 and it was sold through 2005. The first iteration of the Vino to hit the USA and Canada was the YJ50 model. Yamaha also sold a larger Vino 125 version of this scooter which is discussed separately. This second generation used the model code XC50 and remained on sale until 2018. For 2006 Yamaha freshened up the Vino with a fuel sipping 4-stroke engine and a bunch of smaller style tweaks. This first generation of Vino used a peppy 2-stroke motor and was sold from 2002 – 2005. Yamaha responded for 2002 with their all new 50cc Vino (model code YJ50). With Vespa’s successful return to the North American market in 1999, the market for vintage styled scooters was ignited.

4.1 YAMAHA VINO & VINO CLASSIC (YJ50, XC50)

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