The Jog is a
scooter produced by the
Yamaha Motor Company
is a Japanese multinational manufacturer of motorcycles, marine products such as boats and outboard motors, and other motorized products. The company was established in 1955 upon separation from Yamaha Corporation (however, Yamaha Corporation ...
since 1983, and was introduced in North America in 1986. It continued production in North America after 3 style changes and model designations (CE50, CG50 and CY50) until 2001. The Jog has continued production elsewhere in the world and uses the current CV50 designation.
The Jog CE50
For the first generation Jog, produced from 1986 to 1987, was actually part of the
Riva
Riva may refer to:
People
* Riva (surname)
* Riva Castleman (1930–2014), American art historian, art curator and author
* Riva Ganguly Das (born 1961), Indian diplomat
* Riva (footballer), Brazilian former footballer Rivadávio Alves Pereira ...
family and in many areas was initially known as the Riva Jog. It was powered by an
air-cooled
Air-cooled engines rely on the circulation of air directly over heat dissipation fins or hot areas of the engine to cool them in order to keep the engine within operating temperatures. In all combustion engines, a great percentage of the heat ge ...
two-stroke
A two-stroke (or two-stroke cycle) engine is a type of internal combustion engine that completes a Thermodynamic power cycle, power cycle with two strokes (up and down movements) of the piston during one power cycle, this power cycle being comple ...
reed valve vertical
Minarelli
Minarelli is an Italian motorcycle engine manufacturer. It is part of the Fantic Motor
Fantic Motor is an Italian manufacturer of motorcycles.
History
Fantic Motor began in 1968, manufacturing and exporting enduro motorcycles, mini-bikes ...
single-cylinder
A single-cylinder engine, sometimes called a thumper, is a piston engine with one cylinder. This engine is often used for motorcycles, motor scooters, go-karts, all-terrain vehicles, radio-controlled vehicles, portable tools and garden machinery ( ...
engine producing with and of torque. The top speed was . For 1986 it came in red or yellow, and in 1987 it was red or blue.
The Jog CG50
In 1988 the Yamaha Jog was released after being completely restyled and carried the designation CG50. It was powered by a similar vertical Minarelli engine as the prior CE50 Jog, this engine uses a smaller crankshaft but most other parts are compatible. Color combinations included white/purple, red, and black. The CG50 was sold in North America from 1988 to 1991.
The Jog CY50
The final North American revision the CY50 was released in 1992 and had the longest production run of any of the Jogs, ending in 2001. It was a heavily restyled version of the CG50, but the engine was also changed from the air-cooled vertical Minarelli to the air-cooled horizontal Minarelli and the top speed was increased to in stock form. Unrestricted the CY50 was capable of . The CY50 came in a wide assortment of colors.
The Jog CV50
The CV50 was released in 2006 as a successor to the CY50. The CV50 Jog still had the horiztonal Minarelli engine, but it saw a complete overhaul and redesign which took the CV50 away from a 'boxy shape' in favour of a more streamlined and 'curvy' shape. It was the first model of the jog family to feature a disk brake on the front, as all previous models used a drum setup front and back.
Jog
Motor scooters
{{motorcycle-stub