Yamaha TMAX

{{Short description|Series of maxi-scooters from Yamaha}} {{promotional|date=August 2025}} {{Infobox motorcycle | name = Yamaha TMAX | image = frameless|300px | alt = Side view of yellow and black scooter | caption = 1st Generation Yamaha XP500 TMAX | aka = XP500 | manufacturer = Yamaha Motor Company | parent_company = | production = 2001–present | assembly = | predecessor = | successor = | class = Maxi-scooter | engine = {{convert|499|cm3|abbr=on}} Liquid-cooled 4-stroke DOHC parallel-twin | bore_stroke = {{convert|66|x|73|mm|abbr=on}} | compression = 10.0:1 ''for model years 2001-2003'', 11.0:1 ''for model years 2004-2011'' | top_speed = {{convert|100|mph|abbr=on}}<ref name="Ash2000" /> | power = {{convert|29.4|kW|abbr=on}} at 7,000 rpm,<ref name="EU2001" /> {{convert|32.6|kW|abbr=on}} at 7,500 ''04-07''<ref name="EU2004" /> {{convert|32.0|kW|abbr=on}} at 7,500 ''08-11''<ref name="EU2008" /> | torque = {{convert|45.8|Nm|abbr=on}} at 5,500 rpm, {{convert|47.6|Nm|abbr=on}} at 6,250 ''04-07'' {{convert|45|Nm|abbr=on}} at 6,500 ''08-11'' | ignition = TCI | transmission = V-Belt Automatic CVT | frame = Tubular steel ''2001-2007'', Die cast aluminum ''2008-2011''<ref name="EU2008article" /> | suspension = Front: Telescopic fork, {{convert|120|mm|abbr=on}} travel Rear: Swingarm with monoshock, {{convert|120|mm|abbr=on}} travel ''2001-2007'', {{convert|116|mm|abbr=on}} travel ''2008-2011'' | brakes = F: Single {{convert|282|mm|abbr=on}} disc, dual {{convert|267|mm|abbr=on}} discs ''04-11'' R: Single {{convert|267|mm|abbr=on}} disc | tires = F: 120/70-14 ''2001-2003'', {{pad|1.0em}}120/70R14 ''2004-2007'', {{pad|1.0em}}120/70R15 ''2008-2011'' R: 150/70-14 ''2001-2003'', {{pad|1.0em}}160/60R15 ''2004-2011'' | rake_trail = 28° {{convert|95|mm|abbr=on}} ''2001-2007'', 25° {{convert|92|mm|abbr=on}} ''2008-2011'' | wheelbase = {{convert|1575|mm|abbr=on}} ''2001-2007'', {{convert|1580|mm|abbr=on}} ''2008-2011'' | length = {{convert|2235|mm|abbr=on}} ''2001-2007'', {{pad|1.0em}}{{convert|2195|mm|abbr=on}} ''2008-2011'' | width = {{convert|775|mm|abbr=on}} | height = {{convert|1410|mm|abbr=on}} ''2001-2007'', {{pad|1.0em}}{{convert|1445|mm|abbr=on}} ''2008-2011'' | seat_height = {{convert|795|mm|abbr=on}} ''2001-2007'', {{convert|800|mm|abbr=on}} ''2008-2011'' | dry_weight = | wet_weight = {{convert|217|kg|abbr=on}} ''2001-2003'', {{convert|225|-|230|kg|abbr=on}} ''04-07'', {{convert|221|-|225|kg|abbr=on}} ''08-11'' | fuel_capacity = {{convert|14|L|abbr=on}} ''01-07'', {{convert|15|L|abbr=on}} ''08-11'' | oil_capacity = | fuel_consumption = | turning_radius = {{convert|2.8|m|abbr=on}} | related = | sp = | footnotes = <ref name="EU2001">{{cite web|title=TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS T-MAX ABS - 2001|url=https://www.yamaha-motor.eu/designcafe/en/index.aspx?view=techspecs&pmc=XP500A&year=2001&category=scooters&segment=&article=442660&model=T-MAX%20ABS|website=Design Café|publisher=Yamaha Motor Europe|access-date=3 August 2017|archive-date=10 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810211404/https://www.yamaha-motor.eu/designcafe/en/index.aspx?view=techspecs&pmc=XP500A&year=2001&category=scooters&segment=&article=442660&model=T-MAX%20ABS|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="EU2004">{{cite web|title=TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS T-MAX ABS - 2004|url=https://www.yamaha-motor.eu/designcafe/en/index.aspx?view=techspecs&pmc=XP500A&year=2004&category=scooters&segment=&article=442660&model=T-MAX%20ABS|website=Design Café|publisher=Yamaha Motor Europe|access-date=3 August 2017|archive-date=10 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810211833/https://www.yamaha-motor.eu/designcafe/en/index.aspx?view=techspecs&pmc=XP500A&year=2004&category=scooters&segment=&article=442660&model=T-MAX%20ABS|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="EU2008">{{cite web|title=TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS T-MAX ABS - 2008|url=https://www.yamaha-motor.eu/designcafe/en/index.aspx?view=techspecs&pmc=XP500A&year=2008&category=scooters&segment=&article=442660&model=T-MAX%20ABS|website=Design Café|publisher=Yamaha Motor Europe|access-date=3 August 2017|archive-date=10 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810211851/https://www.yamaha-motor.eu/designcafe/en/index.aspx?view=techspecs&pmc=XP500A&year=2008&category=scooters&segment=&article=442660&model=T-MAX%20ABS|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="EU2008article">{{cite web|title=2008 TMAX: lighter and sleeker with new chassis|url=https://www.yamaha-motor.eu/designcafe/en/index.aspx?view=article&id=441400|website=Design Café|publisher=Yamaha Motor Europe|access-date=3 August 2017|date=28 September 2007|archive-date=10 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810211041/https://www.yamaha-motor.eu/designcafe/en/index.aspx?view=article&id=441400|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="2001Manual">{{cite book|title=XP500 OWNER'S MANUAL 5GJ-28199-EV|date=May 2001|publisher=Yamaha Motor Co.|location=Japan|url=https://cdn.yamaha-motor.eu/owner-manuals/Scooters/U5GJEV.PDF|access-date=4 August 2017|archive-date=11 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811005700/https://cdn.yamaha-motor.eu/owner-manuals/Scooters/U5GJEV.PDF|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="2004Manual">{{cite book|title=XP500/XP500A OWNER'S MANUAL 5VU-28199-E1|date=July 2004|publisher=Yamaha Motor Co.|location=Japan|url=https://cdn.yamaha-motor.eu/owner-manuals/Scooters/U5VUE1.PDF|access-date=4 August 2017|archive-date=11 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811011504/https://cdn.yamaha-motor.eu/owner-manuals/Scooters/U5VUE1.PDF|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="2008Manual">{{cite book|title=XP500/XP500A OWNER'S MANUAL 4B5-28199-E2|date=June 2008|publisher=Yamaha Motor Co.|location=Japan|url=https://cdn.yamaha-motor.eu/owner-manuals/Scooters/U4B5E2.PDF|access-date=4 August 2017|archive-date=10 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810210726/https://cdn.yamaha-motor.eu/owner-manuals/Scooters/U4B5E2.PDF|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Tokyo35thMotorShow">{{cite web|author1=|title=YAMAHA PRESS INFORMATION|url= https://global.yamaha-motor.com/news/2001/1024/tms-07.html |website=Global News Center|publisher=Yamaha Motor Co.|access-date=2 August 2017|date=24 October 2001}}</ref> }} {{Infobox motorcycle | name = Yamaha TMAX 530cc | image = 300px | alt = | caption = 4th Generation Yamaha XP530 TMAX | aka = XP530 | manufacturer = Yamaha Motor Company | production = 2012—2019 | assembly = | predecessor = | successor = | class = Maxi-scooter | engine = {{convert|530|cm3|abbr=on}} Liquid-cooled 4-stroke DOHC parallel-twin | bore_stroke = {{convert|68|x|73|mm|abbr=on}} | compression = 10.9:1 | top_speed = | power = {{convert|34.2|kW|abbr=on}} at 6,750 rpm,<ref name="EU2012" /> {{convert|33.8|kW|abbr=on}} at 6,750 ''2017-''<ref name="EU2017" /> | torque = {{convert|52.3|Nm|abbr=on}} at 5,250 rpm, {{convert|53.0|Nm|abbr=on}} at 5,250 ''2017-'' | ignition = TCI | transmission = V-Belt Automatic CVT | frame = Extruded and die cast aluminum | suspension = Front: Telescopic fork, {{convert|120|mm|abbr=on}} travel Rear: Swingarm with monoshock, {{convert|116|mm|abbr=on}} travel ''2012-2016'', {{convert|117|mm|abbr=on}} travel ''2017—'' | brakes = F: Dual {{convert|267|mm|abbr=on}} discs R: Single {{convert|282|mm|abbr=on}} disc | tires = F: 120/70R15, R: 160/60R15 | rake_trail = 25° {{convert|92|mm|abbr=on}} ''2012-2016'', 26° {{convert|98|mm|abbr=on}} ''2017—'' | wheelbase = {{convert|1580|mm|abbr=on}} | length = {{convert|2200|mm|abbr=on}} | width = {{convert|775|mm|abbr=on}} ''2012-2016'', {{pad|1.0em}}{{convert|765|mm|abbr=on}} ''2017—'' | height = {{convert|1420|-|1475|mm|abbr=on}}, {{convert|1420|-|1555|mm|abbr=on}} ''DX'' | seat_height = {{convert|800|mm|abbr=on}} | dry_weight = | wet_weight = {{convert|217|-|221|kg|abbr=on}} ''2012-14'', {{convert|219|-|229|kg|abbr=on}} ''2015-16'', {{convert|213|-|216|kg|abbr=on}} ''2017-'' | fuel_capacity = {{convert|15|L|abbr=on}} | oil_capacity = | fuel_consumption = | turning_radius = {{convert|2.8|m|abbr=on}} | related = | sp = | footnotes = <ref name="EU2012">{{cite web|title=TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS T-MAX / ABS - 2012|url=https://www.yamaha-motor.eu/designcafe/en/index.aspx?view=techspecs&pmc=XP500A&year=2012&category=SC&segment=&article=480934&model=T-MAX%20/%20ABS|website=Design Café|publisher=Yamaha Motor Europe|access-date=4 August 2017|archive-date=10 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810210500/https://www.yamaha-motor.eu/designcafe/en/index.aspx?view=techspecs&pmc=XP500A&year=2012&category=SC&segment=&article=480934&model=T-MAX%20/%20ABS|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="EU2017">{{cite web|title=TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS T-MAX / ABS - 2017|url=https://www.yamaha-motor.eu/designcafe/en/index.aspx?view=techspecs&pmc=XP500A&year=2017&category=SC&segment=&article=681695&model=T-MAX%20/%20ABS|website=Design Café|publisher=Yamaha Motor Europe|access-date=4 August 2017|archive-date=10 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810210948/https://www.yamaha-motor.eu/designcafe/en/index.aspx?view=techspecs&pmc=XP500A&year=2017&category=SC&segment=&article=681695&model=T-MAX%20/%20ABS|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="2012Manual">{{cite book|title=XP500/XP500A OWNER'S MANUAL 59C-28199-E1|date=June 2012|publisher=Yamaha Motor Co.|location=Japan|url=https://cdn.yamaha-motor.eu/owner-manuals/Scooters/U59CE1.PDF|access-date=4 August 2017|archive-date=27 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027170023/https://cdn.yamaha-motor.eu/owner-manuals/Scooters/U59CE1.PDF|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="2015Manual">{{cite book|title=XP500/XP500A OWNER'S MANUAL 2PW-28199-E1|date=August 2015|publisher=Yamaha Motor Co.|location=Japan|url=https://cdn.yamaha-motor.eu/owner-manuals/Scooters/P2PW28199E1E.PDF|access-date=4 August 2017|archive-date=10 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810205845/https://cdn.yamaha-motor.eu/owner-manuals/Scooters/P2PW28199E1E.PDF|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="XP530Manual">{{cite book|title=XP530E-A/XP530-A/XP530D-A OWNER'S MANUAL BV1-28199-E0|date=October 2016|publisher=Yamaha Motor Co.|location=Japan|url=https://cdn.yamaha-motor.eu/owner-manuals/Scooters/PBV128199E0E.PDF|access-date=4 August 2017|archive-date=11 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811011353/https://cdn.yamaha-motor.eu/owner-manuals/Scooters/PBV128199E0E.PDF|url-status=dead}}</ref> }}

The '''Yamaha TMAX''' (or '''T-Max''') series of maxi-scooters has been manufactured by Yamaha Motor Company for the European market since its debut at July 2000 press events in Naples, Italy and Iwata, Japan,<ref name="YamahaNews2000" /> combining motorcycle performance with the convenience and flexibility for commuting of a scooter.

When it was introduced, the 500cc TMAX engine was the largest (and most powerful) ever used in a production scooter.<ref name="GLS2000" /> Yamaha enlarged the engine to 530cc for 2012 and subsequent models. The most recent TMAX redesign, with the model designation '''XP530''', is for the 2017 model year. This model includes D-Mode which lets the rider select a sportier engine running mode for more thrilling performance.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bikebiz.com.au/yamaha-tmax-530-sx|title=Yamaha TMAX 530 SX|website=www.bikebiz.com.au|language=en|access-date=2018-10-16}}</ref> Yamaha used the designation '''XP500''' for all previous model years; more than 233,000 TMAX scooters have been sold in Europe.<ref name="YMENV2017">{{cite web|title=TMAX: Master of scooter|url=https://www.yamaha-motor.eu/designcafe/en/about-bikes/scooters/index.aspx?view=article&id=681695|website=Yamaha Design Cafe|publisher=Yamaha Motor Europe N.V.|access-date=10 August 2017|date=17 March 2017|archive-date=10 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810210143/https://www.yamaha-motor.eu/designcafe/en/about-bikes/scooters/index.aspx?view=article&id=681695|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Notwithstanding the fact that the TMAX was Yamaha's second mega-scooter, the first being the YP 250 Majesty introduced in 1996,<ref name="YamahaNews2000" /> motorcycle journalist Kevin Ash said that the "T-Max is the machine that invented the mega-scooter class in 2001."<ref name="Ash2012" /> The development team received a 2001 Good Design Award (Japan) gold prize for the original TMAX,<ref name=G-Mark>{{cite web|title=Good Design Gold Prize / Product Category / Personal Use Group|url= http://archive.g-mark.org/english/2001/gold/personal.html |website=G Mark|publisher=Japan Institute of Design Promotion|access-date=7 August 2017}}</ref><ref name=Gold-Prize>{{cite web|title=Scooter [YAMAHA TMAX(XP500) 5GJ4]|url= http://www.g-mark.org/award/describe/1182 |website=G Mark|publisher=Japan Institute of Design Promotion|access-date=7 August 2017}}</ref> and Yamaha's design studio won a Red Dot award for product design on the 2012 TMAX.<ref name="RedDot">{{cite web|title=TMAX : Design Products & Projects, Motorbikes|url=https://red-dot-21.com/p/design-products/vehicles/motorbikes/tmax/|website=Red Dot 21|publisher=Red Dot GmbH|access-date=8 August 2017}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Yamaha launched the TMAX 560 in May 2020 which has replaced the 530. Sales remain strong mainly in France, Italy and Spain despite the high prices and strong competition from Honda with the new NC750X range.

==Design== Following the 1996 success of Yamaha's first mega-scooter, the YP 250 Majesty, in Europe (and especially in Italy) Yamaha began work on a "New European Commuter"<ref name="YamahaNews2000" /> a larger-displacement scooter-type concept. Their objective was to create a mega-scooter suitable for high-speed motorways, such as the German Autobahn system or the Autostrade of Italy, and better suited to European physiques than the Majesty (designed for the Japanese market).<ref name="YamahaNews2000">{{cite journal|author1=|title=It's A Whole New World!|journal=Yamaha News|date=1 August 2000|volume=4|pages=1–3|url= https://global.yamaha-motor.com/jp/showroom/cp/library/yamaha_news_eng/pdf/index/316_YamahaNews_E_2000.pdf |access-date=8 August 2017|publisher=Yamaha Motor Co., Public Relations Division|location=Iwata|quote=The world's most advanced mega-scooter, the 500cc TMAX makes its debut.}}</ref>

Marketing strategy for the TMAX targeted three groups of riders: existing scooter riders; owners of middleweight motorcycles; and new or returning riders who would want scooter simplicity combined with automotive luxury. Yamaha estimated there were millions of holders of full motorcycle licenses in Europe no longer riding any kind of two-wheeler.<ref name="GLS2000">{{cite web|author1=Glenn Le Santo|title=When Worlds Collide|url= http://www.motorcycle.com/features/church-mo-2001-yamaha-tmax-500.html|website=Motorcycle.com |publisher=VerticalScope Inc.|access-date=8 August 2017|location=Toronto|date=12 July 2000}}</ref><ref name="Marmar2003">{{cite news|last1=Marmar|first1=Shubhabrata|title=Yamaha XP 500|url=http://www.bsmotoring.com/news/yamaha-xp-500/695|access-date=8 August 2017|work=Business Standard Motoring|date=21 May 2003|archive-date=10 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810212208/http://www.bsmotoring.com/news/yamaha-xp-500/695|url-status=dead}}</ref>

TMAX rolled-out as a hybrid, combining motorcycle and scooter traits. In order to cope with the power of a larger engine, the TMAX swingarm was the kind found on motorcycle, rather than incorporating the swingarm and engine into a single unit, as on conventional scooters. Yamaha bolted the engine to the frame, but much farther forward, arriving at the weight distribution of a typical motorcycle. Although it was a step-through design, TMAX was built around a motorcycle-type tubular steel frame instead of a U-section pressed steel monocoque frame, as was the case on most scooters.<ref name="Callaghan">{{cite journal|last1=Callaghan|first1=Pete|title=Maxi Scooter Group Test|journal=Twowheels Scooter Magazine|date=19 December 2006|url= http://www.scootersales.com.au/news-reviews-169/maxi-scooter-group-test.aspx |access-date=8 August 2017|publisher=FPC Power Media|location=Alexandria, New South Wales}}</ref><ref name="MCN2000">{{cite journal|author1=|title=The scooter with an identity crisis|journal=Motor Cycle News|date=December 2000|url=http://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/2000/december/the-scooter-with-an-identity-crisis/|access-date=8 August 2017|archive-date=10 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810210737/http://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/2000/december/the-scooter-with-an-identity-crisis/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

TMAX designers chose a novel engine configuration: a water-cooled four-stroke horizontal straight-twin (both cylinders pointing forward) with four valves per cylinder operated by dual overhead cams. Engine vibrations were offset not by a balance shaft but by reciprocating balancer (i.e., a third 'dummy' piston driven from a central crankpin). By comparison, transmission design was the norm for scooters: a twist-and-go automatic transmission.<ref name="Ash2000">{{cite news|last1=Ash|first1=Kevin|author-link1=Kevin Ash|title=Happy hybrid|url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/motorbikes/2714717/Happy-hybrid.html |access-date=8 August 2017|work=The Telegraph|date=12 December 2000|quote=Central to the Tmax's 'unique' claim is its engine, a 500cc, twin-cylinder four-stroke producing 40bhp, which, the theory goes, expands the Tmax's repertoire way beyond that of traditional scooters.}}</ref>

==Model history== The 2000 launch of the first generation TMAX in Europe was followed by a second generation 2004 model with performance and handling improvements. The third generation TMAX, a major revision, was introduced in Europe for the 2008 model year.<ref name="MSG">{{cite web|title=Yamaha TMAX|url=http://www.motorscooterguide.net/Yamaha/TMAX/TMAX.html|website=Motor Scooter Guide|access-date=9 August 2017}}</ref> This was the first version to be sold in North America, starting with the 2009 model year.<ref name="McDermon">{{cite news|last1=McDermon|first1=Daniel|title=Maybe the Mongols Should Go to Oakland|url= https://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/13/maybe-the-mongols-should-go-to-oakland/ |access-date=9 August 2017|work=New York Times|date=13 June 2008|quote=Confirming an earlier rumor, Yamaha will bring its 499-cc T-Max scooter to the United States, giving scooterists another big-engine option (in addition to Honda's Silver Wing maxi scooter).}}</ref><ref name="Carpenter2008">{{cite news|last1=Carpenter|first1=Susan|author-link1=Susan Carpenter|title=Scooters may steal show|url= https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-dec-05-fi-motorcycle5-story.html |access-date=9 August 2017|work=Los Angeles Times|date=5 December 2008|quote=Products that were created for foreign markets are making their way to the U.S. Those include the Kawasaki ER-6n motorcycle and Yamaha TMAX scooter, both of which were introduced in Europe in the last three years.}}</ref>

===2001–2003=== The initial TMAX was produced for three model years, 2001 to 2003, with no significant changes.

===2004–2007=== Engine upgrades for the 2004 model year included replacing the twin carburetors with fuel injection, and raising the compression ratio, to boost horsepower and torque. In front, the original 38 mm diameter fork tubes were enlarged to 41 mm, and dual discs replaced the original single disc brake; ABS was available. A parking brake mechanism was added to the rear disk. Radial tires were fitted to both ends, and rear wheel size grew to 15 inch instead of 14 inch. A tachometer was added to the instrument panel. Minor styling changes included new paint colors, including a ''BLACK MAX'' special edition for 2006.<ref name="Wheeler2006">{{cite news|last1=Wheeler|first1=John|title=A pleasant way to scoot about Tech Spec|url= https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/motors/a-pleasant-way-to-scoot-about-tech-spec-1.1033237 |access-date=9 August 2017|work=The Irish Times|date=2 August 2006}}</ref><ref name="YMC2003">{{cite web|title=Reborn with fuel injection and radialtires front and rear|url= https://global.yamaha-motor.com/news/2003/0909/tmax.html |website=Global News Center|publisher=Yamaha Motor Co.|access-date=9 August 2017|date=9 September 2003}}</ref><ref name="Callaghan" />

===2008–2011=== thumb|left|3rd Generation XP500 TMAX, the 2010 ''WHITE MAX'' special edition

The 2008 model had new bodywork and a lightweight cast aluminum frame instead of the original tubular steel frame. The 2nd generation 41 mm diameter fork tubes were further enlarged to 43 mm, and front wheel size grew to 15 inch instead of 14 inch. Fuel tank capacity increased from {{convert|14|to|15|L|abbr=off|sp=us}}.<ref name="Nikolic">{{cite journal|last1=Nikolic|first1=Trent|title=Yamaha XP500 TMAX Review|journal=Twowheels Scooter Magazine|date=18 March 2008|url= http://www.scootersales.com.au/news-reviews-1484/yamaha-xp500-tmax-review.aspx |access-date=9 August 2017|publisher=FPC Power Media|location=Alexandria, New South Wales}}</ref><ref name="Stein2009">{{cite journal|last1=Stein|first1=John L.|title=2009 Yamaha Tmax Scooter Road Test|journal=Rider Magazine|date=January 2009|url= http://ridermagazine.com/2008/12/12/2009-yamaha-tmax-scooter-road-test/ |access-date=9 August 2017|publisher=EPG Media, LLC|location=Camarillo, California}}</ref><ref name="MotoUSA2009">{{cite web|author1=Gabe Ets-Hokin|title=2009 Yamaha TMAX Scooter Review|url=http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/2009/12/article/2009-yamaha-tmax-scooter-review/|website=Motorcycle-USA.com|access-date=9 August 2017|date=4 December 2009|archive-date=10 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810210922/http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/2009/12/article/2009-yamaha-tmax-scooter-review/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

To mark the tenth anniversary of the TMAX roll-out, Yamaha produced a ''WHITE MAX'' special edition for 2010.<ref name="MCN2008">{{cite news|last1=Newbigging|first1=Chris|title=10th Anniversary Yamaha TMAX WHITE MAX|url= http://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/new-bikes/2009/october/oct0809-10th-anniversary-white-tmax/ |access-date=9 August 2017|work=Motor Cycle News|date=8 October 2009|quote=Technically the scooter is the same 500cc parallel twin as the 2008/2009 model, but comes in white with anodised aluminium detailing and the wheels are titanium-colour with polished rims.}}</ref><ref name="Ash2010">{{cite news|last1=Ash|first1=Kevin|author-link1=Kevin Ash|title=Yamaha TMax review|url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/motorcycle_manufacturers/yamaha/7607035/Yamaha-TMax-review.html |access-date=9 August 2017|work=The Telegraph|date=21 April 2010|quote=It's 10 years since Yamaha created a new and improbable niche with the innovative TMax.}}</ref>

===2012–2014=== thumb|left|4th Generation TMAX rear wheel, showing hydraulic brake caliper and parking brake mechanism on disc

The fourth generation TMAX had a redesigned body and powertrain. Cylinders were bored-out by 2 mm, increasing displacement to 530cc.<ref name="Ash2012">{{cite news|last1=Ash|first1=Kevin|title=Yamaha T-Max review|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/motorbikes/9405615/Yamaha-T-Max-review.html|access-date=10 August 2017|work=The Telegraph|date=22 July 2012}}</ref> Other engine modifications included a newly designed pent-roof combustion chamber and a reworking of the fuel injection. The continuously variable transmission and final drive system were redesigned; the previous chain drive enclosed in an oil-bath (attached to one side of the swingarm) was replaced by a belt drive with a separate die-cast aluminum swingarm.<ref name="USAToday2011">{{cite news|author1=|title=World's hottest new motorcycles unveiled in Milan|url= http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2011/11/worlds-hottest-new-motorcycles-unveiled-in-milan/1 |access-date=9 August 2017|work=USA Today|date=15 November 2011|quote=Scooters are huge in Europe and Yamaha's TMAX is a big, 530cc machine that can compete with many sport bikes on twisty backroads.}}</ref><ref name="MCN2011">{{cite news|last1=Baker|first1=Ped|title=Yamaha T-Max packs punch but not practicality|url= http://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/first-rides-tests/2011/december/dec2911-yamaha-t-max-packs-punch-not-practicality/ |access-date=9 August 2017|work=Motor Cycle News|date=29 December 2011}}</ref><ref name="Abrahams2013">{{cite web|last1=Abrahams|first1=Dave|title=Yamaha TMax is a very smooth mover|url= http://www.iol.co.za/motoring/bikes/yamaha/yamaha-tmax-is-a-very-smooth-mover-1494555 |website=Independent Online|publisher=Independent News and Media|access-date=9 August 2017|location=Cape Town|date=2 April 2013}}</ref>

===2015–2016=== thumb|left|2015–2016 TMAX 530

Front suspension was revamped on the fifth generation TMAX with an upside down (inverted) telescopic fork with radial-mounted brake calipers.<ref name="Williams2015">{{cite web|last1=Williams|first1=Don|title=2015 Yamaha TMax Review - A Motorcyclist's Scooter|url= https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/2015/04/15/2015-yamaha-tmax-review-a-motorcyclists-scooter/ |website=Ultimate Motorcycling|access-date=9 August 2017|date=15 April 2015}}</ref><ref name="Carpenter2015">{{cite news|last1=Carpenter|first1=Susan|author-link1=Susan Carpenter|title=TMAX scooter can more than keep up|url= http://www.ocregister.com/2015/07/21/tmax-scooter-can-more-than-keep-up/ |access-date=9 August 2017|work=Orange County Register|quote=With its larger engine, brakes and upside-down telescopic fork emulating the technologies of sport-oriented motorcycles, the TMAX also borrows from cars. The headlights are LEDs. There is a power outlet to plug in a phone or other mobile device embedded in the fairing.}}</ref> Bodywork received modest styling updates.<ref name="Edge2015">{{cite web|last1=Edge|first1=Dirck|title=2015 Yamaha TMAX: MD Ride Review|url= http://www.motorcycledaily.com/2015/09/2015-yamaha-tmax-md-ride-review/ |website=MotorcycleDaily.com|publisher=Enhance Partners, LLC|location=Temecula, California|date=9 September 2015}}</ref> Yamaha also produced an ''IRON MAX'' special edition.<ref name="Hodgson2016">{{cite web|last1=Hodgson|first1=Kris|title=2016 Yamaha TMax 530 'Iron Max' Review|url=http://bikereview.com.au/2016-yamaha-tmax-530-iron-max/|website=BikeReview.com.au|publisher=JP Media Pty Ltd|access-date=10 August 2017|date=21 November 2016}}</ref>

===2017 to 2022=== thumb|left|2020–2022 TMAX 560

Chassis and bodywork updated. TMAX 530 was offered in 3 versions: standard, SX and DX. All versions have an electronically controlled throttle and a traction control system. SX and DX versions have switchable power modes; the DX version also has cruise control and an electrically adjustable windscreen as well as keyless ignition (the electronic key must be near to the bike). In early 2020 the 530 was discontinued and the 560 launched in its place. The 560 was an updated version of the 530 and complied to the latest emissions regulations.<ref name="Milbank2017">{{cite web|last1=Milbank|first1=John|title=Launch ride: 2017 Yamaha TMAX DX|url=https://www.morebikes.co.uk/35849/launch-ride-2017-yamaha-tmax-dx/|website=MoreBikes|publisher=Mortons of Horncastle|access-date=9 August 2017|date=25 April 2017|quote=The new TMAX was launched in Cape Town alongside the MT-10 SP and Tourer Editions. To some of the UK journalists, the scooter was a side-note, but for the French there on the same day, the 530cc small-wheeled machine was what they'd really come for.|archive-date=11 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811005422/https://www.morebikes.co.uk/35849/launch-ride-2017-yamaha-tmax-dx/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="MCN2017">{{cite news|last1=Child|first1=Adam|title=Yamaha's new TMAX ridden|url= http://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/first-rides-tests/2017/february/yamaha-tmax-first-ride/ |access-date=9 August 2017|work=Motor Cycle News|date=25 February 2017|quote=Yamaha's big scooter has always been the sportiest of the bunch, and a favourite on the continent by some margin, but now the TMAX has matured.}}</ref> In 2022 Yamaha launched a new version of the 560 called the TMax Techmax with a new all colour dashboard and a full set of electronics including ABS, Traction Control, Cruise Control etc.

<gallery> File:2025 Yamaha TMAX 560.jpg|2023–2025 TMAX 560 File:2025 Yamaha TMAX 560 Tech MAX.jpg|2025 TMAX 560 Tech MAX </gallery>

== References == {{Reflist}}

== External links == {{Commons category}} * {{Official website|https://www.yamaha-motor.co.jp/mc/lineup/tmax/}} (Japan)

TMAX Category:Maxi scooters Category:Motorcycles introduced in 2001 Category:Motorcycles powered by straight-twin engines