Norse,your right about the Yamaha drivetrain,but it still had a blue oval on it and it went like he--.It was not much different from the cars made today by GM,Mopar or whatever.There isnt one of them made comepletely in the USA.When I was driving truck I hauled loads of GM parts from canada to Mexico.I also hauled GM engines from Mexico to New Orleans,where they were loaded onto ships and sent to ???.IT is a worldwide market out there.Toyota cars are assembled in Georgetown,KY.,Hondas in Marysville,OH.Nissans somewhere in TN.I believe BMW has a plant in Ala.My point is you cannot buy a car or truck made comepletely in the USA,and many foreign models are just as American as GM and Ford. Happy Thanksgiving.
