Debuted in 1998 as a successor of Yamaha Y110SS, the Y125Z was the first two-stroke underbone motorcycle with an YEIS catalytic converter.

[citation needed] Beside being sold in most Southeast Asian countries especially in Malaysia and Singapore, it was also sold in Greece.

[3] The Yamaha Y125Z is widely used in motorcycle racing tournaments held in Malaysia or Asean level.

In Malaysia, the Y125Z is formerly used in the Expert category of Malaysian Cub Prix tournament series.

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