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The Yamaha TZ750 is a series production two-stroke race motorcycle built by Yamaha to compete in the Formula 750 class in the 1970s. Motorcyclist called it "the most notorious and successful roadracing motorcycle of the 1970s". [1] Another journal called it the dominant motorcycle of the era, noting its nine consecutive Daytona 200 wins ...
The 1974 Formula 750 season was the second season of the FIM Formula 750 Prize.The series was originally planned for seven events, but when it was realised that the Yamaha TZ750 hadn't yet been homologized by the FIM and wouldn't be eligible to compete, several of the race organisers changed their races from F750 to open class to allow the Yamaha to compete.
The Formula 750 class was seen as possibly overtaking the 500cc Grand Prix class as the premier racing division. However, the ultimate domination by one model (the Yamaha TZ750 ) as well as the increasingly popular superbike production class meant that the FIM discontinued the class after the 1979 season.
GSX-R 750: 200 1994–1995 SB8 R: TL 1000 R: 250 1998–2000 SB8 RS: 150 on demand: SB8 K: 2000 SB8 K Gobert: 2005 SB8 K Santa Monica: 24 Yamaha: YB1: TZ 250 ou 350 12 1974–1975 YB2: 15 1977 YB3: 15 1978–1980 YB4 R: FZ 750: 2 1987 YB4 e.i. 303 1988–1989 YB4 e.i. SP: 15 YB5: FJ 1200: 208 1987–1988 YB6: FZR 1000: 546 1988–1990 YB6 ...
The Kawasaki H2R received no development over the winter, and this showed in the team's dismal racing results in 1974. [40] Duhamel's career was also impacted by the introduction of the Yamaha TZ750 in 1974 as, the Yamaha became the dominant road racing motorcycle for the next decade with riders such as Kenny Roberts and Steve Baker. [26]
In 1974, he won the preseason invitational 500cc Mettet Grand Prix and then, claimed the 1974 Formula 750 season world championship on a Yamaha TZ 350. [6] [7]
In 1974 Yamaha introduced the TZ750 which would dominate the 750cc class during the 1970s. [6] The Annand and Thompson-Yamaha team obtained one of the newly-released machines on which Hansford made his international racing debut at the 1974 Daytona 200, then considered one of the most prestigious motorcycle races in the world. [7]
Yamaha: 75 5 2 Dieter Braun: 8 West Germany: Yamaha: 62 0 3 Patrick Pons: France: Yamaha: 47 0 4 John Dodds: 4 Australia: Yamaha: 31 1 5 Chas Mortimer: United Kingdom: Yamaha: 29 0 6 Teuvo Lansivuori: Finland: Yamaha: 27 1 7 Pentti Korhonen: 10 Finland: Yamaha: 25 0 7 Michel Rougerie: France: Harley-Davidson: 25 0 9 Víctor Palomo: Spain ...