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The Yamaha TZ 250 was a commercially available racing motorcycle with a watercooled, two-stroke, 250 cc engine produced by the Japanese manufacturer Yamaha. The basis of the production-volume racer was the OW17 factory machine from Yamaha, which was used in the motorcycle world championship from 1973 to 1990, and with which Dieter Braun became ...
In 1976, Agostini returned to MV Agusta, as Yamaha officially retired from racing in late 1975; Read, previously No. 1 rider at MV, switched to Suzuki. Agostini did not have a usual factory contract, the MV Agustas were delivered to the "Marlboro-Api Racing Team", but with the entire team of factory engineers support at races.
Dieter Braun (born 2 February 1943) is a German former professional motorcycle road racer.He competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing from 1968 to 1976.He won the 1970 FIM 125cc World Championship for Suzuki.
The original YZ250 of 1974 used an air-cooled 250cc two-stroke engine of 70 mm bore and a 64 mm stroke, which was improved semi-annually. The air-cooled motor was replaced in 1982 with a 249 cc liquid-cooled two-stroke reed-valved engine with a mechanical, rather than servo-driven, YPVS exhaust valve for a wider spread of power.
By the end of the 1976 season, Baker was considered to be Kenny Roberts' equal in road racing. [12] Baker's good results earned him a factory sponsored ride with the Yamaha factory team for the 1977 season. [3] The 1977 season marked the debut of the Formula 750 World Championship beginning with the Daytona 200. [5]
With his new water-cooled Yamaha YZ 634, Saarinen set a new absolute lap record. [47] In France, the difference in weight between the water-cooled Yamaha YZ 634 (approx. 90 kilos) and the MV Agusta 350 3C (approx. 140 kilos). Saarinen won and Teuvo Länsivuori on an air-cooled Yamaha TR 3 finished second, [48] 1½ minutes
The factory machines of the MV AGUSTA racing department "Reparto Corse" in the 500 cc motorcycle world championship. The MV Agusta 500cc road racers were motorcycles that the manufacturer MV Agusta built and which were used to compete in 500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing series between 1950 and 1976. 18 500cc world championship titles were achieved with these machines ridden by John Surtees ...
Yamaha: Yamaha YZR 250 Yamaha TZ 250: 44 80 27 John Kocinski: 1–2, 5–6 ?? Yamaha: Yamaha TZ 250: 44 Guy Bertin: 3, 7, 9–11, 15 NMC Renzo Pasolini Yamaha: Yamaha TZ 250: 45 Massimo Matteoni: 3, 5, 7, 9–11, 14 Kung Racing Team Schweiz Yamaha: Yamaha TZ 250: 47 Urs Jücker: 5, 10–14 Assmex Yamaha: Yamaha TZ 250: 52 Wilco Zeelenberg: 12 ...