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The Yamaha YZR500 was a 500 cc Grand Prix racing motorcycle made by Yamaha from 1973 through 2002. It achieved significant acclaim, especially during the 1980s and 1990s. It achieved significant acclaim, especially during the 1980s and 1990s.
The Yamaha YZR-M1 is an inline-four motorcycle specifically developed by Yamaha Motor Company to race in the current MotoGP series. [1] It succeeded the 500 cc (31 cu in) YZR500 by the 2002 season and was originally developed with a 990 cc (60 cu in) engine. Since then, the YZR-M1 has been continuously developed into several iterations through ...
Lawson capitalizes on fuel-delivery issues with Magee's Yamaha YZR 500 on the final lap, securing an all-American podium with Rainey taking first place and Schwantz in second. During the cooldown lap, Magee, frustrated, initiates a burnout just after turn five.
He was riding a specially equipped factory YZ 490 Yamaha. [8] In 1990, Lawson won the Suzuka 8 Hours endurance race on a Yamaha FZR750R paired with teammate Tadahiko Taira. [9] When he retired from Grand Prix racing in the early 1990s, he ranked third on the all-time MotoGP class (then known as 500GP) Grand Prix wins list with 31. [3]
Yamaha MotoGP Racing or Yamaha Factory Racing is the official Italian-Japanese factory team of Yamaha in MotoGP. [1]The team was founded in 1999 following the retirement of Wayne Rainey, who had run a factory-supported team in the 500 cc class for the previous two years, with Kenny Roberts and Giacomo Agostini having run their own works supported teams before him. [2]
The machines participating in Grand Prix motorcycle racing, since its origin in 1949, have been entered into distinct classes depending primarily on engine capacity. The smallest engines and two-stroke engines have been phased out over the years.
Sharp-Samson Racing Team Honda: Honda NSR250: 14 Alan Carter: 1–6, 8–15 UCC Yamaha: Yamaha YZR 250: 15 Toshihiko Honma: 1 Team AGV HB Honda: Honda RS250R: 16 Jochen Schmid: All Team Greco Aprilia: Aprilia AF1: 17 Carlos Lavado: 1–10 29 Renzo Colleoni: 2–15 Marlboro Team Roberts: Yamaha: Yamaha YZR 250: 19 John Kocinski: All Yamaha TZ ...
The first bike manufactured by Yamaha was actually a copy of the German DKW RT 125; it had an air-cooled, two-stroke, single cylinder 125 cc engine [1] YC-1 (1956) was the second bike manufactured by Yamaha; it was a 175 cc single cylinder two-stroke. [1] YD-1 (1957) Yamaha began production of its first 250 cc, two-stroke twin, the YD1. [1]