Faced with the Honda RC30 in World Superbike racing, Yamaha decided to build its own homologation special for the 1989 season. Named the OW-01, the Yamaha featured a light weight solo tail section, massive aluminum perimeter frame, aluminum gas tank, 5 valves per cylinder, titanium connecting rods, short skirted 2 ring pistons, coupled with a […]
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1984 Yamaha RZ350 Kenny Roberts Edition
The 1984 Yamaha RZ350 was the last street legal 2 stroke motorcycle to be produced for sale in the U.S.. They were also the last iteration of the 350cc Yamaha liquid cooled 2 cylinder 2 stroke motorcycles introduced in 1980 to replace the air cooled 400cc RD bikes. The bikes featured a quarter fairing, Yamaha […]
1984 Yamaha RZV500R
Built to celebrate the 1983 Yamaha 500GP V4 2 stroke OW69 which Eddie Lawson used to win the championship in 1984, this bike featured a 500cc V4 2 stroke engine (two parallel twins with separate cranks ganged together in a 50 degree V orientation) in a hand built aluminum frame. Produced for the Japan market, […]