When did the Yamaha RD350 LC come out?
Introduced in the early 1980s to nearly universal acclaim, the RD350 LC became an icon almost overnight. It was a true giant killer, making other Japanese performance motorcycles and superbikes of the time look old, such as the Honda CB750, Suzuki GS750 and Kawasaki Z1.
What kind of gear does a Yamaha RD350 use?
Image provided by DK Motorcycles US model. rgv running gear, wavey discs, swarbrick pipoes, digital speedo.
What kind of power does a Yamaha RZ350 have?
Yamaha RZ350 and RD350LC – CLASSICS REMEMBERED CLAIMED POWER NUMBERS PRODUCTION BIKES R5 350 (1970-72) 36-hp @ 7000, piston-port intake, air-co RD350 (1973 – onward) 39-hp @ 7500, reed-valve intake, air-coo RD350LC (1980-86) 47-hp @ 8000, reed intake, water-cooled,
What makes a Yamaha R5 a good road bike?
R5s and RDs made great clubman road racers, but if modified engines were revved over 10,000 with the stock (heavy) ignition rotor, the left-hand flywheel would “walk” off its crankpin at a rate of several thousandths per race weekend. Riders using lightened or aftermarket ignition rotors did not have this problem.
What kind of motor is a Yamaha RD350LC?
Yamaha RD350LC, a water-cooled, two-stroke, parallel-twin motorcycle. By Ronald Saunders, via Wikimedia Commons RZ main bearings were pegged against rotation in the cases – a more positive system than the previous ball-in-a-hole method.
When did the Yamaha R5 / Rd 350 come out?
From the Cycle World July 1993 issue. Cycle World From the R5/RD came the line of first air-cooled (TA) and then water-cooled (TZ) 250 and 350 racers. Many a rider owned just one race bike but carried both sets of cylinders, and would juggle parts during a race weekend to compete in both 250 and big-bike classes.
When did the Yamaha YA-2 125cc come out?
Image kindly provided by DK Motorcycles. The YA-2 was only the 2nd model the Japanese motorcycle manufacturer Yamaha made. It followed the success of the YA-1 and in 1958 the YA-2 won the prestigious Japanese “Good design award”. 125cc, Japanese import. Image provided by courtesy of DK Motorcycles. US import.