When did the Yamaha RD350 YPVS come out?
The dream of a road racing bike became a reality for all those growing up in the 1980’s. Directly developed from the air-cooled 1970s Yamaha RD350 and liquid cooled Yamaha RD350 LC, the 1983 Yamaha RD 350 YPVS was a hit!
How does a Yamaha RD350 Athena engine work?
This was done with a set of burrs in a Dremel which made short work of cutting the cases to match the transfer ports after the shapes and sizes were transferred using a gasket, that had previously been carefully cut to match the cylinder, as a template.
What kind of bike is the 350 YPVS?
This is Lee’s Harris ‘Lowboy’ framed Yamaha 350 YPVS race bike. It’s a fantastic looking bit of kit and has the performance to match – as it’s a proven race winning bike in recent years. This bike will be used to compete in the post classic 750cc clubman class with CRMC, and also various other trophy race’s the CRMC put on throughout the season.
Where does the outlet go on a Yamaha YPV engine?
On the OEM YPVS and LC engines there is a thermostat housing setup built into the top of the OEM head, and the outlet from that exits straight up.
Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Yamaha RD350 YPVS is a motorcycle that Yamaha made from 1983 to 1986. It was launched at the Cologne motorcycle show as “the nearest thing to a road going racer ever produced”. It had a parallel-twin two-stroke engine with identical bore and stroke of its predecessor, the Yamaha RD350LC.
What kind of engine does a Yamaha RD500LC have?
The RD500LC was the ultimate evolution of Yamaha’s 2 stroke road going machinery, featuring a 500cc V4 YPVS engine. ^ Motor Cycle News 22 September 1982, pp.28-31 Special issue, Europe’s biggest bike show.
Is the Yamaha RD350 engine still the same size?
As far as maintenance goes the engine is generally very good and hardy, especially when left in standard or very near original specification. RD350’s have been seen with 40k on the clock and still on the same bore size.
When did the Yamaha YPV radical LC come out?
The radical LC emerged as a result of the super light and fast Suzuki X7 and, even though the PR and AD men claimed a direct link between the TZ race bikes and the latest Yam, the differences were greater than the general public could ever imagine. By 1983 the LC had been surpassed by the more technically advanced YPVS.