How many Yamaha TZ750 were made?

How many Yamaha TZ750 were made?

Around 550 examples of the TZ750 four were made by Yamaha along with a number of engines that were also used for sidecar racing. An obsolete racing bike in the 1980s (as in earlier years) very quickly became either cannibalized or left to rot. So there are few left and even fewer in original condition.

Does Yamaha still make 2-strokes?

For the 2022 model year Yamaha continues to support the production of two-stroke models. Yamaha will even expand their two-stroke line-up with a new YZ85LW Large Wheel model along with a more powerful YZ125 engine and updated styling to both the YZ125 and YZ250 motocross models.

What’s the biggest 2 stroke?

These Are The Most Powerful 2-Stroke Sportbikes Ever Made

• 8 Suzuki RG500 – 95 HP.
• 7 1998 Bimota V Due Evolution – 110 HP.
• 6 Yamaha TZ750 – 120 HP.
• 5 Kawasaki KR500 – 120 HP.
• 4 Honda NS500 – 123 HP.
• 3 Ronax 500 – 160 HP.
• 2 Suter MMX 500 – 195 HP.
• 1 Honda NSR 500 – 200HP.

What is the largest 2 stroke?

A bike worthy of the name “legend.” The golden glow surrounding Yamaha’s TZ750 is part legend, part reality. Arguably, the largest racing two-stroke Yamaha is the most dominant roadracer in history for the same reasons a Colt AR-15 would have been the most dominant weapon in the American Civil War.

Are 2 strokes illegal?

Two-stroke engines are not “banned” for use on all waterways in California, nor is there any plan to do so. Direct injection two-stroke engines, made since 1999, are considered clean emission engines and can be used on every water body in California, with some exceptions not related to emission limits.

How much did the Yamaha TZ750 cost in 1973?

When the machine was revealed at the 1973 Tokyo show, the racing world was stunned. The TZ750 had no connections with any road bike that Yamaha made, yet it was AMA-legal and by December the requisite 200 examples had been homologated. The price tag in the US was less than $4,000.

Why a Yamaha TZ750 flat tracker?

The TZ750 flat tracker was the obvious instant solution, plus most engines came from readily available donor road race machines supplied whole, by Yamaha. Interest in this big-balls idea increased after Hocking set the third-fastest time during Ascot on the prototype, and it wasn’t supposed to suit half-mile tracks.

Is Brad Peterson’s TZ750 street legal?

When we were talking to Brad Peterson about his XR750 street tracker a month ago, he let slip that he also had a TZ750 in his garage. And it too was street legal. An explosive Yammie two-stroke with classic flat track good looks is too hard to resist, so we just had to show it.

Why did Harley-Davidson stop making the TZ750?

The problem was that by 1975, Harley-Davidson’s alloy XR750 had become more competitive, which left the XT650/750 underpowered – and behind on the long straights. The TZ750 flat tracker was the obvious instant solution, plus most engines came from readily available donor road race machines supplied whole, by Yamaha.