The Yamaha RD 500 LC came like a bolt from the blue in 1984 and shocked the competition. ... The water-cooled engine was also not a real V4, although it said so on the fairing.

However, new Yamaha MotoGP chief Paolo Pavesio has now strongly indicated that the new V4 engine will not be ready for racing ...

How to pack four cylinders into a small space – these are two views of the 88bhp, 50° V4 two-stroke motor Yamaha introduced in the RD500 in 1984. Inspired by the YZR500 factory racer ridden by ...

Read about the new kit that turns a 2022 Yamaha XSR900 into an RD500LC lookalike here on MCN. MCN. Reviews For sale ... While the donor bikes feature a 890cc triple the original RD ran a 499cc V4, ...

Yamaha managing director Paolo Pavesio says the brand has brought an engine update to Monday’s Jerez MotoGP test, but V4 running remains out of the public eye. Qualifying on pole for the first ...

When asked about the V4 engine, Quartararo didn’t want to reveal too much about what was happening behind the scenes at Yamaha. "We will try a new engine on Monday then I don’t know the other ...