Yankee 500, a large off-road motorcycle produced in Schenectady, New York by the Yankee Motor Company. The Yankee, also known as "Ossa Yankee", had a 500 cc air-cooled Ossa twin-cylinder two-stroke engine, designed by Eduard Giró.

Yankee Motor Company imported the OSSA moto-cross and enduro models, seeing great growth in those years, 1968-71. With the help of dirt-track expert, Dick Mann, the OSSA's were more than competitive in the 1/4 mile short track races of the time.

Jul 31, 2019 · He started his quest just by importing OSSAs, then threw OSSA engines in Yankee custom frames. The piece d’resistance, though, was the Z500. Yankee took two OSSA 250cc singles and fused them together to form the 500cc twin heart of this rare bike.

Dec 14, 2022 · As the Ossa importer, John Taylor was able to use his connections at Ossa to have them modify a twin-cylinder 460cc Ossa road race engine, designed by Eduardo Giro, into a 488cc dirt bike...

Feb 27, 2010 · This rare OSSA Yankee was restored one year ago by Vitoria Facundo and displays a total of only 1,289 kilometres on the odometer. The machine is offered with Spanish registration papers.

Jan 26, 2014 · Now you know enough about OSSA to get you laughed out of any motorcycle trivia game. But this post is about the Yankee Z500, which is basically two OSSA 250’s mated together. The motor was originally developed for European road courses but they were also looking for versatility both on and off road.

Nov 15, 2021 · Riding not one but two Yankee 500 Z in less than two weeks !

Oct 25, 2016 · No doubt OSSA (the small Spanish firm contracted to make the Yankee drivetrain) were distracted by their own Grand Prix ambitions, and by the death of their star rider, Santiago Herrera, at the Isle of Man TT.

The engine was a unique combination of two Ossa cylinders, that produced a twin-cylinder engine of near 500 cc capacity. The Yankee frame, designed with help from Dick Mann , and running gear were produced in the US, and the entire motorcycle was assembled in the Yankee plant on Campbell Avenue in Schenectady .

1979 Ossa Yankee 500 in Madrid, Spain - For Sale | Car & Classic, £4,650 The OSSA Yankee 500, more commonly known as OSSA Yankee, was a touring motorcycle model manufactured...