May 10, 2024 · Can Yamaha really deliver a GP bike for the road? This 500cc Vee-Four two-stroke looks absolutely stunning in its speed-block paintjob and carries enormous cred.

The Yamaha RD500LC is a high-performance, two-stroke sports motorcycle, also known as the RZ500 in Canada and Australia. A lightened but detuned version known as the RZV500R was developed for the Japanese home market.

May 11, 2012 · yamaha quote 180 bhp for their R1 and it is 1000cc of course, the 500 has 88 bhp so this means a 2012 R1 has 180 bhp per litre and if you had a 1000cc RD it would have 176 bhp per litre

Nov 22, 2006 · An acceleration test of a classical Yamaha RD 500 vs a newer R1. Enjoy!

May 2, 2019 · Kenny’s bike was a true single-crank V4, where the RD500 was essentially a pair of 250cc twin-cylinder engines, each with its own crankshaft, linked by a central mainshaft. Yamaha’s YPVS powervalve system added low-rev driveability as did the use of reed valve induction (the race bikes used disc valves).

Jan 29, 2012 · As two strokes go the big RD is a pussycat, despite churning out decent horsepower and torque figures, the two peaking at the same time in the perfect love match.

In 1984, the Japanese motorcycle manufacturer launched the Yamaha RD 500LC, where RD stands for Race Developed and LC for Liquid Cooled. The bike was manufactured between 1984 and 1986 and...

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Yamaha has now built the RZ500. This hot pipe dream come to life is pretty much a road-going replica of the factory Yamaha OW80 now leading the 500 road racing World Championship.

Aug 21, 2009 · Bit of a silly video choosing random examples of both to compare them. I'm pretty sure the video of the RG doing wheelies was a Mark Dent example. I have definitely seen that …