The History of Yamaha Technology

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I don't know where you find this stuff spook, but keep it coming :thumbup:

That's a good history of some of Yamaha's technical triumphs (5 valve head, EXUP valve, monoshock), and some of their epic failures (TX500/750).

Great reading, and it bought back a few memories of the yammies I've had over the years too. ;)
“I venture not to cross that finish line in a neat, tidy well ordered bundle, but to slide across it sideways in a shower of spark’s, leaking oil, hissing steam shouting ..Geronimo !!!!! “

2005 SV996R SOLD
1988 FZR750/1040 race bike SOLD
1988 FZR750/1000 - the next project CHANGING THE LOOK AGAIN, BUT STILL ON THE ROAD
Now he's got a KAWASAKI!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nope - Sold that one too
Dang - he’s got a Triumph now :o

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kiwi60 wrote:I don't know where you find this stuff spook, but keep it coming
On the internet... :lol:

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ok, you got me there spook :clap: :D
“I venture not to cross that finish line in a neat, tidy well ordered bundle, but to slide across it sideways in a shower of spark’s, leaking oil, hissing steam shouting ..Geronimo !!!!! “

2005 SV996R SOLD
1988 FZR750/1040 race bike SOLD
1988 FZR750/1000 - the next project CHANGING THE LOOK AGAIN, BUT STILL ON THE ROAD
Now he's got a KAWASAKI!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nope - Sold that one too
Dang - he’s got a Triumph now :o

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Cheers Spook, that was relatively brief but informative.

Did you notice that one header was "Two storck technology" ?

I know a few blokes with Two storcks, they must have because nobody could get that silly playing with one.

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Tiger wrote:Did you notice that one header was "Two storck technology" ? I know a few blokes with Two storcks, they must have because nobody could get that silly playing with one.

Lol... When you translate Japanese to English, you end up with Engrish :)

Good to meet you today Tiger, Cheers.

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To quote Mel Gibson from one of the Lethal Weapon movies: 'it flied lice you plick' ;)
“I venture not to cross that finish line in a neat, tidy well ordered bundle, but to slide across it sideways in a shower of spark’s, leaking oil, hissing steam shouting ..Geronimo !!!!! “

2005 SV996R SOLD
1988 FZR750/1040 race bike SOLD
1988 FZR750/1000 - the next project CHANGING THE LOOK AGAIN, BUT STILL ON THE ROAD
Now he's got a KAWASAKI!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nope - Sold that one too
Dang - he’s got a Triumph now :o

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check this out, it's a bit over 49mins long, but a good watch:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzJSxZle ... ure=relmfu
“I venture not to cross that finish line in a neat, tidy well ordered bundle, but to slide across it sideways in a shower of spark’s, leaking oil, hissing steam shouting ..Geronimo !!!!! “

2005 SV996R SOLD
1988 FZR750/1040 race bike SOLD
1988 FZR750/1000 - the next project CHANGING THE LOOK AGAIN, BUT STILL ON THE ROAD
Now he's got a KAWASAKI!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nope - Sold that one too
Dang - he’s got a Triumph now :o

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Kiwi wins, sorry Spook, much more bling.

Barry Sheene once said "Kenny Roberts could not develop a cold", that may or may not be true but Kel Carruthers was the Engineer [and a World Champion in his own right].

To describe Roberts as a "self taught Engineer" and ignore Carruthers is American cheuvanism [sic] at it's worst.

Kiwi's clip was obviously produced for Yamaha's largest market but it becomes tiresome when the all good things are American, in North Korea they would dub in the latest Kim as the hero of the piece.

A Moto GP in North Korea would be a hoot, under threat of re-education everyone else would stall on the line and the Glorious Leader would cruise to victory on a highly modified version of a Chinese knockoff of a sidevalve Zundapp flat twin.

I am pissed and gibbering, that happens every Saturday night.

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Tiger wrote:I am pissed and gibbering, that happens every Saturday night.
To put your reply in the right perspective. Aus of NZ? ;) :lol:
Intelligence is alcohol soluble.

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Kiwi wins, sorry Spook, much more bling.
Nah, just moving pictrures, and like the written one that spook put up, I notice they side stepped Yamaha's disasters as well.

100% agree on the pro-American stance, but, they've always have been good at cheer leading and you can't really hold that against them. ;)
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“I venture not to cross that finish line in a neat, tidy well ordered bundle, but to slide across it sideways in a shower of spark’s, leaking oil, hissing steam shouting ..Geronimo !!!!! “

2005 SV996R SOLD
1988 FZR750/1040 race bike SOLD
1988 FZR750/1000 - the next project CHANGING THE LOOK AGAIN, BUT STILL ON THE ROAD
Now he's got a KAWASAKI!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nope - Sold that one too
Dang - he’s got a Triumph now :o

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what's a yamaha?
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