Yamaha tz 750 flat track can am, moto yamaha, motocicli. Sep 10, 2014 to this day, roberts calls it the best individual ride he ever had. I was excited to be at this event for coverage, and it turned out to be even better than expected. Flat tracker and street tracker photos page 79 adventure. Please limit it to twostroke or racing related items.
The tz750 predecessor the tz700, virtually two tz350s coupled up, allowed yamaha, once again to pull off an early daytona 200 victory in 1974, with giacomo agostini, who by now had left mv augusta after the arrival of phil read to mv. I see kel carruthers makes a cameo, he was a legend himself, winning 250cc grand prix road race world champion in 1969 and the lightweight iom tt in the same year. Hi, up for sale is this beautiful oneoff triton 1964 norton featherbed frame and roadholder forks, fitted with a 2010 triumph bonneville america 790cc motor frame and swingarm mods by don pender engine is stock, but features keihin cr racing carbs with pancake filters original carbs included electric start gearbox is 5 speed, and 1 up, 4 down in traditional. You cant turn your head when near the motor, the direct path to your ear is like a tool of modern warfare, piercing doesnt come close to describing the. As 10,000 rpm, the pressure pulses hit each flatsided pipe, they began to physically deform the thinwalled chambers. King kenny on the twostroke yamaha flattracker at indy. May 05, 2019 kenny roberts tz750 flat tracker 1975 indy mile heres roberts in the usa before he went to europe and handed them their butts, he was handing americans their butts on the tracks of america. Some of the m90s ended up in champion frames for better flat tracking. The tz750 flat tracker made 125 horsepower, had a lightswitch. Dec 18, 2009 at the indy gp this year, kenny roberts relived his 1975 flat track victory on the 125bhp, 750cc twostroke yamaha tz750 flat tracker of death. While in indianapolis for motogp, saturday night across town, is the ama pro flat track grand nationals, at the historic indy mile.
Kenny roberts on the twostroke yamaha flattracker at indy mile. Were riding roberts diabolical tz750 flat tracker at the indy mile. Like the smaller tz twins, the tz750 was an enormous success, providing privateers the world over with the means to compete against the factory teams in formula 750. Brad petersons beautiful tz750 steve baker flat tracker 20th january 2018 at the vancouver motorcycle show. View and download motorola tz700 quick start manual online. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats.
Shot that ebay auction off to a friend who collects champion framed flat trackers. And dont forget the bostrum brothers were involved in its design. At the indy gp this year, kenny roberts relived his 1975 flat track victory on the 125bhp, 750cc twostroke yamaha tz750 flattracker of death. Hi, up for sale is this beautiful oneoff triton 1964 norton featherbed frame and roadholder forks, fitted with a 2010 triumph bonneville america 790cc motor frame and swingarm mods by don pender engine is stock, but features keihin cr racing carbs with pancake filters original carbs included electric start gearbox is 5 speed, and 1 up, 4 down in traditional cafe racer style. They had fitted roadracing wets and repositioned the engine slightly over doug schwermas original design in an effort to gain traction, which was a real problem with. This scary tz750 flat track racer is also street legal bike exif.
I took this video at street tracker night in san jose a few years ago. Steve baker was another rider who wrestled with the tz750. See king kenny roberts return to the indy mile after 34 years to ride the monstrously powerful yamaha tz750 flat tracker the bike about which he said. The iconic yamaha tz750 set the standard for riders competing in the formula 750 series in the 1970s. Hondas ping king turned into a flat tracker by cs garage of auckland, new zealand. It was so fast, and so difficult to control, that the ama banned it from competition after just three racesbefore someone got killed. A testament to its original design, it was upgraded over the course of the next 10 years and continued to be the privateers bike of choice well into the 1980s. Aug 25, 2009 roberts won that race from a nearlastplace start, cementing his name forever in flat track history. And to commemorate that winthe only victory for the twostroke machineyamaha put roberts back on a tz750 flattracker in. Ama hall of fame rider don castro lives and owns a shop, racers edge, not far from the moto talbott museum. Specifically, hd riders here and if you wanna waste 3 minutes of your time, you can find out their cutenickname for that era. Oct 05, 2007 shot that ebay auction off to a friend who collects champion framed flat trackers. Kenny roberts tz750 flat tracker 1975 indy mile heres roberts in the usa before he went to europe and handed them their butts, he was handing americans their butts on the tracks of america.
At the indy gp this year, kenny roberts relived his 1975 flat track victory on the 125bhp, 750cc twostroke yamaha tz750 flattracker. Feb 20, 2020 i took this video at street tracker night in san jose a few years ago. The yamaha tz750 is a motorcycle that anyone who watched motorcycle racing during the 1970s will remember well, the machine was an absolute monster and quickly gained a reputation for whitening the face of anyone brave or stupid enough to climb aboard and attempt to set a reasonable lap time. My old kenny roberts replica yamaha tz 750 flat tracker great bike which was registered for the road and hair raising to ride she now has a new home and. Tz750 yamaha dirt tracker 1 willow springs 2009 youtube. Kenny roberts on the tz750 flat tracker adventure rider. This is the section to list parts you want to buy, sale or trade. The tz750 flat tracker made 125 horsepower, had a lightswitch powerband, a 150plus mph top. We validated the fireplug cdi design by testing on a 1974 model a tz750 motorcycle. Suzuki gt 750 flat track racing flat tracker grand national motorcycle design super bikes vintage motorcycles motorbikes top trumps.
Kenny roberts, gary scott and others raced these as they progressed up the ranks to finally compete for the grand national championship which combined dirt tracking with road racing for gnc points. Titans of dirt kenny roberts yamaha tz750 flat tracker facebook. Unfollow yamaha tz750 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Oem is an acronym for original equipment manufacturer, which means that the 1974 yamaha tz750 tz750a clutch oem parts offered at are genuine yamaha parts. To this day, roberts calls it the best individual ride he ever had. Also, kenny roberts ran the replica of his tz champion flat tracker at the indy mile in late august. North american twostrokes buysaleswap whatever tz750 yamaha for sale. He and museum founder robb talbott have a friendship resulting in a trove of historic memorabilia and a rare 1960 montesa flat tracker.
Here is kenny roberts talking about riding his tz750 flat tracker and then. And as the davidsons at the time might have had 7275 rwhp he did have an advantage. The yamaha part number is 40985540 superseded to 1x285540. I was fortunate enough to see him ride that bike at golden gate fields in berkeley. The tz750 even made a brief appearance in the us dirt track scene when kenny roberts entered his tz750 flat tracker at the 1975 indy mile event. Early bikes shredded tires and scared the bejesus out of even experienced riders, and twinshock rear. Back in the day twostroke twin flat trackers were raced in the ama novice class. In the days around 1975 when ama flattrack racing was being dominated by harleydavidson 750cc vtwins putting out around 80bhp, yamaha got the idea to put the tz750 road racing engine into a flattrack bike. And many will remember that roberts, the threetime 500cc world champion, displayed his allout style in spectacular fashion at the indy mile in 1975, where he rode a flattracker powered by a twostroke yamaha tz750 fourcylinder to a dramatic victory. By 1976 the tz700 had become a tz750, by way of an increase in capacity by 48cc.
Do you guys not know anything about flat track, the yamaha tz750, or kenny roberts. Navigate your 1974 yamaha tz750 tz750a clutch schematics below to shop oem parts by detailed schematic diagrams offered for every assembly on your machine. On the subject of kenny roberts, one of the most interesting stories surrounding his career is the building of the tz750engined flattracker. My adler would be a good candidate for this twin class, with a. Were riding roberts diabolical tz750 flat tracker at the. Jul 21, 2009 kenny roberts to ride tz750 again at indy mile. The new tz750, piloted by agostini, survived several challenges not the least of which was heavily damaged yamaha exhaust pipes. Yamaha tz350 champion frame flat track motorcycle, racing.
The champion framed tz750 flattracker ridden by kenny roberts in 1975 at san jose. At the indy gp this year, kenny roberts relived his 1975 flat track victory on the 125bhp, 750cc twostroke yamaha tz750 flat tracker of death. This is the same cdi part number for the tz750 through the 1977 d model. The tz750 flattracker only won one race before it was removed from competition, but what a race it was.
Posted in flattracker, tz750, video leave a comment. Submitted by rich fowler on july 21, 2009 on august 29, kenny roberts will ride the indy mile during augusts indianapolis moto gp aboard the infamous yamaha tz750powered flat tracker that he rode to a heroic victory there in 1975. Thats what american motorcycle legend kenny roberts said straight after winning the 1975 indianapolis mile dirt track race on a unique yamaha tz750 flattracker, almost universally regarded as the most unrideable racebike ever built. It won by beating the dirttrack champ of the time, jay springsteen, and a bunch of other riders on harleydavidson xr750s. Yamaha tz750 flattracker australian motorcycle news. The tz750 flat tracker made 125 horsepower, had a lightswitch powerband, a 150plus mph top speed and no front brake. This thing is a seriously cool tribute to kenny roberts old yamaha tz750. Yamaha tz 350 onboard video brands hatch gp icgp practice mike spike edwards duration. For a real show, watch the video of kenny roberts on his tz750 flat tracker, you can see the frame winding up threatening to flick him to the moon.
The idea behind it wasnt to mock up a pleasant commuter, but a raw, gpinspired street bike with modern componentry, improved braking and handling characteristics, the original tz750 engine, as well as all the little things that. Soon after, the ama changed the rules and the inline 4 twostroke was banned. Kenny roberts proved that hes still the king last weekend by thrashing his fearsome 145mph tz750 flat tracker around the indy mile circuit and one spectator videoed him flying past so you can share the spectacle. They dont pay me enough to ride this thing if you love 2strokes, youll love this. As for the sherpa s frame, i think it was a better slider flat tracker than the astro frames until they actually made the true flat track astros. I seem to remember that kenny roberts once raced a tz750 based flat tracker at the san jose mile. Yamaha tz 750 flat track tracker motorcycle, flat tracker. Wicked little dt1 250 flat tracker care of don miller and metro racing. In about 1971 yamaha began to produce modular twins with a 54mm stroke, and this production system gave us the r5, rd 250 and 350, tz 250 and 350, and tz750all with the same stroke and six. As for the sherpa s frame, i think it was a better sliderflat tracker than the astro frames until they actually made the true flat track astros.
One of my buddies showed me a picture of steve bakers original dirt tracker, and. As a holiday gift to race enthusisats, yamaha has put together a quick documentary on another rider that took the checkered flag home for yamahain 1975. Dec 16, 20 the yamaha tz750 is a motorcycle that anyone who watched motorcycle racing during the 1970s will remember well, the machine was an absolute monster and quickly gained a reputation for whitening the face of anyone brave or stupid enough to climb aboard and attempt to set a reasonable lap time. May 10, 2017 of course, an appearance by roberts, sr. A combination of bigbore, twostroke power and rapidly evolving handling made the yamaha tz750 the bike to beat during the 1970s on racetracks in the us and abroad.
On august 29, kenny roberts will ride the indy mile during augusts indianapolis moto gp aboard the infamous yamaha tz750powered flat tracker that he rode to a heroic victory there in 1975. Jan 18, 2016 in about 1971 yamaha began to produce modular twins with a 54mm stroke, and this production system gave us the r5, rd 250 and 350, tz 250 and 350, and tz750all with the same stroke and six. The king himself said at the time that they couldnt pay him enough money to ride the firebreathing twostroke, but roberts and the tz750 made a repeat appearance for. If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. After the race in 1975, i said they didnt pay me enough to ride that thing and this year will be no different, said roberts about being reunited with his machine for this years event. American flat track news team roberts returns to the. In its ultimate, ow31type configuration, the tz750 continued essentially unchanged until production of the final f variant ceased in 1979.
Remember when roberts rode the tz750 at indy in 2009. Jul 08, 2005 on the subject of kenny roberts, one of the most interesting stories surrounding his career is the building of the tz750 engined flattracker. Britbike forum forums general discussion the rod and tappet kenny roberts flat tracker. Jun 02, 2015 my old kenny roberts replica yamaha tz 750 flat tracker great bike which was registered for the road and hair raising to ride she now has a new home and. They had fitted roadracing wets and repositioned the engine slightly over doug schwermas original design in an effort to gain traction, which was a real problem with a motor producing this level of horsepower. Theme music by mark knopfler, from the movie cal, available on vertigo. Id think they know a thing or two about flat track and superbikes. Hondas ping king cr500 turned into a flat tracker by cs garage of auckland, new. The champion framed tz750 flat tracker ridden by kenny roberts in 1975 at san jose. Plus a honda tracker in new zealand, and a honda shadow cafe racer.
So, with these inspiring beasts of the 70s, here is where the tz7. Posted on february 18, 2010 by steve d don miller from metro racing sends in this beauty that hell be campaigning at daytona in a little more than a week. Damm i mean damm thats nice another tz750 flattracker. Small bikes are way more fun, you have to work to go fast, and its more rewarding when you get it right. Tz750 yamaha for sale post by ductune sun sep, 2015 11. Untitled motorcycles are back, with a moto guzzi 850 cafe racer. Trending price is based on prices over last 90 days.
This is ray abrams tz replacement that kenny rode a few years back at indy to celebrate the amazing indy performance in 75. Advert interest in this bigballs idea increased after hocking set the thirdfastest time during ascot on the prototype, and it wasnt supposed to suit halfmile tracks. Roberts won that race from a nearlastplace start, cementing his name forever in flat track history. Watching springer and carr flicking them over at speed in the old days was awesome.
The tz750 flat tracker was the obvious instant solution, plus most engines came from readily available donor road race machines supplied whole, by yamaha. Like the 500 cc gp bike, the new tz750as four pipes were crowded together tightly under the engine. Oct 24, 2010 1975 yamaha tz750 dirttracker hi all, cary and i went to see our friend, jim hoogerhyde, race at the stockton mile, a flat track race put on by the lodi motorcycle club we got caught in a winter storm though, and didnt get to see any racing, due to the rain. May 27, 2007 back in the day twostroke twin flat trackers were raced in the ama novice class. The motorcycle world stopped when kenny roberts climbed aboard a yamaha tz750 flattracker at indianapolis in 2009.
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