Yamaha YZR500, the Glossary
The Yamaha YZR500 was a 500cc Grand Prix racing motorcycle made by Yamaha from 1973 through 2002.[1]
Table of Contents
61 relations: Antonio Cobas, Big-bang firing order, Carburetor, Eddie Lawson, Four-stroke engine, Giacomo Agostini, Grand Prix motorcycle racing, Honda NSR500, Honda RC174, Honda RC181, Jarno Saarinen, Kawasaki KR500, Kenny Roberts, List of Grand Prix motorcycles, Macau Grand Prix, Motorcycle racing, MV Agusta 500 Four, Phillip McCallen, Ram-air intake, Reed valve, Straight-four engine, Stroke ratio, Suzuki RGV500, Two-stroke engine, U engine, V4 engine, Wayne Rainey, Yamaha Motor Company, Yamaha TZ750, Yamaha YZR-M1, 1973 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, 1974 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, 1975 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, 1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, 1980 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, 1981 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, 1982 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, 1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, 1984 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, 1985 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, 1986 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, 1987 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, 1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, 1989 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, 1990 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, 1991 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, 1992 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, ... Expand index (11 more) »
- Motorcycles introduced in 1973
Antonio Cobas
Antonio Cobas (Barcelona 1952 – April 14, 2004) was a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle designer, constructor and mechanic who built world championship winning motorcycles.
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Big-bang firing order
A big bang engine has an unconventional firing order designed so that some of the power strokes occur simultaneously or in close succession.
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Carburetor
A carburetor (also spelled carburettor or carburetter) is a device used by a gasoline internal combustion engine to control and mix air and fuel entering the engine.
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Eddie Lawson
Eddie Ray Lawson (born March 11, 1958) is an American former professional motorcycle racer.
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Four-stroke engine
A four-stroke (also four-cycle) engine is an internal combustion (IC) engine in which the piston completes four separate strokes while turning the crankshaft.
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Giacomo Agostini
Giacomo Agostini (born 16 June 1942) is an Italian former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.
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Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Grand Prix motorcycle racing is the highest class of motorcycle road racing events held on road circuits sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM).
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Honda NSR500
1993 Japanese Grand Prix The Honda NSR500 is a road racing motorcycle created by HRC (Honda Racing Corporation) and debuted in 1984 for the Grand Prix motorcycle racing's 500 cc class. Yamaha YZR500 and Honda NSR500 are Grand Prix motorcycles and two-stroke motorcycles.
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Honda RC174
The Honda RC174 was a racing motorcycle built by Honda for the 350 cc class of Grand Prix motorcycle racing in the 1967 season. Yamaha YZR500 and Honda RC174 are Grand Prix motorcycles.
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Honda RC181
The Honda RC181 was a road racing motorcycle built by Honda which raced in the 500cc class of Grand Prix motorcycle racing in the 1966 and 1967 seasons. Yamaha YZR500 and Honda RC181 are Grand Prix motorcycles.
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Jarno Saarinen
Jarno Karl Keimo Saarinen (11 December 1945 – 20 May 1973) was a Finnish professional Motorcycle racer.
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Kawasaki KR500
The Kawasaki KR500 was a racing motorcycle manufactured by Kawasaki from 1980 to 1982 for competition in the Grand Prix motorcycle racing series. Yamaha YZR500 and Kawasaki KR500 are Grand Prix motorcycles.
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Kenny Roberts
Kenneth Leroy Roberts (born December 31, 1951) is an American former professional motorcycle racer and racing team owner.
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List of Grand Prix motorcycles
The machines participating in Grand Prix motorcycle racing, since its origin in 1949, have been entered into distinct classes depending primarily on engine capacity.
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Macau Grand Prix
The Macau Grand Prix (Grande Prémio de Macau) is an annual motorsport road racing event for automobiles and motorcycles held on the Guia Circuit in Macau.
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Motorcycle racing
The motorcycle sport of racing (also called moto racing and motorbike racing) includes motorcycle road racing and off-road racing, both either on circuits or open courses, and track racing.
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MV Agusta 500 Four
The MV Agusta 500 four-cylinder (1973–1976) was a racing motorcycle manufactured by the Italian company MV Agusta, for competing in the 500 cc series, the premier class of the FIM World Motorcycle Championship. Yamaha YZR500 and mV Agusta 500 Four are Grand Prix motorcycles and motorcycles introduced in 1973.
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Phillip McCallen
Phillip McCallen (born Portadown, Armagh) is a Northern Ireland born former motorcycle racer, now turned to dealer and commentator in his retirement from road racing.
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Ram-air intake
A ram-air intake is any intake design which uses the dynamic air pressure created by vehicle motion, or ram pressure, to increase the static air pressure inside of the intake manifold on an internal combustion engine, thus allowing a greater massflow through the engine and hence increasing engine power.
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Reed valve
Reed valves are a type of check valve which restrict the flow of fluids to a single direction, opening and closing under changing pressure on each face.
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Straight-four engine
A straight-four engine (also referred to as an inline-four engine) is a four-cylinder piston engine where cylinders are arranged in a line along a common crankshaft.
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Stroke ratio
Stroke ratio, today universally defined as bore/stroke ratio, is a term to describe the ratio between cylinder bore diameter and piston stroke length in a reciprocating piston engine.
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Suzuki RGV500
The Suzuki RGV-Γ 500 was a racing motorcycle manufactured by Suzuki from 1986 to 2001 for competition in the Grand Prix motorcycle racing series. Yamaha YZR500 and Suzuki RGV500 are Grand Prix motorcycles.
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Two-stroke engine
A two-stroke (or two-stroke cycle) engine is a type of internal combustion engine that completes a power cycle with two strokes of the piston (one up and one down movement) in one revolution of the crankshaft.
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U engine
A U engine is a piston engine made up of two separate straight engines (complete with separate crankshafts) placed side-by-side and coupled to a shared output shaft.
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V4 engine
A V4 engine is a four-cylinder piston engine where the cylinders share a common crankshaft and are arranged in a V configuration.
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Wayne Rainey
Wayne Wesley Rainey (born October 23, 1960) is an American former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.
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Yamaha Motor Company
is a Japanese mobility manufacturer that produces motorcycles, motorboats, outboard motors, and other motorized products.
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Yamaha TZ750
The Yamaha TZ750 is a series production two-stroke race motorcycle built by Yamaha to compete in the Formula 750 class in the 1970s. Yamaha YZR500 and Yamaha TZ750 are Yamaha motorcycles.
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Yamaha YZR-M1
The Yamaha YZR-M1 is an inline-four motorcycle specifically developed by Yamaha Motor Company to race in the current MotoGP series. Yamaha YZR500 and Yamaha YZR-M1 are Grand Prix motorcycles and Yamaha motorcycles.
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1973 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
The 1973 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 25th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.
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1974 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
The 1974 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 26th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.
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1975 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
The 1975 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 27th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.
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1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
The 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 28th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.
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1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
The 1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 29th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.
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1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
The 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 30th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.
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1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
The 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 31st F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.
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1980 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
The 1980 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 32nd F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.
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1981 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
The 1981 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 33rd F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.
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1982 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
The 1982 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 34th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.
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1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
The 1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 35th F.I.M. Road racing World Championship season.
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1984 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
The 1984 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 36th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.
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1985 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
The 1985 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 37th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.
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1986 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
The 1986 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 38th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.
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1987 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
The 1987 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 39th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.
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1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
The 1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 40th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.
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1989 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
The 1989 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 41st F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.
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1990 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
The 1990 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 42nd F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.
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1991 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
The 1991 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 43rd F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.
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1992 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
The 1992 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 44th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.
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1993 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
The 1993 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 45th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.
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1994 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
The 1994 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 46th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.
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1995 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
The 1995 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 47th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.
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1996 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
The 1996 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 48th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.
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1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
The 1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 49th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.
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1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
The 1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 50th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.
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1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
The 1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 51st F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.
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2000 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
The 2000 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 52nd F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.
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2001 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
The 2001 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 53rd F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.
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2002 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
The 2002 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 54th F.I.M. Road racing World Championship season.
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41xx steel
41xx steel is a family of SAE steel grades, as specified by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE).
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See also
Motorcycles introduced in 1973
- BMW R90S
- Honda CB200 and CL200
- Honda CR series
- Honda CR125M
- Honda CR250R
- Honda Z50J
- Kawasaki Z750 (1973)
- Laverda 1000
- MV Agusta 500 Four
- Norton Challenge P86
- Yamaha AG100
- Yamaha RD250
- Yamaha RD350
- Yamaha TX500
- Yamaha YZR500
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamaha_YZR500
Also known as YZR500.
, 1993 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, 1994 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, 1995 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, 1996 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, 1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, 1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, 1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, 2000 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, 2001 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, 2002 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, 41xx steel.