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{{DISPLAYTITLE:{{PAGENAME}}: review, history, specs}} | {{DISPLAYTITLE:{{PAGENAME}}: review, history, specs}} | ||
{{Motorcycle | {{Infobox Motorcycle | ||
|name = Yamaha XS750 | |name = '''Yamaha XS750''' | ||
| | |image = [[Image:76xs750r.jpg|frameless|1976 Yamaha XS750 in Maroon]] | ||
|aka = XS750E, XS 750 E, XS750 US. Custom, XS 750 US. Custom, XS750 Special, XS 750 Special, XS 750 | |aka = XS750E, XS 750 E, XS750 US. Custom, XS 750 US. Custom, XS750 Special, XS 750 Special, XS 750 | ||
|manufacturer = Yamaha | |manufacturer = [[Yamaha]] | ||
|parent_company = | |parent_company = | ||
|production = 1976 - 1981 | |production = 1976 - 1981 | ||
|model_year = | |model_year = | ||
|predecessor = | |predecessor = | ||
|successor = | |successor = | ||
|class = | |class = [[Naked]] | ||
|engine = in-line three, four-stroke | |engine = in-line three, four-stroke | ||
|bore_stroke = 68.0mm x 68.6mm | |bore_stroke = 68.0mm x 68.6mm | ||
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Final Drive: [[shaft]] drive (cardan) <br> | Final Drive: [[shaft]] drive (cardan) <br> | ||
|frame = | |frame = | ||
|suspension =Front: Telescopic Forks <br> | |suspension =Front: Telescopic Forks <br> | ||
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|fuel_capacity = 5.02 Gallon (19.00 Liters) | |fuel_capacity = 5.02 Gallon (19.00 Liters) | ||
|oil_capacity = | |oil_capacity = | ||
|fuel_consumption = | |fuel_consumption = | ||
|turning_radius = | |turning_radius = | ||
|related = | |related = | ||
|competition = | |competition = | ||
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It was a difficult task for Yamaha to implement a new image on the big four-stroke market -already dominated by Honda, followed by [[Kawasaki]] and [[Suzuki]] -without being tagged as a copycat. Yamaha chose, with varying degrees of success, to go for technical originality, calling on outside designers to develop the technologies in which the firm was not yet experienced. | It was a difficult task for Yamaha to implement a new image on the big four-stroke market -already dominated by Honda, followed by [[Kawasaki]] and [[Suzuki]] -without being tagged as a copycat. Yamaha chose, with varying degrees of success, to go for technical originality, calling on outside designers to develop the technologies in which the firm was not yet experienced. | ||
==An XS of Originality== | ==An XS of Originality== | ||
Yamaha chose the prestigious Porsche to develop the twin-cylinder engine of the TX 750 and the shaft drive of the XS750. Porsche was as good as its reputation; the XS was the sole motorcycle whose transmission incorporated a perfectly [[homokinetic tripode joint]] behind the gearbox rather than the normal [[cardan]] joint. Moreover, the Yamaha was also the only modern Japanese bike equipped with shaft final drive since [[Lilac]] had gone out | Yamaha chose the prestigious Porsche to develop the twin-cylinder engine of the TX 750 and the shaft drive of the XS750. Porsche was as good as its reputation; the XS was the sole motorcycle whose transmission incorporated a perfectly [[homokinetic tripode joint]] behind the gearbox rather than the normal [[cardan]] joint. Moreover, the Yamaha was also the only modern Japanese bike equipped with shaft final drive since [[Lilac]] had gone out ot' business in 1961. Another original feature of the XS 750 was its engine, whose three cylinders had Firing intervals of 120 degrees, with balance virtually equal to that of a four-cylinder engine (but more costly to achieve), this type of engine has the great advantage of being more narrow. But no matter how technically successful it was, it could not make headway against its four-cylinder rivals. | ||
==Engine== | ==Engine== | ||
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==1976== | ==1976== | ||
[[Image:76xs750r.jpg|left|thumb|1976 Yamaha XS750 in Maroon]] | |||
[[Image:76xs750l.jpg|left|thumb|1976 Yamaha XS750 in Maroon]]<br style="clear: left"/> | |||
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==1979== | ==1979== | ||
[[Image:1979-Yamaha-XS750-Black-3543-0.jpg|left|thumb|1979 Yamaha XS750 in Black]] | |||
[[Image:1979-Yamaha-XS750-Black-3543-1.jpg|left|thumb|1979 Yamaha XS750 in Black]] | |||
[[Image:1979-Yamaha-XS750-Black-3543-2.jpg|left|thumb|1979 Yamaha XS750 in Black]] | |||
[[Image:1979-Yamaha-XS750-Black-3543-3.jpg|left|thumb|1979 Yamaha XS750 in Black]] | |||
[[Image:1979-Yamaha-XS750-Black-3543-4.jpg|left|thumb|1979 Yamaha XS750 in Black]] | |||
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==1976 - 1980 Yamaha XS 750== | ==1976 - 1980 Yamaha XS 750== | ||
[[File:yamaha-xs750-1976-1980-1.jpg|600px|1976 - 1980 Yamaha XS 750]] | |||
File:yamaha-xs750-1976-1980-1.jpg|600px|1976 - 1980 Yamaha XS 750 | [[File:yamaha-xs750-1976-1980-0.jpg|600px|1976 - 1980 Yamaha XS 750]] | ||
File:yamaha-xs750-1976-1980-0.jpg|600px|1976 - 1980 Yamaha XS 750 | |||
The XS 750 and XS 850 were produced from 1976 to 1980. The US enjoyed this bike one year more. Because they had three cylinders, everybody knows the bikes as "Triples". At the beginning, the bike displaced 750cc and later the engine was increased to 850cc, so, the XS750 changed into a new XS850 machine. The Triples had electronic ignition from 1978. | The XS 750 and XS 850 were produced from 1976 to 1980. The US enjoyed this bike one year more. Because they had three cylinders, everybody knows the bikes as "Triples". At the beginning, the bike displaced 750cc and later the engine was increased to 850cc, so, the XS750 changed into a new XS850 machine. The Triples had electronic ignition from 1978. | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* http://www.yamaha-triples.org<br> | * http://www.yamaha-triples.org<br> | ||
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