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|name = | |name = Yamaha XT500 | ||
| | |photo = Yamaha-xt500-1976-1989-2.jpg | ||
|aka = XT500S, XT 500 S, XT 500 | |aka = XT500S, XT 500 S, XT 500 | ||
|manufacturer = | |manufacturer = Yamaha | ||
|parent_company = | |parent_company = | ||
|production = 1976 - 1990 | |production = 1976 - 1990 | ||
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|predecessor = | |predecessor = | ||
|successor = | |successor = | ||
|class = | |class = Enduro | ||
|engine = single cylinder, four-stroke | |engine = single cylinder, four-stroke | ||
|bore_stroke = 87.0mm x 84.0mm | |bore_stroke = 87.0mm x 84.0mm | ||
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|fuel_capacity = 3.17 Gallon (12.00 Liters) | |fuel_capacity = 3.17 Gallon (12.00 Liters) | ||
|oil_capacity = | |oil_capacity = | ||
|oil_filter = {{oilfilter|K&N KN-145}}<ref name="kl_2019">{{cite book|title=2019 K&L Supply Co Catalog|publisher=[https://www.klsupply.com/ K&L Supply Co]|date=2019}}</ref> | |||
|recommended_oil= Yamalube 10w-40 | |||
|fuel_consumption = | |fuel_consumption = | ||
|turning_radius = | |turning_radius = | ||
|related = | |related = [[Yamaha SR500]] | ||
|competition = [[Suzuki SP370]]<br />[[Yamaha XT500]] | |competition = [[Suzuki SP370]]<br />[[Yamaha XT500]] | ||
|final_drive= {{chain|520}} `76-79<ref name="wps_street_2019">{{cite book|title=2019 Western Power Sports Catalog|publisher=[https://www.wps-inc.com/catalogs Western Power Sports]|date=2019}}</ref> | |||
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Launched at the 1975 Paris Salon, the '''[[Yamaha]] XT500''' was the first Japanese off-road bike with a big single engine.It starred a revolution and was such a success from the start that it enabled the development of desert racing as we know it today. For starters, it won the Abidjan-Nice rally, then, ridden by [[Cyril Neveu]], the first two [[Paris-Dakar]] rallies in 1979 and 1980, Simple and sturdy, it was the ideal bike to ride to the ends of the Earth or use every day. and it didn't let down the amateur adventurers who chose it. | Launched at the 1975 Paris Salon, the '''[[Yamaha]] XT500''' was the first Japanese off-road bike with a big single engine.It starred a revolution and was such a success from the start that it enabled the development of desert racing as we know it today. For starters, it won the Abidjan-Nice rally, then, ridden by [[Cyril Neveu]], the first two [[Paris-Dakar]] rallies in 1979 and 1980, Simple and sturdy, it was the ideal bike to ride to the ends of the Earth or use every day. and it didn't let down the amateur adventurers who chose it. | ||
===Multipurpose Machines=== | ===Multipurpose Machines=== | ||
From 1976 to 1989. Yamaha sold 196,000 big singles in Europe. 62,600 of which were XT500s (a third of the company's | From 1976 to 1989. Yamaha sold 196,000 big singles in Europe. 62,600 of which were XT500s (a third of the company's sales went to France. Multipurpose off-road bikes are far and away the most popular today. and production has expanded to include single cylinder | ||
machines for oil-road tracks and twins designed as grand tourers. Even though its performance has been overtaken nowadays, the XT500 remains the bike that revitalized the cause of the big single. | machines for oil-road tracks and twins designed as grand tourers. Even though its performance has been overtaken nowadays, the XT500 remains the bike that revitalized the cause of the big single. | ||
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==In Media== | ==In Media== | ||
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*[[Yamaha XT600]] | *[[Yamaha XT600]] | ||
*[[Yamaha XT660]] | *[[Yamaha XT660]] | ||
==References== | |||
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{{Yamaha}} | {{Yamaha}} | ||