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==DT2-MX==
==DT2-MX==
[[Image:1972 Yamaha DT2-MX.jpg|200px|thumb|right|1972 Yamaha DT2-MX]]
 
[[Image:1972 Yamaha DT2-MX angled view.jpg|200px|thumb|right|1972 Yamaha DT2-MX angled view]]
[[Image:1972 Yamaha DT2-MX angled view.jpg|200px|thumb|right|1972 Yamaha DT2-MX angled view]]
1972 marked the year when [[Yamaha]] first produced [[engines]] with [[reed valve]]s, called '''Torque Induction'''. This system helped deliver more low-end power and quicker engine response over the entire RPM range. All 1972 MX and Enduro models had reed valves, except the [[Yamaha JT-2|JT-2 Mini Enduro]], which had [[rotary valve induction]]. This was also the first year for [[CD ignition]], which came standard on the [[Yamaha RT2|RT2-MX (360cc)]].
1972 marked the year when [[Yamaha]] first produced [[engines]] with [[reed valve]]s, called '''Torque Induction'''. This system helped deliver more low-end power and quicker engine response over the entire RPM range. All 1972 MX and Enduro models had reed valves, except the [[Yamaha JT-2|JT-2 Mini Enduro]], which had [[rotary valve induction]]. This was also the first year for [[CD ignition]], which came standard on the [[Yamaha RT2|RT2-MX (360cc)]].

Revision as of 23:17, 27 May 2019

Yamaha DT2
1972 Yamaha DT2-MX
Manufacturer Yamaha
Also called DT2MX, MX
Production 72
Predecessor Yamaha DT-1
Engine 250
Sparkplug NGK B8ES '72
Front Tire 2.75-21 '72
Rear Tire 4.00-18 '72
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The Yamaha DT2 is a motorcycle produced by Yamaha from 1972 to 1973.

DT2-MX

1972 Yamaha DT2-MX angled view

1972 marked the year when Yamaha first produced engines with reed valves, called Torque Induction. This system helped deliver more low-end power and quicker engine response over the entire RPM range. All 1972 MX and Enduro models had reed valves, except the JT-2 Mini Enduro, which had rotary valve induction. This was also the first year for CD ignition, which came standard on the RT2-MX (360cc).

1972

  • Starting Engine#: DT1F-105101
  • Starting Engine#: DT1F-185101 (DT2M)