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|engine = Two stroke, parallel twin cylinder, | |engine = Two stroke, parallel twin cylinder, YPVS | ||
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|compression = 6.2 :1 | |compression = 6.2 :1 | ||
|top_speed = 192.8 km/h / 119.8 mph | |top_speed = 192.8 km/h / 119.8 mph | ||
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|ignition = Flywheel [[magneto]] CDI | |ignition = Flywheel [[magneto]] CDI | ||
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It could reach a top speed of 192.8 km/h / 119.8 mph. | |||
==Engine== | ==Engine== | ||
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It came with a 90/90-18 51H front [[tire]] and a 110/80-18 58H rear tire. Stopping was achieved via 2x 260mm disc 2 piston calipers in the front and a Single 260mm disc 1 piston [[caliper]] in the rear. The front suspension was a 35mm Telescopic forks air assistance and variable damping while the rear was equipped with a Rising rate Monocross 5-way preload. The RZ350RR was fitted with a 17 Liters / 4.5 US gal fuel tank. The bike weighed just 141 kg / 310.8 lbs. The wheelbase was 1385 mm / 54.5 in long. | It came with a 90/90-18 51H front [[tire]] and a 110/80-18 58H rear tire. Stopping was achieved via 2x 260mm disc 2 piston calipers in the front and a Single 260mm disc 1 piston [[caliper]] in the rear. The front suspension was a 35mm Telescopic forks air assistance and variable damping while the rear was equipped with a Rising rate Monocross 5-way preload. The RZ350RR was fitted with a 17 Liters / 4.5 US gal fuel tank. The bike weighed just 141 kg / 310.8 lbs. The wheelbase was 1385 mm / 54.5 in long. | ||
== Photos == | == Photos == | ||
[[File:Yamaha-RZ350-RR-84--1.jpg|600px|Yamaha RZ350RR]] | |||
[[File:Yamaha-RZ350-RR-84.jpg|600px|Yamaha RZ350RR]] | |||
File:Yamaha-RZ350-RR-84--1.jpg|600px|Yamaha RZ350RR | |||
File:Yamaha-RZ350-RR-84.jpg|600px|Yamaha RZ350RR | |||
== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
Yamaha RZ 350RR | |||
Specification sheets display lots of useful numbers, but those numbers | | Specification sheets display lots of useful numbers, but those numbers | | ||
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lb. with its 5.2-gal. gas tank half-full, the bike is light. Another number is | lb. with its 5.2-gal. gas tank half-full, the bike is light. Another number is | ||
52. That's the claimed peak horsepower, reached at 8750 rpm. By comparison, | 52. That's the claimed peak horsepower, reached at 8750 rpm. By comparison, | ||
Yamaha's 700cc Virago V-Twin, despite having a four-stroke engine twice as big | |||
as the RZ350's two-stroke, puts out only 55 claimed horsepower. So when you | as the RZ350's two-stroke, puts out only 55 claimed horsepower. So when you | ||
combine the RZ's high power with its low weight, you get another set of numbers: | combine the RZ's high power with its low weight, you get another set of numbers: | ||
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Source Cycle World 1984 | Source Cycle World 1984 | ||
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