Difference between revisions of "Yamaha TZ500"

[[Image:1980 Yamaha TZ500G.jpg|right|thumb|1980 Yamaha TZ500G]]

[[Image:1980 Yamaha TZ500G.jpg|right|thumb|1980 Yamaha TZ500G]]

American [[Kenny Roberts]] won the 1979 500cc [[World Road Racing Championship]] on the TZ500, so [[Yamaha]] Introduced the 1980 TZ500G as a "Kenny Roberts Works Replica", It was intended to be competition to the [[Suzuki RG500]], a machine popular with non-factory sponsored riders.  Under powered by 20 [[horsepower]] and ill handling, it was certainly no match for the RG, plus it was expensive at $14,000 dollars, especially when a [[Yamaha TZ250|TZ250]] could be purchased for $4,100.

American [[Kenny Roberts]] won the 1979 500cc [[World Road Racing Championship]] on the TZ500, so [[Yamaha]] Introduced the 1980 TZ500G as a "Kenny Roberts Works Replica", It was intended to be competition to the [[Suzuki RG500]], a machine popular with non-factory sponsored riders.  Under powered by 20 [[horsepower]] and ill handling, it was certainly no match for the RG, plus it was expensive at $14,000 dollars, especially when a [[Yamaha TZ250|TZ250]] could be purchased for $4,100.