Editing Yamaha XJ650L
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.
The edit can be undone. Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then publish the changes below to finish undoing the edit.
| Latest revision | Your text | ||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
With the appearance of [[Turbocharger|turbocharged]] Formula One cars in the late 1970s, "turbormania" gripped motorsports and spilled over into everyday life, where the word "turbo" was applied to products from aftershave to vacuum cleaners. In the two wheeled | With the appearance of [[Turbocharger|turbocharged]] Formula One cars in the late 1970s, "turbormania" gripped motorsports and spilled over into everyday life, where the word "turbo" was applied to products from aftershave to vacuum cleaners. In the two wheeled | ||
world, every major manufacturer added a turbocharged model. [[Honda]] led the way with the [[Honda CX500T|CX500T]]; [[Yamaha]] was more cautious. | world, every major manufacturer added a turbocharged model. [[Honda]] led the way with the [[Honda CX500T|CX500T]]; [[Yamaha]] was more cautious. | ||
| Line 54: | Line 4: | ||
If the [[Turbocharger|turbo]] represented a low-cost way of boosting the performance of an automobile, the weight and bulk of this bolt-on goody and its attendant plumbing made its advantages less obvious on motorbikes, where large-capacity engines were readily available anyway. But at the time Honda and Yamaha were locked in a bitter struggle for supremacy. The latter couldn't let the former outdo it in terms of high-tech features, even though at the period its finances were under considerable strain. | If the [[Turbocharger|turbo]] represented a low-cost way of boosting the performance of an automobile, the weight and bulk of this bolt-on goody and its attendant plumbing made its advantages less obvious on motorbikes, where large-capacity engines were readily available anyway. But at the time Honda and Yamaha were locked in a bitter struggle for supremacy. The latter couldn't let the former outdo it in terms of high-tech features, even though at the period its finances were under considerable strain. | ||
==Keeping Up Appearances== | ==Keeping Up Appearances== | ||
Yamaha chose its XJ650L as a starting point. To speed development while keeping costs as low as possible, the | Yamaha chose its XJ650L as a starting point. To speed development while keeping costs as low as possible, the marque decided to retain carburetors rather than shifting to Fuel injection. A small-diameter turbocharger minimized throttle lag. Otherwise, the machine was quite conventional, though its aggressive fairing made it look at least like a fuel-injected 750. However, its performance was little improvement on the normally aspirated version, and sales were low. | ||
[[Image:Yamaha-XJ650L-Seca-Turbo.jpg|left|thumb|Yamaha XJ650L Seca Turbo]] | [[Image:Yamaha-XJ650L-Seca-Turbo.jpg|left|thumb|Yamaha XJ650L Seca Turbo]] | ||
| Line 60: | Line 10: | ||
==1982== | ==1982== | ||
[[Image:1982-Yamaha-XJ650L-Silver-3412-0.jpg|left|thumb|1982 Yamaha XJ650L in Silver]][[Image:1982-Yamaha-XJ650L-Silver-3412-1.jpg|left|thumb|1982 Yamaha XJ650L in Silver]][[Image:1982-Yamaha-XJ650L-Silver-3412-2.jpg|left|thumb|1982 Yamaha XJ650L in Silver]][[Image:1982-Yamaha-XJ650L-Silver-3412-3.jpg|left|thumb|1982 Yamaha XJ650L in Silver]] | |||
<br style="clear: left"/> | <br style="clear: left"/> | ||
| Line 87: | Line 19: | ||
*[[Kawasaki ZX750E|Kawasaki GPz 750 Turbo]] | *[[Kawasaki ZX750E|Kawasaki GPz 750 Turbo]] | ||
*[[Suzuki XN85]] | *[[Suzuki XN85]] | ||
[[Category:Yamaha motorcycles|XJ650L]] | [[Category:Yamaha motorcycles|XJ650L]] | ||