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In the 1970s, [[Yamaha]] developed models for every possible niche in the market with the intention of beating [[Honda]]. This obsession drove Yamaha to the brink of failure, but it did create two excellent road bikes: the | In the 1970s, [[Yamaha]] developed models for every possible niche in the market with the intention of beating [[Honda]]. This obsession drove Yamaha to the brink of failure, but it did create two excellent road bikes: the XS1100, which had the biggest engine capacity of its day, and the basic SR500. | ||
==An Extraordinary Career== | ==An Extraordinary Career== | ||
Like its off-road clone, the [[Yamaha XT500|XT500]] , the SR had an extraordinary career. Virtually without competition, it was comparable in price and performance to the 400cc twins. but had the great advantage of character. There were still those who yearned for the four stroke big single, extinct since the collapse of the British manufacturers ten years earlier, and still regarded it as the purest sort of motorcycle. | Like its off-road clone, the [[Yamaha XT500|XT500]] , the SR had an extraordinary career. Virtually without competition, it was comparable in price and performance to the 400cc twins. but had the great advantage of character. There were still those who yearned for the four stroke big single, extinct since the collapse of the British manufacturers ten years earlier, and still regarded it as the purest sort of motorcycle. | ||