Yamaha YZR500

Type of motorcycle

The Yamaha YZR500 was a 500 cc Grand Prix racing motorcycle made by Yamaha from 1973 through 2002. It achieved significant acclaim, especially during the 1980s and 1990s.

the 1989 version of bike ridden by American Wayne Rainey

Racing history

The YZR500 was ridden by championship winners Giacomo Agostini (1975), Kenny Roberts (1978, 1979, 1980), Eddie Lawson (1984, 1986, 1988) and Wayne Rainey (1990, 1991, 1992).

Phillip McCallen won the Macau Grand Prix in 1996.

Chronology

See also

• Honda NSR500
• Suzuki RGV500
• Kawasaki KR500
• MV Agusta 500 Four
• Honda RC181
• Honda RC174

Notes

1. Adams, Dean. Antonio Cobas Dead at 52 Archived 2010-08-30 at the Wayback Machine Superbikeplanet.com 2004.
2. All but 10 points that counted towards the Constructors' championship were scored by Yamaha's YZR-M1 4-stroke machine

External links

• Official Yamaha page for the history of the YZR500 (in Japanese)