YAMAHA YZR500 GRAND PRIX RACER (1980): WINNER OF THE 1980 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FOR 'KING KENNY' ROBERTS (The Motorcycle Files)
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YAMAHA YZR500 GRAND PRIX RACER (1980): WINNER OF THE 1980 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FOR 'KING KENNY' ROBERTS (The Motorcycle Files)
The Yamaha YZR500 (OW48R) is the machine which took 'King Kenny' Roberts to the third of his world titles and was the most successful of Yamaha's Grand Prix racers in the period when it was fought over by 500cc two-stroke machines from Japan's major manufacturer teams, viz. Honda, Suzuki, Kawasaki and Yamaha. This edition of the motorcycle files includes a full history of the model, plus a track test and an interview with its World Champion rider, Kenny Roberts.