back is a single 245mm
"floating" d isc, using a
single-pis to n caliper.
The front brake system
is the sa me as was used
on the 1992 factory
owoi race bikes. The
fron t br ak e lever featu res a fo u r-way
adjuster.
Du nlop 0202 ZRrated tires are mounted
to the new , ye llow painted, 17-inch wheels.
The fai ring, which
closely resembles tha t
used on the factory racers, is designed to be
extremely aerodynamically efficient, as well
as compact and lig h tweight. Yamaha claims
tha t the fair in g is
" .. .o ne o f the m o st
ae rodyna mic fai rings
ever d esig ned , wi th
one of the lowest drag
coefficients of any
750cc class machi ne."
The YZF has dual
"cat-eye" headlights,
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(Ab ove) Yamaha is jumpin g
right into the heat of battle
with its all-new YZF750R
"s uperbike." It is based on
the bikes that Jamie Jam es
and Colin Edwards II will
compete on in the 1994
National Superbike Series.
(Left) The YZF's 749cc,
liquid-cooled, slant blo ck
DOHC, 2o-valve engine is a
direct decedent of the
Yamaha aWOl superbike.
The aluminum Delta box
frame, which featu res a
detachable rear subfram e, is
significan tly smaller than
the ones used in th e aWOl.
The YZF's claimed dry
weigh t is 428 pounds.
(Below) Come January, the
YZFs will start to appear on
showroom floors, along
with a MSRP of $9799.
a nd the cockpi t offers only the necessities. Instru men ta tion includes a speed/odometer, tachometer and water tem 'p eratu re gauge, plus a few of the usual
"warning" lights .
The YZF features a passenger seat for
two-up riding as well as a standard rear
seat cowl for single riding. The five-gal Ion fuel tank has an aluminum filler cap
assembly and is s ha p ed to facilitate
quick-fill modifications.
Yamaha introduced the YZF to the
m otorcycl ing p ress a t Georgia's Roebling Road Raceway, and by th e time
Yamaha technicians and rep resenta tives
had fini sh ed rev ealing all th e ins and
ou ts of the com pany's all-new sportbike,
we cou ld n't help but have ex tremely
hi gh expectations of th e YZF7 50R. It
d id n't ta ke lon g to learn tha t the YZF
di d , in fact, far exceed them .
Swinging a leg over the YZF for the
firs t time, we quickly discovered and
were pleasan tly surprised at how com-
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