Lot details Registration No: N/A Frame No: 000391 Engine No: D81-993283 cc: 747 MOT Expiry Date: None
Intended to compete with the likes of the Suzuki TR750 and Kawasaki KR750, the Yamaha TZ750A production racer was launched in March 1974. Displacing just 694cc, its water-cooled two-stroke four-cylinder engine produced 90bhp @ 10,500rpm. Tempered by twin rear shock absorbers, its swing-arm frame also cradled a six-speed gearbox. Weighing just 157kg, it proved phenomenally quick but was upstaged the following year by the arrival of an improved 'B' version. Bored out to 747cc (though reputedly only after the initial forty-six TZ750Bs had been assembled), the newcomer also boasted a higher capacity water pump, gusseted exhaust system expansion chambers and a strengthened chain tensioner. Credited with 105bhp @ 10,500rpm, it was honed by such greats as Kel Carruthers, Giacomo Agostini and Kenny Roberts. Scoring its first victory at the 1974 Daytona 200 (a race it would win an amazing nine times), the TZ750 recorded its last one at Pocono in 1983.
Finished in white with red striping, this particular example is believed to be one of just 111 TZ750Bs manufactured in 1975. Said to have been restored to original specification, it does, however, benefit from improved rear suspension units.
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