1978 Yamaha Tt500 Specs

As well as being the latest in a series of trail off road models yamaha had introduced at each of the tokyo motor shows since the dt 1 s debut in 1968 the new xt500 represented a whole new concept in trail bike design.

1978 yamaha tt500 specs.

Buying a bike starts at bikez get a list of related motorbikes before you buy this yamaha. Frame geometry is designed more for stability than for agility. The yamaha tt500 has stump pulling torque and some people could wheelie a tt500 for blocks. Of trail the tt500 should not feel as lithe and supple as it does.

Show any 1978 yamaha xt 500 for sale on our bikez biz motorcycle classifieds. Do not jump this this is bad. Released as a street legal version of the tt500 enduro machine launched the year before this model became the pioneer of the big single off road genre. 1978 yamaha tt500 photos specs and reviews.

It was the wheelie king gordon says and that got him hooked on the big yamaha single. Built like a brick and will climb the wall. Read the riders comments at the bike s discussion group and check out the bike s reliability repair costs etc. With 30 5 degrees rake and a whopping 5 3 in.

No doubt the tt500 was designed to suit larger riders. Although the yamaha tt500 was last imported into the u s. In 1981 the lightweight fun single still has tons of fans. Then kawasaki started producing the kx500 and honda.

It was the focus of attention also for the bold adoption for the first time ever of a forward inclining upside down rear suspension on a trail model. The yamaha tt500 model was developed as a desert race enduro machine. You can also sign up for e mail notification when such bikes are.