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Press, 8 July 1976, Page 15

Two brand new bikes now in NZ£YamahaRD4OO&XT5OO I 1976 Isfe of Man TT £ ' I — Yamaha take first six pfacings * I 1 n\— It’s just like we say, z “you’re miles ahead on Yamaha”. nMySKS J For openers, Yamaha has just cleaned up the 1976 fljT \ Isle of Man TT, with an unprecedented first six fl|Nf V Qf\ places. But even before that mind-boggling news A. \ flashed in, Yamaha were unveiling something closer fn- \ fl aY to home to set your heart a’thundering. * ,-Jaam J liflYA y*" \’ Yamaha-proudly announce the first N.Z. release of '**- < k two brand new Yamaha super bikes — the RD4OO i (replacing the beloved RD3SO), and super muscle VIIA LI JI (V< J Y/fe fl XTSOO (the very son of Thumper). Come, see, ride I B ItH A A ’em and let your soul sing. ■ 1 rilwirll Ir * 'O'tßlM©© “Closest thing to a perfect motorcycle we’ve OV - ever run U P aga<nst”-Cycle World, March ’76. ' A revamped RD3SO it ain't (except for handling and acceleration). A completely new bike the RD4OO definitely * is- The prestigious authoritative “Cycle World” went into • // I ecstasy over the new Yamaha RD4OO* // \ Said the magazine: “Closest thing to a perfect motorcycle we've ever come up against.” /\ \ ’Designated in the test report as RD4OOC. 8 WK * Exclusive new alloy wheels standard equipment .S . , > ’ . fI K * Ne w 400 cc motor and transmission train ./Biifl' 7 ' BROS S • New cylinder porting makes RD4OO more usable and comfortable at low rpm ’ Holds "racing edge” tune for longer— less maintenance VH BB M LI M I * Ouieter exhaust note at low speeds 1% i * S uperb twist y* roacl handling from new racing design 8 n /7r~—i r—i x—x x-x • New - more efficient oil pump — 350/500 miles per quart OWs©© I “Son of Thumper — is this the ultimate recreation machine?” <l4* I Basic concept of the XTSOO goes back to the "Thumper” — the 4-stroke single UlwllvldV ilCwWw CI.L machines that dominated off-road riding in the 50’s. Thumper was a classically ■ W simple engine, reliable, easy to maintain. And it delivered terrific low-end torque. 1 ■ r _ l ■ ■ ■ Yamaha have built a completely new bike around this concept. This is the new ■' VCft B^^Q |HIC| XTSOO. As "Cycle World” says! "As a general all-purpose, off-road recreation llvw&l Wwli lUIIICBIIC* UwC&iwi machine, you just can’t do better”. • New 500 cc motor pulls like a tractor—produces R|Ha it A WMI’II fAAII7A it usable torque from idle all the way to 6000 rpm ** Jr V/M ll I wallow 11 • Camshaft runs in ball bearings flk fIF flfll HBK fIBB SB Hi Hi • Counterweighted ball bearing crankshaft / \ IB SBA BH flflfi BM |SJ iKM • Front forks have 7.7' of travel / a \ SRb AH BbK H ® jjggjjFj: • Aluminium alloy piston and cylinder for better / \ iflfl IBH H 8 MB BOTfl • Nitrogen/oil shocks provide rear wheel I ft / nB fIUBI . New exhaust system keeps sound level below in H Its a better machine IJ.Z. Distributors: Moller Yamaha Ltd, P.O. Box 247, New Plymouth I MVD A member of the Moller Group of Companies