Backstage pass: behind the scenes at a Team Roberts test session

Article Abstract:

Motor cycle racer Kenny Roberts conducted a pre-racing season test of his Marlboro/Roberts Yamaha GP team motorcycles at Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey, CA. The test session was used to evaluate the brand new YZR500, Yamaha's first new 500-cc bike since 1984.

Testing, Practice, Roberts, Kenny

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Yamaha YZF600R

Article Abstract:

Yamaha appears to be planning to introduce a new 600cc sportbike in the US in 1994. The bike may have a smaller-displacement version of the YZF750 engine and will probably feature a twin-spar aluminum chassis.

Product development, Yamaha Motor Company Ltd.

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Tougher than the rest

Article Abstract:

Wayne Rainey won the 1992 500cc World Championship, his third in a row, after Michael Doogan's mid-season crash gave him a chance to make a comeback. The events of the 1992 racing season are reviewed.

Competitions, Motorcycle racing, Rainey, Wayne

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