

Like many Americans, they buy up the medium displacement machines in great droves, but hanker after that day when they can own a “real” (translate that as “big displacement”) motorcycle. For one thing, the big domestic market in Japan is becoming more affluent. markets made the 650 Twin a wiser choice. But the situation in both the Japanese and U.S. Starting from scratch they could have opted to build a threeor four-cylinder super bike. It may seem strange that Yamaha-breaking with tradition to build its first four-stroke machine-would follow a path already beaten. From a distance it resembles several other machines that follow the almost-classic 650-cc or 750-cc vertical Twin pattern.

YAMAHA'S NEW BIG BORE will be likely to cause confusion to innocent bystanders. Breaking With Tradition To Extend An Older One, Yamaha Comes Up With A Well-Disguised Racing Engine In A Sporting Big Bore Roadster.
