For the older generation of MotoGP fans, the two-stroke era of racing has an indescribable charm, in that era without electronic control system, two-stroke engine is more neurotic era, the driver's driving technology is the hard truth of victory on the field, recently in the United Kingdom there is a 0-mile YAMAHA TZ500 GP factory car was put up for auction, the starting price is directly 400,000 yuan.
1982 Yamaha TZ500 GP factory racing car overseas auction
The 1982 YAMAHA TZ500 GP is a factory race car launched by YAMAHA for private teams that year, based on the reduced specifications of YAMAHA's MotoGP factory car YZR500, the 500c .c. two-stroke in-line four-cylinder engine, with a maximum horsepower of 115 horses, with an extremely lightweight body weight, the acceleration performance is very explosive.
The TZ500 GP is a 500c .c.two-stroke in-line four-cylinder engine modified from the MotoGP factory car YZR500 that year, with 115 horsepower two-stroke period signature four-out exhaust pipes
The exterior of the TZ500 GP uses the same white, red and yellow livery as the yamaha MotoGP legend Kenny Roberts, and the seller also emphasizes that the TZ500 GP is an improved J-series model, with a modified cylinder, 320mm dual disc with NISSIN calipers and other upgrades.
The auction site said that in the past, the TZ500 GP was in the hands of collectors in Italy and the United Kingdom, and was stored in a dry warehouse for a long time, and the car was in very good condition.
The body is painted in the same style as the Kenny Roberts YZR500 factory car
At present, the 1982 YAMAHA TZ500 GP is on sale for 58,300 pounds (500,000 yuan) on the auction website, although the price is sky-high, but it can collect a 0-mile two-trip GP car, which is certainly attractive to collectors at the top of the pyramid.