Class production roadracer | ||
Production 1973 (TZ 350A) till 1981 (TZ 350 H) Bore / stroke 64 mm × 54 mm (2.5 in × 2.1 in) Top speed over 200 km/h (120 mph) | ||
The Yamaha TZ 350 is a 2 stroke 350 cc Production Racer sports motorcycle. Production of the bike started in 1973 with Model A (60 bhp @9,500rpm) and ended 1981 with Model H (72 bhp @ 11,000rpm) when the GP series came to an end.
Production Racer were series manufactured racing bikes. Two Yamaha TZ 350 models are part of the motorcycle collection of the Technikmuseum Speyer.
Yamaha often leveraged the marketing of their RD and RZ series road motorcycles br referencing the TZ series. See also: RD250, RD350, RD400, RZ250, RZ350. The TZ motors provided the inspiration and engineering basis of Yamaha's contemperaneous road going two strokes.
References
Yamaha TZ 350 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA