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The Thruxton was a high performance road burner back in 1967, a single cylinder machine with a huge carburettor and high compression piston. |
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Vincents were the fastest bikes in the world back in the 1940's. Now rarely seen, except perhaps at vintage motorcycle rallies. |
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In the mid 1970s the Yamaha FS1-E (Fizzy) was for thousands of sixteen year olds their introduction to motorcycling. By having pedals it was classed in the UK as 'moped', for which you only had to be seventeen years old to obtain a licence. |
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This RD250 and the RD350 below portray the beginning of the incredible RD era of amazing Yamaha two-strokes, famed for their ingenious reed valves. |
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This RD350 and the RD250 above portray the beginning of the incredible RD era of amazing Yamaha two-strokes, famed for their ingenious reed valves. |
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This is the ultimate boy racer motorcycle, the infamous RD250LC. Went like the blazes! |
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Similar Yamaha print to above but in blue. |
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This is the 350 version, so popular with racers on tracks around the world, and every town centre. Brilliant wheelie machine. |
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Same print as above but in blue. |
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The OW01 was Yamaha's 5-valved answer to Hondas RC30, which in the late 1990s was the bike to beat in WSB and production racing. |
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The Yamaha R1, or YZF-R1, is one of the most single-minded sportsbikes ever built. |
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Nimbler (and some would say more exciting) than the 1000cc bikes, the 600s have been very popular with riders around the world. |
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