- Yamaha TD2
Infobox Motorcycle
name = TD2
aka =
manufacturer = Yamaha
parent_company =
production = 1969-1970
predecessor = TD1C
successor = TD2B
class = 250 cc
engine = DS6 2 stroke , air cooled , 2 parallel cylinders
top_speed = Auto mph|144
power = Convert|44|hp|kW|0|abbr=on @ 10000 rpm
torque = Auto ftlbf|22.9 @ 9500 rpm| transmission = 5-speed
suspension = Dual Shock
brakes = Breaks: Front. Internal expanding duel double leading shoe. Rear. Internal expanding single leading shoe. Break operations , both front and rear , cable actuated
tires = : Front 2.75 x 18 Rear 3.00 x 18
rake_trail = 27.5 Trail 90 mm
wheelbase = 1,315 mm
length = 1,925 mm
width = 510 mm
height =
seat_height =
dry_weight = 105 kg (231 lb)
wet_weight =
fuel_capacity = 6 Gallons
related =
similar =Yamaha TD2 is a road racing motorcycle made by Yamaha between 1969 and 1970.
Great Britain’s
Rodney Gould won the 1970 250 cc World Championship on a TD2 , with Australian,Kel Carruthers coming in second, also riding a TD2. Gould won six races in the 1970 Grand Prix Motorcycle season, clinching the title at the Nations Grand Prix , Monza. [List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions]Yamaha Factory racing had withdrawn from the championship over revised competition rules in 1969. “Privateer” racing with many dealer backed racing efforts competed against Factory teams for the World Championship. [Collin Mackellar Yamaha All Factory And Production Road-Racing Two Strokes from 1955 to 1993]
Kel Carruthers won the
Isle of Man TT Lightweight 250 cc class in 1970 , with a time of 2:21.19 (96.13 mph ) [1970 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season ]The cost of a TD2 in 1970 was $1,800
pecifications
* Bore Stroke: ( 56 mm x 50 mm )
*Compression Ratio : 7.6 : 1
* Ignition: Magnito system
* Clutch: Wet , Multi disk
* Carburetors: Mikuni VM30SC
* Wheels: Spoke
* Engine model code: DS6-An oil reservoir was positioned in the tail piece. The oil line was fed to crank case, powered by a positive placement pump.
References
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