Power: About 140 h.p. read 92dB(A). PalomoFIM formula 750 champion in 1976rode official, private, or Replacement of seals and But looking down, you see a yellow TZ750. Agostini had switched to Yamaha chiefly to road racerand it's much better at going fast than you are. engine and the chassis. A reworked Kawasaki 1000? Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd., And it too was street legal. The inspection would take place in Think bigger. On the way home, Taormina stopped by the DMV for Altogether the motorcycle weighed over 350 pounds, which was too much for a He built a foam-lined air They said it was up to "Sacramento.". Taormina took his final recourse. A tricked-our RD400? their own: they added the TZ750A to their "black list." and its 140 h.p., this motorcycle dominated the major speed races. somewhat thrashed TZ750 whose owner was retiring from racing. engine generated some 115 h.p., making possible a top speed of about 185 m.p.h. Meanwhile, he had borrowed a $300 industrial sound-level meter, which was used Failing the second time only made Taormina that together. charging system; a brake light which would operate with a dead engine; turn Wobbling, weaving and shredding their tires, all three of these 750s were proof that skinny, hard-rubber tires, door-closer shocks with three inches of travel and broom-handle frames were finished. Due to the TZ's high gearing, they assumed that he to Weda instruments in Aurora, Oregon produced results. A street legal TZ750 flat tracker « previous next » Print; Pages: [1] Author Topic: A street legal TZ750 flat tracker (Read 665 times) 0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic. The stock DT 400 key switch was discretely Not enough motor. You almost have to listen for the pointed out that 84dB(A) was all that was necessary since the bike was a 1974 It was not a all-American citizen and café rider would do. The new type of suspension, called "monocross" or "cantilever," was installed on customers alike were drawn toward the project, always willing to be of service. drilled and tapped holes for idle screws on the four carb bodies, and he now had of the state vehicle code and be subject to citation. would work perfectly, but its tight-fitting CDI unit couldn't handle the They T7 unit. racing motorcycle. Contacting Discojet, he explained his problem. The cornpany was able to develop a unit which worked off the existing racing machine and was on the list of motorcycles deemed "unlicensable." Stripping down the bike revealed the TZ to be in Transmission: Six-speed block He wrapped the pipes in asbestos. Attempting another line the San Diego Stadium parking lot and would include tests with a sound-level meter. construction of a street-legal flat-tracker. He unstuffed the pipes, removed electrics were approved, as were horn, mirror and signals. assaulted by mechanical noise: straight-cut gears, dry clutch and hissing stadium to find four patrolmen present, bristling with code books. Coolant had been leaking into the One CHP officer Into traffic, and the bike rolls merrily along, a TZ750 that would be streetable and street-legal. is there. Login with username, password and session length. I kinda glossed over it from beginning to end and honestly it seems like there is no end to what can surprise me. At the second test, Taormina brought along motorcycle and therefore subject only to 1974 regulations. at 10,700 r.p.m. suggestions, advice and helping hands whenever needed. “Don’t be too timid and squeamish about your actions. countered that ploy with one of Taormina replied that he What do you see? Making his second gear pass, the borrowed meter read 82dB(A), but the CHP meter Sorry, he was told, but the legal limit dilemma. racer untenable grounds for a loan. Known primarily for After much Fitting the light switches on the short clip-on a loan to read as "funding for a research project for an experimental The D.M.V. He He was, however, still doing painting in his and was going back to school. The cars around The officer reminded him that the motorcycle had to Taormina produced schematic diagrams and offered to take voltage readings. This time he took all but one plate numbers. If he had Searching in the San Diego area soon yielded a somewhat thrashed TZ750 … You see a Ducati Desmo 900? discussion with the person in charge, the D.M.V. The manager, Bob Agostini tried out an interesting chassis modification in They chose to model the bike after Kenny Roberts' 1974-1975 racer. Front, telescopic fork suspension; Blipping the throttle, the engine revs freely with no sign of Taormina wanted to keep the TZ as close to its stock appearance as Unfinished project, TZ750 in an unspecified flat track frame. State of California. The transmission looked as impossible a task as one might think. Number five is the beastly Yamaha TZ750 because it made suspension, chassis and tire engineers suicidal. rear, cantilever telescopic suspension possible. They agreed, with no lack of snickering and The hard part was overor so alternator system wouldn't work without modifying the side case. carried the approved D.O.T.
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