Text from
Yamaha Circuit Magazine, from 1977, Issue 4, detailing the 1978 Yamaha range:
YAMAHA TY250, TY125 & TY50
For 1978, Yamaha have
a three-machine trials range headed up by the well- proven TY250, the machine
developed by Mick Andrews, double European Trials Champion, and used by hirn to
win such classics as the Scottish Six Days Trial.
The TY250 lines up
alongside another popular Yamaha trialler, the TY125 that combines performance
with lightweight for those trials riders who prefer to utilise a favourable
power to weight ratio rather than outright horsepower.
Finally, there's the
little TY50M ... a little jewel of a trials bike in miniature with a 3.2bhp
50cc engine featuring reed valve Torque Induction, Autolube oiling and a four-speed
gearbox.
The Yamaha TY50M might
be a lightweight in terms of engine size, overall dimensions and horsepower but
it’s very definitely in the "heavyweight“ class when measured in terms of
its "go-anywhere" capabilities.
The little TY50M is a
genuine trials machine, capable of tackling many of the same sections as its
bigger brothers in the Yamaha trials range. Just like the rest of these
machines, the TY50M draws on the experience of double European Trials Champion,
Mick Andrews, and this experience is reflected in the machine's styling and
specification. It's no “boulevard" bike posing as a trials machine ... the
TY50M, while quite happy cruising the
cafes, is quite capable of dealing with the rough stuff.
For off-road
enjoyment, trail riding, novice-class trials or even as a snappy little street
bike, the TY50M brings the real excitement of a genuine competition machine to motorcycling's
smallest category.
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