2024-07-10 18:16:03
When Valentino Rossi was told that he would have the opportunity to try the Yamaha YZR500 0W81 with Eddie Lawson winning the 500 cc world championship in 1986, the Tavullia rider didn’t think about it for a second and quickly and quickly went south from Spain, to the Jerez Circuit, to take part in the Yamaha Racing Experience (YRE) 2024 , the big party organized by the Iwata factory for those customers who bought a YZF-R1M in the past year.
‘Vale’ was riding around the Andalucía track with some motorbikes, including the Yamaha YZF-R1 from the World Superbike cwith whom Remy Gardner competes, is absent in this YRE having been called up by Yamaha to replace Alex Rins in the German Grand Prix.
But of course, Rossi had his eyes on the YZR500 0W81, the same unit that won Lawson the 500 World Championship in 1986; This machine was an evolution of the 1985 model, which used a completely redesigned V4 engine.
Improvements to this ’86 version included more power (from 140 hp to 145 hp), optimized chassis dimensions and a different seat shape. Eddie Lawson rode this bike until he was crowned 500cc world champion that year.adding this title to his previous crown with Yamaha in 1984.
Although the experience was not new to Valentino – he was the last 500 champion with Honda – the nine-time world champion He has never set foot on a YZR500 since the eightiesso I was looking forward to this moment.
And to immortalize the scene, the former Superbike and MotoGP rider who is currently participating in the World Endurance Championship with YART, Niccolo Canepahe gave us a recorded video from his motorcycle, Yamaha TZ750 belonging to Christian Sarron, to enjoy this last Valentino dance with 500.
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