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: What does YZF stand for?


rinn
03-05-2009, 08:45 PM
Kinda bored the question popped in my head couldn't find anything on a few quick google searches..


Anyone know?

R1Lover
03-05-2009, 09:22 PM
CLICK HERE (http://lmgtfy.com/?q=what+does+YZF+stand+for)

R1Lover
03-05-2009, 09:26 PM
:lmao j/k bro, but I will post the results lol

Here is the best answer I could find.

YZ is Yamahas designation for race bikes. The F stands for four stroke. The YZR stands for Yamaha's YZ racebike that is for road courses. The Yami dirt bike is actually named YZ250F. In the past the road racing bikes were designated OW-xx like the OW-01 which was a FZR750RR in '89. Some Japanese words do not translate to English very well. Most of these designations are for the overseas market.
Before 1981 here in the US and currently in Japan, the frame number started with the model designation for Honda. Like the RC30 for the VFR750RR and RC51 for the RVT1000. Honda still designates their racebikes with RC-xx like the RC211V for the MotoGP effort.

rinn
03-05-2009, 10:05 PM
CLICK HERE (http://lmgtfy.com/?q=what+does+YZF+stand+for)

That's kinda cool... :lol

R4Ltony
03-06-2009, 08:19 AM
Y= Yamaha
Z= racing
F= 4 stroke

That's why their dirt bikes are YZs too

R1 MASTER
03-07-2009, 04:38 AM
Y= Yamaha
Z= racing
F= 4 stroke

That's why their dirt bikes are YZs too


:+1 We have a Winner!


Ride safe.

rinn
03-07-2009, 11:24 AM
Coolness... was just a weird question that popped in my head

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07-04-2009, 06:08 AM
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07-04-2009, 06:27 PM
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07-04-2009, 10:46 PM
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rinn
07-06-2009, 10:14 AM
:lol :lol

R1Lover
07-07-2009, 07:22 PM
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That's the best 2nd post I have ever seen :lmao

oakley
03-04-2010, 12:39 AM
Hahaha

itsmygame
03-04-2010, 08:54 PM
Thats good campfire talk stuff. Funny.....:lol