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Now & Then: Yamaha’s Historic Fours
Story by Jerry Bassett Photos by Bassett Archives Feb. 12, 2015
How Yamaha's four-cylinder motors made history
We never doubt Yamaha’s engineering prowess when it comes to concocting exceptional performance engines. Snowmobiling history abounds with tales of how in 1971 a small Team Yamaha 433cc twin powered Mike Trapp to a legendary World Championship Derby win over Team Ski-Doo’s Yvon Duhamel who piloted a 650 racer. It was the stuff of legends and is memorialized at the Snowmobile Racing Hall of Fame in St. Germain, Wis. Moving ahead to this century, Yamaha remains the only.....Follow the link below to read more...
http://www.snowmobile.com/manufacturers/yamaha/now-then-yamahas-historic-fours-1918.html
Story by Jerry Bassett Photos by Bassett Archives Feb. 12, 2015
How Yamaha's four-cylinder motors made history
We never doubt Yamaha’s engineering prowess when it comes to concocting exceptional performance engines. Snowmobiling history abounds with tales of how in 1971 a small Team Yamaha 433cc twin powered Mike Trapp to a legendary World Championship Derby win over Team Ski-Doo’s Yvon Duhamel who piloted a 650 racer. It was the stuff of legends and is memorialized at the Snowmobile Racing Hall of Fame in St. Germain, Wis. Moving ahead to this century, Yamaha remains the only.....Follow the link below to read more...
http://www.snowmobile.com/manufacturers/yamaha/now-then-yamahas-historic-fours-1918.html