Moto-Trivia for Tenere Riders

[Dallara]

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Thought it might be fun to toss a little trivia question out there for all you Yamaha Super Tenere forum members out there...

How does this trick little sled relate to our wonderful XT1200Z S-10's, and who can identify it?

Should be easy for many of you, and for those of you scratching your heads I think will be surprised at the answer...

So who will be the first to tag and bag it correctly? ::017::

Enjoy!

Dallara




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[dave6]

Yamaha R Car.........................next..... ::015:: ::018:: ::012::

 

[Paul466]

Ox99-11 ?

 

[greg the pole]

isn't that the first prototype of the T-max?

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[Dallara]

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Wow! That was quick!

And I have to give it to Paul466 as he correctly identified the car as the Yamaha OX99-11, and it was not an "R" car, but the final prototype for an actual production car. Yamaha wanted to build such a "Supercar" to showcase the technology in and around Formula One where they were involved as a direct engine supplier. The car was going to have to sell for close to $1,000,000.00 US (quite a larger sum back in 1992), and needless to say available only in very limited quantities... But it was going to be fully street legal. Only three complete cars were built (one black, one red, and one green) along with a running, rolling bare chassis rig to show how it was built.

A close friend of mine, Tino Belli, was directly involved in the design and development of the car. He said (in his wonderful British accent), "It would have been quite the road car." A bit of understatement there, to be sure!

Here's some more pictures, followed by a link to a couple of good articles about the car.

http://www.autoneuroticfixation.com/2012/03/yamaha-ox99-11.html

http://thekneeslider.com/ox99-11-the-yamaha-supercar/


More pics on my SmugMug site if anybody wants to see 'em - http://timetunnel.smugmug.com/Other/Trivia/29603869_tHWSCw#!i=2532694333&k=jQ8nxhp

OK, so now who else has a good Yamaha trivia question?


Dallara




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[Paul466]

OK I got one Yamaha statement: ALUMINIUM IS FOR CANS what did they mean and what product they were refering to?

 

[Paul466]

Anyone? Ok heres a hint: it has to do with motocross in the 90's

 

[Dallara]

Anyone? Ok heres a hint: it has to do with motocross in the 90's

I was neck-deep in race cars after '92, so I wasn't paying as much attention to MX as I did in the past... But I'm gonna' hazard a SWAG...

Sometime around there Honda started using aluminum frames on their MX'ers, and it wouldn't have surprised me a bit if Yamaha decided to counter what had to have been a Honda *aluminum frame advertising blitz* with something like - ALUMINUM IS FOR CANS! - since Yamaha stuck with steel frames at the time.

How close am I? ::017::


Dallara



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[EricV]

Moto trivia - Why are the following tradmarks significant to us?

 

[Paul466]

And the winner is DALLARA! Great work! That one stung yamaha marketing if U look at the mx line up now I was a victim of 97 cr250 aluminium frame SOO STIFF 2x4 on wheels!

 

[Dallara]

Moto trivia - Why are the following tradmarks significant to us?

Those are so small I can't see 'em well enough to hazard a guess!!!

But now that I look at 'em all I'm gonna' say they were all Yamaha logos at one time... The first one has the dragon about to eat a tuning fork... The second has a piano in the center... and the third looks to have something similar to the current Yamaha tuning fork logo right above the "M" part.

But then again, all of those are only some more SWAG's!!!

How I'd do, Eric? ::017::

And the winner is DALLARA! Great work! That one stung yamaha marketing if U look at the mx line up now I was a victim of 97 cr250 aluminium frame SOO STIFF 2x4 on wheels!

Wow! And that was well & truly just a guess... It was logical, though, as I remember reading about the same overly stiff Honda aluminum-frame MX'ers of the time. Just goes to show ya' that even a blind hog finds an acorn every now and then! ::025::

Thanks!

Dallara




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[EricV]

Those are so small I can't see 'em well enough to hazard a guess!!!

Dallara
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Sorry, that's the size I found them. first one is a phoenix.

 

[Dallara]

Sorry, that's the size I found them. first one is a phoenix.

As mentioned in my edited post above:

But now that I look at 'em all I'm gonna' say they were all Yamaha logos at one time... The first one has the dragon (edit: now you've told me it's a phoenix) about to eat a tuning fork... The second has a piano in the center... and the third looks to have something similar to the current Yamaha tuning fork logo right above the "M" part.

But then again, all of those are only some more SWAG's!!!

How I'd do, Eric?

Dallara



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[EricV]

Pretty spot on Dallara.
The first logo is circa 1898

The second one is circa 1956

The third one is circa 1959 for musical instruments only.

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, an attempt to get rid of the famous tuning fork to emphasize more on the name did not pay dividends. The tuning fork was reinstated to its full glory in 1998 and became the symbol of quality and excellence.

The three tuning forks of the Yamaha logo mark represent the cooperative relationship that links the three pillars of our business -- technology, production, and sales. They also evoke the robust vitality that has forged our reputation for sound and music the world over, a territory signified by the enclosing circle. The mark also symbolizes the three essential musical elements: melody, harmony, and rhythm.

 

[Dallara]

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Cool, Eric.

But I gotta' say that I was only guessing, and the only way I could even do that was to download the images you posted and then blow 'em up a bit to get a better look.

OK, so how about we throw another one out there for you folks to take a shot at! The picture shown below is certainly a Yamaha, but do any of you students of Yamaha lore recognize it, and more over, can name the significance of its achievements?

Here's a hint... There have been some who have argued this was the most important Yamaha ever built...

OK, so whose gonna' tag & bag it first?


Dallara



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[Paul466]

Is that a YD-1?

 

[EricV]

Most important Yamaha ever? That's not a Taurus!

 

[Dallara]

Is that a YD-1?

Nope, Paul466... It's not a YD-1. Good try, though! ::008::

The YD-1 was a production motorcycle. The one in the picture is a prototype...

Dallara



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[Paul466]

YD-1

 

[snakebitten]

A TZ of some kind?