When did the Yamaha SR400 and SR500 come out?
When did the Yamaha SR400 and SR500 come out?
Yamaha SR400 & SR500. The Yamaha SR400 (1978–2018) and SR500 (1978–1999) are single-cylinder, air-cooled, two-passenger motorcycles manufactured in Japan by Yamaha Motor Company as a street version of the Yamaha XT500, with a standard riding posture and styling resembling the Universal Japanese Motorcycles of the 1970s.
What kind of tires does a 1978 Yamaha SR500 have?
1978 Yamaha sr500 thumper, runs and rides good, newer tires, supertrapp muffler, needs a seat cover.
Is the Yamaha sr500e a dirt bike or a street bike?
Yamaha’s new street bike has been developed out of the XT500 and TT500 dirt bikes, but even here the lineage tends to be more apparent than real. The SR500E is not a street-bike adaptation of the XT500.
What kind of carburetor does a Yamaha SR500 have?
Most of the work has gone into the inlet side of the engine where the SR has a 34mm Mikuni carburetor feeding a 47mm intake valve, compared to the XT’s 32mm carb and 45mm poppet.
The Yamaha SR400and SR500 really begin with the engine fitted to the Yamaha XT500 enduro/adventure motorcycle made from 1975-1981. The XT500 was a bike built for lively performance and had rugged, simple construction.
Why did Yamaha reduce the tank size on the SR500?
In a bid to improve handling and tyre choice, the front wheel dropped to 18”, but quite why Yamaha saw fit to reduce tank capacity from 14 to 12 litres was never really obvious. Three years on, the bike got a revised camshaft profile that enhanced low- and medium-speed running and an updated carburettor to assist with both fuelling and starting.
What kind of carburettor does a Yamaha SR500 have?
In its original form, the bike ran a 19” front and 18” rear wheel, 34mm Mikuni carburettor, disc front brake and drum rear. From 1985-on, the bike ran a competent twin leading front brake in a bid to attract purists who felt the look better suited a 500 single.
Why was the XT engine made for the SR500?
The two engines share a related if sometimes disparate development history and inevitably the time-honoured chicken and egg scenario cannot be escaped. The XT motor was developed in response to US dealers demanding a bigger, faster and more environmentally compliant dirt bike.