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  • Yamaha YR2C: when Yamaha joined the street scrambler trend

    Yamaha YR2C: when Yamaha joined the street scrambler trend

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    Steve Cooper looks at how Yamaha took its all-new YR1 and jumped aboard the 1960s street scrambler trend. In 1967, Yamaha’s Iwata factory rolled out its most significant machine since the 250cc two-stroke YDS1 of 1959. The all-new Yamaha YR1 350 two-stroke twin was a ground-up design featuring a vertically split crankcase and a clutch…

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  • Suzuki’s TC200 came here by accident…

    Suzuki’s TC200 came here by accident…

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    Steve Cooper looks at the street scrambler that came to these shores by accident… So, as we all know, street scramblers were never sold in the UK, right? Well, why would a company do that when we Brits have always had a reputation for being a conservative bunch when it comes to buying motorcycles? Very…

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