On the 26th of September 1993, a young and inspiring motorcycle racer
named Tetsuya Harada was adding the final touches to his machine at the
Jarama racing circuit, just prior tot he last round of the season. This
would make him the first Japanese World Champion since 1977. His
closest rival, Loris Capirossi, was ahead in point standings going into
this last race, but bad luck plagued him during the dynamic battle for
the 250cc GP2 title. Although this was Harada's debut season for the
World Grand Prix, he had been working closely with Yamaha for the last
couple of seasons, perfecting the works TZM bike, which allowed him to
win the 1992 All Japan Championship title. The 1993 Yamaha TZ250M used
a 249cc liquid cooled V-twin cylinder engine capable of 94 horsepower.
Its crankcase reed valve induction system was combined with an
electronically controlled exhaust valve system. The highly
sophisticated six-speed gear box used an electronic cut-out gear
changing system that eliminated clutch operation and minimized racing
stresses. This awesome powerplant was mounted on Yamaha's exceptionally
rigid twin-spar box-section aluminum frame that was capable of head
angle adjustments. The rear suspension was also of box-sectioned
aluminum to withstand the enormous power and traction. The bike rides
on Marchesini cast magnesium wheels matched to Dunlop radial tires. The
superb stopping power was achieved by front Brembo and rear Nissin
Brake systems.
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1x Tamiya Ducati 888 Superbike (1/12)
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