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TZed’s Not Dead 1977 Yamaha TZ750D

AMCN’s resident Road Test Editor, Paul Young, shares the madness of ticking one more motorcycle ride on his bucket list—Yamaha’s 1977 TZ750D thanks to owner Barry Ditchburn and Consortium Racing.

“…Having the opportunity to not only ride but to race one of the most iconic motorcycles of all time. In fact, the Yamaha TZ750 is the icon of an iconic era of racing.

This fearsome thoroughbred represents all that is great and slightly demented about motorcycle racing. It’s a living, blue-smoke-breathing relic of a time when it was still possible to purchase a piece of mechanical lunacy from your friendly Yamaha dealer and set off to join the circus – and maybe even conquer the world…”

To read the full feature get yourself a copy of the latest AMCN – with Toby Price on the cover – Vol 65 No 14