1979 Yamaha - 40-Page Vintage Motorcycle Brochure / Advertisement

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1979 Yamaha - 40-Page Vintage Motorcycle Brochure / Advertisement
Original, vintage magazine advertisement
Page Size: Approx. 8" x 11" (21 cm x 28 cm) each page
Condition: Good
Yamaha for 1979
Team Yamaha has just
done something they’re
very proud of.
The impossible.
This group of riders,
assisted by their trusty
mechanics and remark-
able Yamaha machines,
just recorded the first
“grand slam” in the his-
tory of motocross. Num-
ber One plates in 125cc,
250cc, 500cc and Super-
cross in a single season.
Two of those plates
went to one incredible
rider, Bob “Hurricane”
Hannah, who clinched
both the Supercross and
AMA 250 National titles
before the seasons were
even over. And, in the pro-
cess, racked up 22 straight
moto wins, to become
the winningest moto-
i crosser in AMA history
J A tough act to
* follow? Not for team-
mate Broc Glover. This
18-year-old prodigy not
only stayed on top of
i the 125cc heap, race
f after race, but went on
to take the AMA Na-
tional Championship
for the second straight
| year.
/ Rick “Lumberjack”
Burgett surprised
everyone but us. He
methodically worked
■ his way up in the starid-
; ings to take first place
i by the sixth event of
the 500cc series.Then blasted
through the next five to take
the championship.
A combination of injuries
and just plain bad luck kept
Mike Bell and Pierre Kars-
makers out of the top \
spots. But not before** s /
Mike turned in a spec- *■
tacularwin at Super-
bowl of Motocross in Los
Angeles. And, of course,
Pierre, former open class
y
champion, remains the
/J
finest product develop-
//
ment rider in the world, i (
.k'V.
with his uncanny riding ability
and diagnostic skills.
As for “Rocket” Rex Staten,
our newest team member, he
gave Rick Burgett some very
tense moments in the 500cc
battle, finishing a close second.
OVER THERE.
Meanwhile, across the Atlantic,
no one was surprised to see
Yamaha’s Heikki Mikkola still
living up to his famous nick-
name “The Flying Finn?
He out-maneuvered, out-
lasted and simply out-classed
Europe’s finest, to take his sec-
ond straight 500cc Class World
Motocross Championship.
Today the world.
Tomorrow...
OVER HERE.
AND OVER THERE.
Meanwhile, back home, our
Enduro team was busy with
the dirt, rocks, trees and treach-
eries of the ISDT qualifiers.
When the dust settled, they’d
won 55 gold medals, 4 first-in-
class trophies, 2 manufacturer’s
trophies and 3 overall-win
awards.
Their next stop was the
International Six Day Trials in
Sweden. And three more gold
medals.
Needless to say we’re very
successful in the racing depart-
ment. Which should make you
every bit as happy as it does us.
Because a race course is
also a proving ground. For the
innovations, refinements and
improvements that go into
every "Yamaha competition
machine.
The. ones we race.
And the- ones you buy
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