And yet, he was able to get back on the bike at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, riding his 1992 championship-winning Yamaha YZR500. Yamaha modified the controls, so Rainey could operate the bike ...

Now, almost 30 years since the sad incident, Wayne Rainey is reunited with his Yamaha YZR500. With all the controls moved to the handlebars, Wayne was strapped on to the bike so that he would be ...

Smith will ride the YZR-500 ROC Yamaha at the Bikers’s Classic event at Spa between July 1 and 3 alongside 45 other professional riders in a wide variety of bikes and classes.

The Yamaha YZR500 is largely as it appeared in period but with a few modifications to accommodate Rainey. The shifter and rear brake controls were moved up to the handlebars.

The Japanese brand’s first fully-faired sport heritage model, it houses a state-of-the-art motorbike in a retro YZR500-inspired package, blending performance and panache like never before.

The bike is a Harris Yamaha YZR500 grand prix racing machine, in action on the roads of Britain. You could do this too. Yes you personally can ride one of these bikes.

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Three-time 500cc World Champion Wayne Rainey will ride his iconic Yamaha YZR500 at the 2022 Goodwood Festival of Speed, commemorating 30 years since he won his final Grand Prix title. If you were a ...

For many years the YZR500 has been respected as the best-handling 500, so it has been Yamaha's desire to instil the YZR-M1 with similar characteristics. To that end the YZR-M1 utilises a chassis ...