1968 Yamaha RD05A (Phil Read) Pictures

The 250cc Yamaha RD05A ridden by Phil Read to world championship victory in 1968.

Engine Type: Water cooled V4 two-stroke
Bore & Stroke: 44mm x 41mm
Capacity: 294.4cc
Induction: Rotary Disc Valve
Carburettor: Mikuni VM27MG
Ignition: Magneto/Transistor
Power Output: over 72bhp @ 14,200 rpm
Transmission: Dry clutch 8 speed
Weight: 110kg

Manufacturer: Yamaha
Model: RD05A
Engine: 250cc
Year: 1968
Decade: 1960s
Machine Type: Race

3 Responses to “1968 Yamaha RD05A (Phil Read)”

enrique on August 22, 2012 @ 12:05 am

totalmente fenomenal mucha ingenieria…..enrique

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Nimrod 48 on December 23, 2014 @ 7:44 pm

Saw Read & Ivy race these many times Read was timed at over 170mph at Spa in 1967 while Hailwood’s 250cc six cylinder Honda clocked 156mph.

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Ferry Brouwer on January 22, 2018 @ 12:44 pm

This machine on the photo is the machine we have built and not the machine on which Phil Read won the Worldchampionship (that machine does not exist anymore) Phil Read has paraded this machine several times as memebr of my Yamaha Classic Racing Team… it is a newly built historical works machine…

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