Aprilia RS250 - the LAST fire-breathing two-stroke roadster

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The Aprilia 250 race bike

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The  Aprilia 250 World Championship team

The Aprilia 250 World Championship team

The Aprilia 250 race bike

The Aprilia 250 race bike

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The roadster's dashboard

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In 1969, Yamaha's TD2 was winning on racetracks around the world with an unreliable 50bhp

In 1969, Yamaha's TD2 was winning on racetracks around the world with an unreliable 50bhp

The first production watercooled 250 racer was Yamaha's TZ250 circa 1972/73

The first production watercooled 250 racer was Yamaha's TZ250 circa 1972/73

The mainstay of 250 production racing in the seventies was Yamaha's RD250

The mainstay of 250 production racing in the seventies was Yamaha's RD250

Shoehorn two 350s together and you get a firebreathing 750 - the Yamaha TZ750 of 1977

Shoehorn two 350s together and you get a firebreathing 750 - the Yamaha TZ750 of 1977

The first watercooled 250 roadbike - the Yamaha RD250

The first watercooled 250 roadbike - the Yamaha RD250

The last of Yamaha's roadbike 250 dynasty - the TZR250 of 1987

The last of Yamaha's roadbike 250 dynasty - the TZR250 of 1987

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