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available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The YZR500 was
the Yamaha Motor Corporation's entry for 500cc Grand Prix motorcycle
racing between the years of 1973 and 2002. Riders who rode it to world
championships are Giacomo Agostini (1975), Kenny Roberts (1978, 1979,
1980), Eddie Lawson (1984, 1986, 1988) and Wayne Rainey (1990, 1991,
1992). Yamaha Motor Company Limited is a Japanese motorized
vehicle-producing company. Yamaha Motor is part of Yamaha Corporation
and its headquarter is located in Iwata, Shizuoka.