LOT 439
The ex-Kent Andersson 1972 Yamaha 250cc TD3 Racing Motorcycle Registration no. not registered Frame no. TD3-990107 Engine no. DS7-990107
Sold for £13,800 inc. premium
Lot 439
The ex-Kent Andersson, 1972 Yamaha 250cc TD3 Racing MotorcycleRegistration no. not registered Frame no. TD3-990107 Engine no. DS7-990107
The Autumn Sale - The Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show, Stafford|9 October 2021, 12:00 BST|Stafford, Staffordshire County Showground
The ex-Kent Andersson
1972 Yamaha 250cc TD3 Racing Motorcycle
Registration no. not registered
Frame no. TD3-990107
Engine no. DS7-990107
1972 Yamaha 250cc TD3 Racing Motorcycle
Registration no. not registered
Frame no. TD3-990107
Engine no. DS7-990107
• Raced by Kent Andersson during the 1972 season
• Two rostrum finishes in the 1972 World Championship
• Restored condition
The mainstay of 250cc and 350cc racing at national and international level for many years, the twin-cylinder two-stroke Yamaha well deserved the title of 'privateer's friend'; indeed, without it, grids in these classes would have been depleted in extremis during the 1970s. The first of the line, the 250cc TD2, arrived in 1969 and immediately proved capable of winning Grands Prix, privateer Kent Andersson triumphing in the German round at Hockenheim that year, one of Yamaha's most significant classic victories. The giant leap forward from the preceding TD1C had been achieved thanks to a comprehensive redesign that saw the engine porting and exhaust system updated, superior Mikuni carburettors adopted, and the chassis, suspension and brakes greatly improved.
Looking like a scaled down Manx Norton Featherbed, the TD2's chassis was a development of that used for the RD56 works racer. Broadly similar as far as its frame and cycle parts were concerned, the 350cc TR2 differed mainly by virtue of its horizontally-split crankcases, a feature not introduced on the 250 until the arrival of the TD3 in 1972. By this time the 350 had been updated as the TR3, its engine closely related to that of the contemporary YR5 roadster, and from then onwards the two racers would be engineered to share the maximum number of components. The TR3 could not have enjoyed a more successful international debut, for although Kel Carruthers' works bike failed, privateer Don Emde came through to win the 1972 Daytona 200, the first of many such victories for the TR3.
This TD3 comes with a signed letter from Swedish Grand Prix star and two-time 125cc World Champion Kent Andersson stating that he rode this Yamaha TD3 (frame number '990107') in 1972 and had great successes with it. Kent finished six races in the 250cc World Championship that year, his best results being 3rd place finishes at Yugoslavia and Finland respectively. He ended the season in 7th place in the championship with 39 points. Kent later sold this TD3 to his mechanic, and the machine subsequently passed through the hands of some of Phil's friends before reaching his collection. Offered with a history file, this beautiful TD3 represents a rare opportunity to own a machine raced by one of the biggest Grand Prix stars of the day, and with in-period World Championship history.
• Two rostrum finishes in the 1972 World Championship
• Restored condition
The mainstay of 250cc and 350cc racing at national and international level for many years, the twin-cylinder two-stroke Yamaha well deserved the title of 'privateer's friend'; indeed, without it, grids in these classes would have been depleted in extremis during the 1970s. The first of the line, the 250cc TD2, arrived in 1969 and immediately proved capable of winning Grands Prix, privateer Kent Andersson triumphing in the German round at Hockenheim that year, one of Yamaha's most significant classic victories. The giant leap forward from the preceding TD1C had been achieved thanks to a comprehensive redesign that saw the engine porting and exhaust system updated, superior Mikuni carburettors adopted, and the chassis, suspension and brakes greatly improved.
Looking like a scaled down Manx Norton Featherbed, the TD2's chassis was a development of that used for the RD56 works racer. Broadly similar as far as its frame and cycle parts were concerned, the 350cc TR2 differed mainly by virtue of its horizontally-split crankcases, a feature not introduced on the 250 until the arrival of the TD3 in 1972. By this time the 350 had been updated as the TR3, its engine closely related to that of the contemporary YR5 roadster, and from then onwards the two racers would be engineered to share the maximum number of components. The TR3 could not have enjoyed a more successful international debut, for although Kel Carruthers' works bike failed, privateer Don Emde came through to win the 1972 Daytona 200, the first of many such victories for the TR3.
This TD3 comes with a signed letter from Swedish Grand Prix star and two-time 125cc World Champion Kent Andersson stating that he rode this Yamaha TD3 (frame number '990107') in 1972 and had great successes with it. Kent finished six races in the 250cc World Championship that year, his best results being 3rd place finishes at Yugoslavia and Finland respectively. He ended the season in 7th place in the championship with 39 points. Kent later sold this TD3 to his mechanic, and the machine subsequently passed through the hands of some of Phil's friends before reaching his collection. Offered with a history file, this beautiful TD3 represents a rare opportunity to own a machine raced by one of the biggest Grand Prix stars of the day, and with in-period World Championship history.
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