Why the F

[band1t]

I am just wondering if anyone knows why Yamaha

Named the banshee a YZF 350

 

Why "F" its not a four stroke

Shouldn't it of been just a YZ 350.

Is the reason behind the F in YZF350 banshee

[ClayAiken]

Im pretty sure a banshee is a YFZ 350.

[ClayAiken]

And if it were just a yz 350 it would make it a bike. 

[fappy'97]

They had their YZ line of dirt bikes prior to 1987, so naming it the YZ350 would have been misleading. The YFM line has always been more their "trail oriented" and utility quads, while the YFZ models have been their sportier quads.

 

 

[Nightmare]

I always thought the f stands for "four". As in four wheels.

 

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[locogato11283]

YFZ350Fast

[Paulie B]

Yamaha just does that since 4 strokes were actually an after thought.

The official designation for the motor in my Blaster is a 1979 YZ400F. Why? Because the 78' 400 was a YZ400D and in 77' it was a 400C

Then in 98' They came out with the poker that started the 4 stroke craze. It was a YZ400F.

Kinda make finding parts a PITA.

Idiots on youtube argue with me to this day telling me my motor is a 4 stroke.

Rule of thumb. Any older bike with the same name as the youger one is always faster.

[bansheesandrider]

Y=Yamaha, F=Four wheeler, Z=high performance series. All Yamah 4 wheelers that I know or are designated YF_XXX.

[Tech AS]

the F stands for "Flux Capacitor"

[04_blu_shee]

Not stepping on toes but my 06 Rappy book says YFM700RV they come OEM forged piston. What does the M mean...Banshee ofcourse is YFZ350 it wrote the book.