In the 1996 Yamaha 0WJ1 the bore/stroke was changed again back to the previously used 54 x 54 mm. It gave under the new conditions a better spread of power through the rev-range. Yamaha also used a new material for the pistons and the frame design was modernized in not using a sub-frame for the seat anymore. Norick Abe scored his first GP win on the 0WJ1 and also Loris Capirossi won a GP.

Yamaha 0WJ1, 1996