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Other Yamaha's? Motorcycles anyone?

84rzv500r

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ok lets see...
1966 Fox Mini bike - this list starts in 1966
1970 Suzuki TS90 with 100cc Kit
1974 Yamaha MX125A
1976 Yamaha DT250B
1976 Honda MR50, CT70, 250 Elsinore
1982 Yamaha Maxim 550 - later stole the engine for a FJ600
*1983 Hartley XR1000
1983 Kawi GPZ550
**1983 Yamaha RZV500R/2002 R1 Hybrid
1984 Yamaha RZ350, FJ1100
1987 Yamaha FZR1000
1988 Yamaha FZR400
1989 Yamaha FZR1000
1992 Ducati 900 Superlight
*1999 Harley XL1200S
2012 Yamaha YZF-R1 50th WSB with Graves Motorsports engine/tuning
*2017 Honda 300 Rebel

* Still own and ride
** Just sold - pics

The 1999 S went through a renovation program to get new suspension better brakes and 18" wheels after Irma and the 83 XR is still undergoing a transition back to its flatrack form from street trim... again driven by Irma... same suspension and brakes as the 99S however 19" NOS wheels... Lots of custom fabrication... and building Boat Parts and Jet pumps gets in the way... Not enough hours in a day...

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Nice list, went through few bikes myself. Always wanted to build a cafe racer but never got into it.

yamaha dt125 enduro (cant remember year)
1986 honda cb450
2000 kawi ninja 250r
2005 harley sportster
2010 harley 48
2014 harley fatboy
 

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1987 Yamaha FZR1000

I loved that bike! Never owed it however I bought a 1988 FZR 600 when it won the 600 class.
 

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1987 Yamaha FZR1000

I loved that bike! Never owed it however I bought a 1988 FZR 600 when it won the 600 class.
87 was like a light switch.... nearly spit me off a few times the fist time I rode it at NODUOL (LOUDON backwards)
89 was 1000% better and had power everywhere and never gave up on top a little porky in the handling dept but never did anything wrong I raced mine till 92.... gone are the days of checks and 1099's from Yamaha USA for contingency money when the FZR's first came out... buddy of mine with a race shop in Canada has a built 1990 FZR1000 engine in a OW01 (750) chassis Vance and Hines Superbike replica... thats what he does is build engines, street and track racebikes replicas and he has a HAAS 5 axis mill big enough to walk around inside to make all the giblets needed along with a chassis dyno..
 

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Any pictures of that beautiful beast?
yeah it appears that I got the parts messed up but there were always so many builds going on it was hard to remember... my bike is the yellow RZV500R and its an 84 LOL... there were so many trick parts we had cut down flywheels and alternate gear ratio transmissions with upgraded main shafts, custom CNC billet every thing magnesium and titanium bits... the frame was hand built in japan out of aluminum and I hand built and aluminum swingarm from three different swingarms to get the right geometry... components were so tightly packed getting a finger down inside was a chore... the swing arm was machined to clear the YPVS controller no wasted space under the faring... 320 lbs wet... body work came off for service in a couple minutes....
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