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Yamaha Rz500 Rd500 on 2040-motos

US $4,250.00
YearYear:1985 MileageMileage:999999 ColorColor: grey
Location:

Kapaa, Hawaii, US

Kapaa, Hawaii, US
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Yamaha RZ500 RD500, US $4,250.00, image 1

Yamaha Other photos

Yamaha RZ500 RD500, US $4,250.00, image 2

Yamaha Other tech info

TypeType:Sport Bike Engine Size (cc)Engine Size (cc):500 WarrantyWarranty:Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty For Sale ByFor Sale By:Private Seller

Yamaha Other description

This is a sale I will regret but here it goes...

This is an 1985 RD500 rebuilt and customized. It has the following parts upgraded or added to the original:

The Good:
Titled and registered!
Rebuilt engine by a yamaha mechanic and former racer (new old stock heads and pistons)
Sand blasted frame and repainted
YZF 750 Forks 
R1 Calipers w/ steel braided lines 
R6 Radiator 
FZR 1000 wheels, rotors, and rear brake 
Ohlins Rear shock 
SpeedCell Battery (size of a pack of smokes)
A heavily modified RC30 race fairing 
The Bad:
The bike has been sitting for the last six months and will need the carbs gone through, but starts and runs.
Not a stock bike

The bike is located in Kauai, but I will crate and assist at buyers expense 

Video of the Build:




Video of the Bike running and riding:

Moto blog

Stoner explains the tank slapper

Mon, 03 Oct 2011

Casey Stoner looked all set to win at Motegi, after translating his pole position into an early race-lead. But coming over the crest on the back straight his bike momentarily lost control in a tank slapper. Regaining composure the championship leader was forced to pump his brakes to get the pads back in place, with the rear-wheel bouncing in the air he ran out of time and space to make the 90 degree right hander and was forced to run into the gravel.

The problem with electric bikes...

Mon, 11 Jun 2012

This weekend sees the running of the most famous car race of them all, the Le Mans 24hrs, and to be a driver of one of the front-running cars has got to be fairly high on the list of jobs that will make ladies swoon. Speed, danger, noise, fame, physical fitness and lots and lots of money, the key elements of any top-line race series, tend to ensure that its star competitors manage to appear cool. But the latest press picture from Yamaha – publicising the firm's link with (Yamaha shareholder) Toyota's Le Mans effort – manages to strip away every last shred of of swagger from the team's drivers by plonking them on Yamaha EC-03 electric scooters.

How do 1000s compare to the 800s

Wed, 09 Nov 2011

Now MotoGP has completed its transformation from 800 to 1000cc, how do the lap times between the different bikes compare using Valencia and the post-season test as a benchmark.. Yesterday, Dani Pedrosa was the quickest 1000 on his Honda RC213V setting a time of 1:32.186. To find the quickest time from the outgoing 800 era you have to look at his current Repsol Honda team-mate, Casey Stoner, but it wasn't set on a Honda.