1982 Yamaha Xz550rj Vision on 2040-motos

US $2,200.00

Year:1982 Mileage:9 Color: Brilliant Red

Location:

Toledo, Ohio, United States

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Yamaha XZ550RJ Vision photos

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Yamaha XZ550RJ Vision tech info

Engine Size (cc):550 Warranty:Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty Type:Sport Touring For Sale By:Private Seller

Yamaha XZ550RJ Vision description

I am selling my 1982 Yamaha XZ550RJ Vision with a 1983 Full Sport Touring Fairing. Too many bikes, and this one is very nice, you would find it hard to get a better one. I really love this bike, it handles very well as I have Mike's XS damper valves in the front forks, (cartridge emulators) and a 2004 Triumph TT600 rear shock. I also have the original shock. It has a 2001 Yamaha R1 full floating front rotor, and it stops very well! I took my race school on this bike at Nelson Ledges race track in 2012, and the bike really handles well. Very stable! It is a shaft drive, also, so no maintenance except to change the differential fluid occasionally.It also has a MOSFET Shindigen Regulator/rectifier, and it is a good upgrade for the charging system. It has a UNI foam type reusable air filter in the air box.

The gas tank looks very good inside, shiny metal! Look at the pics. The factory tuned exhaust is in good shape, some scratches from it's age, but good shape with no rust holes. I have a historic plate on it, so it doesn't get ridden enough, I take it to Vintage Bike Night in Toledo, every other tuesday, and it hasn't gotten rode much more. I hope this goes to a good home, and an appreciative owner.

The Vision was designed and engineered by Cosworth, and 3 years of development went into it before they released it in 1982. It has a 10k rpm redline, but it will pull 11k in top gear, and keep pulling to the rev limiter at 12k. I had purchased a black 1982, brand new, and it was a smoking fast bike back then for a 550cc bike it would keep up with the V45 Sabre my buddy had, and it blew away a Suzuki GT750 triple one night on the way home from work. It was light years ahead of it's time, and still looks like a modern sport touring machine. My wife and I toured on the black naked one, all over Michigan, and it never complained two-up, with gear strapped on the tail section.

It was a shame they stopped making this bike, it was and is, a very good engine and chassis. I think they missed the boat when they brought out the V-Max 1200cc engine (which was actually two Vision engines in the V4 configuration) and slotted it into the muscle bike chassis. I felt like they should have made a Vision type sport tourer with 150 hp, and called it... the Double Vision... got Foreigner to endorse it, and they would have sold like hotcakes!! Lol...

Here is a YouTube link to a couple videos I uploaded!

eBay will not let me post the links, as they don't show active, so go to my YouTube channel, Charlie Edward, and look at the videos of the Vision it is running there!

If you have any questions, please feel free to message me! Have a nice day, and God bless!

Charlie

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