Surfing the Local CL ads: 1997 Yamaha YZR1000R Thunderace For Sale
Filed Under (Yamaha) by Dan on October 19, 2008
Tagged Under : Black, Gray, Japanese, open class, Thunderace, Yamaha, YZF1000R
Here’s another open class bike that caught my attention recently while surfing the local Craigslist motorcycle section – a cherry 1997 Yamaha YZR1000R Thunderace in black and gray. This one has 26k miles and is listed for $5800:
quote from seller’s Craigslist ad:
One ownwer, 1997 Yamaha YZF1000R Thunderace, 1997 Sportbike of the year. Produced for one year only. Very RARE. Still one of the best handling most powerful bikes on the road.
Black/Silver, 26,000 miles, never down and never abused (no wheelies/stoppies)
Tuned (including having cams ‘degreed’) by Eric Dorn at EDR Performance, full Akropovic Titanium exhaust, K&N air filter, HeliBars, Attack rear sets, steel front brake lines, smoke windscreen, nearly new Pilot Power tires
I know of no maintenance issues with this bike. It is ready to ride.
$5800 sounds a bit lofty for this under appreciated bike, especially with such mileage. Not saying the bike is in jeopardy as a result of mileage, but at this price, I’d expect a lot less. The images sure do represent a well look after example though. I’ll do some research to find out for sure like I did on the CBR900RR entries I posted recently.
After my ride to the Olympic Peninsula this past summer, I’ve been contemplating a more appropriate touring machine. The Ducati made the trip fine, but I felt terrible as it sat in the pouring rain overnight. While all it would’ve needed was a decent cover to avoid being totally neglectful, it got me to thinking about what a better mount might of looked like for such a task. Something tells me a bike like this with proper luggage might fit the bill and then some!
dc
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just wanted to say you have a nice looking ace.. i like the color. mine is the stock red and white.. i really like my bike its very fun to ride. how many miles you have on yours?
Hey Mike,
The listing shows 26k miles on this one. It’s still for sale on our local Craigslist as a matter of fact:
http://corvallis.craigslist.org/mcy/1192948750.html
Got any pictures of yours? The white and red is a damn good combo!
dc
Since the other ads have apparently expired, I thought I’d submit the current ad for my Thunderace. Hi-res pics available on request!
http://slo.craigslist.org/mcy/1615888810.html