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This is a nicely restored YB10 with some extensive engine modifications.  Located in Bremerton, Washington is a 1991 Bimota YB10 Dieci.  The YB10 features adjustable, 42mm, USD Marzocchi forks; 38mm downdraught Mikuni carbs, and Ohlins adjustable rear shock.  The YB10 weighs in at 407lbs dry, 65lbs less than the FZR that donated it’s motor.  This particular example is restored in a stunning yellow that looks very nice if not correct.  The seller states that it has extensive motor mods that include:

Falicon lightened and balanced crankshaft,performance rods,wiseco 1040cc 11.5:1 piston kit,rd valve springs,OW01 camshafts,41mm Keihin flat slide carbs,Has been ported and polished cylinder head. Custom paint,remus exh, ohlins rear shock,custom body work,custom oil cooler.

This bike isn’t original but it looks to be in fantastic condition.  The odometer looks to have less that 500 miles on it.  With the unoriginality of the bike and extensive engine modifications, this bike should be a weekend rider but, at $20,000; it’s price puts it higher than any YB10 I believe I’ve seen and too expensive to put any measurable mileage on.  If it strikes your fancy as it does mine, see it on CycleTrader here.

AG

1988/89 FZR 400 in concourse condition….almost unbelievable!

If you’re a fan of the small cc sport bikes of days gone by then you need to pull up a chair and have a seat. This is a 88 or 89 FZR 400 that is said to be in “100% as it left the factory condition.” Now, that can mean a couple of things, but the ad is a little vague and hard to decipher.

What can you make of the following?

This is a Canadian market FZR400 in museum condition; I cannot put into words how perfect this bike is. It has never seen rain, it is 100% as it left the factory including the tires, it was in my living room for 6 years and in my kitchen for 8. I drained all the fluids and put it into the house for safe keeping, now I’m selling most of my collection to make one large purchase. thanks for looking

Let’s see…. 6 years + 8 years = 14 years. I understand that part, but what happened to the other 6 or 7 years??? What model year is it? How many miles does it have? Is the tank rusted? I would love to have some better pictures and information to back up the ad. I did the obvious and contacted the seller for more information, but I’m still waiting. So not to prevent any would be FZR hunter the opportunity to buy such a gem I figured I would post up what I had.

Being the FZR 400 aficionado that I am, I would say the picture does appear to back up what is said. And with an asking price nearly double what they cost when new it better damn well be a museum piece. But, you’ll need to be the judge and take from my opinion exactly what you paid for it

Asking price is a steep $5,400.00 and bike is listed for sale on the Vancouver, BC CL.

Is this the last new FZR 400 in North America? If so, $5,400.00 would be the cheapest new FZR400 available for sale and someone needs to pick this one up quick before I do something silly. My kids should be getting nervous.

Cheers!

dd

Located in Louisville, KY this bike belongs to and was submitted by Kelly who is a RSBFS.com daily reader. Thank you for supporting our site and sending us your bike to post.

We’ve had a few of these before, but I have to admit it’s been difficult finding the proper information for this bike.

Here’s what I know:
These were the pre-cursor to Yamaha’s famed OW01 FZR 750RR Homologation
There were only 200 of them made to satisfy the AMA Homologation rules
There are very few left as most of them were raced just like any other LE Homologation production model

Owner has the following to say:

This bike is #169 of only 200 made for the US market. To homologate the FZR for AMA racing, Yamaha had to bring 200 street-spec 750 into this country. This bike escaped the racetrack, instead becoming a garage queen. The bike is entirely stock. Never safety wired, never put on the track. As you can see in the pictures, the only damage is a crack in the fairing at the right side front turn signal and a little bit of clearcoat peeling off the left side of the solo cowl. The only mechanical issue on the entire bike is that the button which resets the odometer came off years ago. Last year I had the valves checked and the carbs synched. This bike runs beautifully. If you are very serious about this bike I will be glad to make a short video showing start-up from cold. Nothing to hide, like I said it runs flawlessly. I also have an original Yamaha shop manual and various magazine articles from when the bike was released.

Looks like Kelly has taken great pride in owning this bike because by looking at the pictures one wouldn’t know it has 25,304 miles on the clock, which is low for a 22 year old motorcycle. I also think it says a lot about the seller and bike when the owner is willing to produce a video showing a cold start and idle. So if your a Yamaha guy and like what you see,

dd

This is just another example showing that these great little bikes are still available in “bone stock condition.”

This one has a broken upper fairing, but other than that it looks pretty sweet to me. I’ve inspected the pictures several times and it looks real clean, especially for a 21 year old motorcycle. Now, if you decide to purchase this 58hp beast I know a guy who has an upper fairing for sale . For those of you who may not know, these were imported to the states from 1988 to 1990 and made world wide from 1986 to 1994. I’m going to go out on a limb and say that we here in the good ol’e US of A, were on the short end of the stick when it came to FZR 400. As great as these bikes are, the rest of the world faired way better with the little Yamaha’s. The European market received the 400SP and later the 400RRSP (click here for the Euro model specs) The Euro models had adjustable suspension, solo seats and more HP (grunt, grunt)

Eveytime I consider selling mine all I need to do is throw a leg over it and head to the nearest twisties. I always return with a huge grin and ask myself why I would consider selling it. If you’ve never had the chance to ride one of these I suggest you find one and give it a go. What it lacks in power it makes up in handling and flickability, not to mention fun factor.

This one has a starting bid of $2,000.00 and the reserve is still on. My guess is that it will bring something in the mid to upper 2’s.

Here’s what the owner has to say:

From what I have read, it is a great bike for a beginning racer, especially since it is currently unmodified except for a performance drive chain. It’s a 1988 Model, with just under 14000 Miles on it. Just put a new battery in it, and it starts up and drives fine. The tires are most of the way through their life, but I have a spare set new in box that I was keeping for when they finally needed the replace.

Parts for these are still readily availble from your local Yamaha dealer and for those that aren’t are usually on ebay.

dd

Located in Palmdale, California is a titled and registered 1992 Yamaha FZR250.  This bike looks to be in decent condition, the seller doesn’t go into much detail about any issues the bike may have.  At $7,000 however, I would expect this bike to be absolutely perfect.  If this small displacement, inline four, strikes your fancy see it on Craigslist here.

AG

Title says it all boys and girls.  If you’ve ever wanted to own the best handling sport bike ever made buy it now! 

1989 Yamaha FZR 400 on Toronto Kijiji for $4,000

Owner says:

1989 in Mint Condition with only 18,131 kms or 11,266 miles.

Bike is completely stock and has been garaged always and pampered in every way by 2nd mature owner who has had the bike since 1992.

I can speak from personnel experience when it comes to 400’s.  I’ve owned 7,000 mile mint ones, raced them and currently own a 89 bone stock one that needs some attention.  This one is it!  I’ve found four 400’s for sale this week and haven’t posted them on RSBFS because I didn’t think they were good enough, but this one is worthy.  I will tell you that if you find one, that is all 100% original, it 9.9 times out of 10 will not be in this condition.  I have way more than 4g’s in mine and I’m not finished yet.  I know I’m crazy for putting that kind of money in a 20 year old half liter bike, but I can’t help myself when it comes to 400’s.  These things sold for right at $3,000 when new and have only gone up in value.  I have to imagine it is one of the very few mass produced Big 4 Japan bikes to have that honor.  If I didn’t have my current 400 you wouldn’t see this posted on RSBFS because I would own it.  Someone buy this gem and enjoy it.

FYI – All RSBFS Post viewer comments will now be available for eveyone to read.  So if you have something to say about a particular bike, good or bad, feel free to leave a comment. 

dd

Located somewhere in the Bay Area of California is a very nice 1989 FZR400 set up for track use but also comes with a title, license plate, and registration.  This FZR400 features a FZR600 radiator, fan, and thermostat; 17in rear wheel, R6 front brakes, double click Fox rear shock, Daytona steering damper, Woodcraft rearsets and Sharkskinz bodywork.  That isn’t all this bike comes with however.  The asking price seems very fair at $2,000.  See this bike on Bay Area Riders Forum here.

Also, check this original street version on BARF too:

Clean and low miles (less than 9K).
This bike has never been raced.
Corbin seat.
Stock lowers (not perfect but close)
$2500

EXTRAS:
(for an additional cost)
NRC left and right case covers.
Race upper and tail section.
Spare headlights.
Spare levers.
Spare turn signals.
Many other spare parts.

AG

Located in Denver, Colorado is a very nice 1988 Yamaha FZR750.  The seller states that it has a fresh clutch, fork seals, head set bearings, grips, K&N filters, oil, plugs, O-ring chain and more.  Owned by the same family for the last nine years.  Only 7,068 original miles.  The seller states that the bike is in perfect condition and the pictures agree with this.  See this fantastic FZR750 on Craigslist here.

AG

Located in San Francisco, California is a 1992 Yamaha FZR600 with 7,000 original miles.  FZRs, especially the 600s, aren’t that rare, but this one looks to be in above average condition with only seven-thousand original miles.  The bike may have been dropped on the right hand side judging by the marks on the intake below the “FZR” text–something to ask the seller about.  This example is stock except for an aftermarket rear shock and .95 Racetech springs in the front.  The bike is priced at a $2,600; which seems fair for a low mileage condition FZR.  See this bike on Bay Area Riders Forum here.

AG

Located in Toronto, California is a very nice example of a 1988 Yamaha FZR250R.  This example has 13,400km’s (8,326mi) and looks to be in beautiful condition with little worry from the four stroke motor.  The asking price is $2,890–assumed Canadian dollars.  Now, unfortunately, as close to the U.S. border this bike is, it still is going to be quite difficult to bring in legally. Shame.  See this very nice example on Craigslist here.

The same seller from Toronto also has a fantastic Yamaha FZR400R (no year mentioned) with only 10,900km’s (6,772mi’s).  The asking price is $3,150, again, assumed Canadian dollars.  See the very original, unmolested, bike in the rare blue/yellow scheme on Craigslist here.

AG