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1986 Yamaha SRX600
Miles: 19,050
Clean Title
Albuquerque, NM
$3,900
SELLER
Very hard to find 1986 Yamaha srx600 super single. Starts right up. Tires have only 300 miles on them. Paint is outstanding and it runs great. Was tuned last fall at High Velocity and has zero issues. Buy a classic today! Only 19k miles. Titled to me. $3900obo
Not really a sport bike, but loads of fun and rare
We have covered about 6 of these bikes so they do not come up very often. As Mike reported here on RSBFS in 2022, “In the world of Yamaha, this is not really a sport bike. It is not mega powerful. It does nothing extraordinary. Yet somehow the SRX – this retro British single – is a lost gem in the models offered by the Yamaha Motor Co. Lightweight, impossibly narrow, and ultimately flickable, the SRX represents all the elements that make motorcycling FUN, without the unnecessary baggage of plastic bodywork, extreme riding position or uncontrollable horsepower.
In the US, the SRX came in two sizes: small (250cc) and large (600cc). We seem to be able to the find the 250 models much more readily than the bigger bike, which does make some sense; the 250 was viewed as an entry level machine, whereas more experienced riders were looking for bigger bore multis and the like. Thus the 250 was relatively popular, while the 600 gained a quiet, but ardent following.”
This bike looks cool and from what I’ve read, it is fun to ride.
Good luck to the buyer and seller!
I have one w/ a few mods. So light and narrow, which provides almost telepathic riding. A big plus, I can get the most out of the power the engine has to offer. Fun bike and I rarely see another one. Usually a lot of questions when parked.
Of all the bikes in my collection, the SRX has one of the most comfortable riding positions for me. I’ve owned mine since 1987 and, even though I own bikes that will leave it for dead, it will be one of the last bikes I sell.