Another RSBFS affordable favorite, the Yamaha FZR400! While pretty much overlooked in the U.S. market when new, these are great little back road machines and track day hero’s. What they lack in power compared to the larger FZR600 they make up for with lighter weight and better handling. This example is largely original and includes the stock exhaust and mirrors. And the seller has lots of close up pictures to detail the patina this 17k mile, 25 year old example has. While not a museum piece it looks perfect for Sunday morning rides in the hills — after a Saturday track day!
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1988 Yamaha FZR400 For Sale on eBay
from the seller:
This is a very pristine example of this model year. I have owned the bike for 3 years, it runs perfectly and has been well maintained. The body work has no cracks or dents anywhere. There are few light scratches on a few spots on the top of the gas tank cowling from where the tank bag is mounted and also around the edge of the rear seat cowl. Please look at the detailed photos. The tires have only 400 miles on them. Dr. Brown’s motorcycles adjusted the valves, changed the oil, changed the coolant and replaced the temperature sensor. There are 17,000 mile on the odometer and the bike is completely stock except for the exhaust pipe and bar end mirrors. I have the original exhaust system and mirrors that are included in this sale. I also have the factory manuals and extensive literature that is also included.
Ducati sticker on the right engine cover? I understand if you want to cover up a scratch ( or scrapes ), but I think a tuning forks sticker would make sooooo much more sense.
Stickers like that don’t hide or cover existing damage- they draw attention to it.
It’s like putting carmex on a cold sore. It’s saying..hey look at my very shiny cold sore.
Just thought I’d point out a few things other than the Ducati sticker…
The windscreen isn’t factory nor are the front rotors. The front rotors are EBC Pro-Lites which aren’t exactly cheap and are typically reserved for racing due to the extra initial bite they provide, but are perfectly acceptable for street riding. I noticed a few odd missing or non OEM bolts sprinkled about as well. Also, it’s commonplace for FZR 400’s to run at redline on the temp gauge so I’d ask why they changed the thermostat and what the old one looked like (was it punched out for racing?). The radiators were simply too small for the massive amount of HP these machines put out [/joking off]. I’m not saying it’s not a good machine, but the buyer is advertising it as all original and that’s not the case. But, I think at $4,000 you better be looking for a 100% machine.
Good eye boys!
Good morning and I am the seller of the bike, Thanks for pointing out to me the two non original aspects of the bike. I have sold the bike locally and have pointed these items out to the buyer. I have mainly had Italian and German bikes over the last 30 years and this was my first in line four since a Kawasaki Z!-R I had when I was about 22 years old. I just purchased a 1988 Moto Guzzi Lemans 1000 V; so I had to let this super fun bike go down the road.
I had a very dear friend many years ago who had a small business selling vintage Ducati parts; mainly for the singles and bevel drive models. He had stickers made up to promote his business and that is one of them you see on the bike. He was a great influence on me and a great enthusiast for sport bikes. Unfortunately, he was killed by your typical driver pulling out in front of him making a left hand turn. He was riding a sweet Moto Guzzi 1100 Sport that he had just recently purchased and was enjoying very much. I always put one of those stickers on the bikes I get and can never bear to take them off; I just leave it to the next owner to do what he or she wishes….as I get older I realize that the links of ownership and the stories these bikes tell are sometimes a little bit more that just the metal bits that make them up….
Paul,
Thank you for leaving your comment and sharing the story about your friend. Enjoy your new mount and maybe I’ll see you on the back roads.
Dan Crouch, Corvallis