1988 Yamaha FZR750RU

Now this takes me back  few years! I wonder how many of these remain with only 200 being imported for AMA homologation.  This was one actually raced but is now titled in CA.  Sounds like some fun!  When these were originally released they were not available in California as they were only 49 state compliant.  However our seller here has managed to obtain a CA title for this example.  This bike was previously listed on Craigslist back in May of 2009 at a price of $3750 which means you can get a lot of bike for a reasonable outlay.  For reference the you can have a read here.

For sale is a very rare Yamaha factory racer introduced for the 1988 AMA Superbike Series,This machine has 5,554 miles on the clock, with 350 miles since a complete engine re-build using OEM factory race parts, with  a total of almost $6,000 spent including new tires, brakes etc, with receipts for the work.

Wikipedia article,
The Yamaha FZR750RU was only available in 1988 in a limited quantity (200 to USA) at a then price of $6899, which was more expensive than most liter bikes at the time. This was the only 750cc Yamaha sportbike offered for model year 1988-89, period. The following is from a 1988 Yamaha Product Sales Guide:”Yamaha’s FZR750R is a fully fledged road racer designed and built for AMA Superbike racing. Unlike other racers, though, to meet AMA rules, the FZR750R is fully street legal and available down at local Yamaha street bike dealers. Quantities are limited to the 200 required for AMA racing homologation, but for riders with the ability and desire to win races, there’s never been a better or easier way.” Just briefly, the bike weights 448 pounds dry, fuel capacity is 5.3 gallons, and tire sizes are 120/70 ZR 17 front, and, 160/60 ZR 18 rear. Brakes are 320mm front and 267mm rear. Forks are 41mm with spring preload and rebound damping. Delta Box frame, Genesis five-valve-per-cylinder motor and the same close-ration 6 speed gearbox as the factory racer were part of the package.”

This machine is in excellent condition and comes with a host of parts, manuals, receipts, etc.
It was raced in Superbike in the late 80’s by Williams Racing and the engine was race prepped by Vance and Hines “Suicycle” it also has many race upgrades such as strengthened swing arm, race suspension, quick remove calipers etc, also a host of the original parts removed for racing.
The bike has a current California registration, tagged till May 2012

The auction can be found here on eBay

I love the fact that the bike comes with its history documented as well as the service manuals and a lovely collectable called “microfiche”.  For the youngsters out there it is what was used before DVD service manuals. It is going to put a smile on someones face for not a great deal of money.

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