Here’s a sharp looking and stock FZR400W with recent maintenance. It has a couple cosmetic issues with a crack in the lower fairing and the upper fairing has been replaced but doesn’t have the decals. However, the listing indicates another set of plastics is included and appears to be factory complete. Everything else looks very clean and unmolested. Current bid is about $2,650 and buy-it-now is displayed at $5,600.
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1989 Yamaha FZR400 for sale on eBay
from the seller’s listing:
This is a RARE Find. 1989 FZR 400W. Previous two owners, Comes with original dealer prep documentation ( see pics) and some other historic documentation in a binder made by orignal owner.
Super Clean bike with all stock parts. Paint is beautiful, no dents in tank, all plastics excellent, with exception of one crack in lower left bottom underside fairing (see pic) -easily repairable location.
kBike Was only missing the side oval signal inserts. I found two on ebay that will go with bike. One is white, other is black- that can be painted white to match.
Also comes with BRAND NEW IN BOX (see pic) COMPLETE ABS Replacement body kit (just in case you drop her- but please try not to)
If you know these bikes, they are very rare to find stock, un raced, modified etc. Here is your chance if you are a collector or just need to have a nice clean stock one to your stable. Great handling bike, docile until it hits about 8k RPM to its 14k Redline.
New Bridgestone tires, EBC brakes, EK chain, plugs, all fluids changed, Carbs cleaned and re-built, new battery installed. Runs as it should and needs only a new owner to ride it. I have another FZR400 and FZR600 and 20 other bikes and Im just thinning the herd, I cant ride them all .
This bike handles like a dream in the twisties and you can easily embarrass your friend on their bigger, badder, newer bikes with this sweet piece of Yamaha history.
Holy cow that replacement body work might be worth more than the bike to the right person. But yes , it’s a classic..way ahead of it’s time.
I think that is aftermarket Chinese plastic. not 100% sure on that.
I’d worry about these bikes. I had an ’89 FZR 600, and all the intake valves all had to be replaced after 15,000 miles. Something about not using the correct metal when they were made. Evidently this was an issue with the FZR 400s as well.
Cause you, (and the Yamaha factory) didn’t put an RZ lump in it to begin with… More to follow. The only valves these bikes ever needed, were reed valves, and power valves, period. Ding, ding, ding.
Put an RZ “lump” in an FZR400 (or 600)? What are you talking about (or smoking)?! This is an inline 4, 4-stroke, not a 2-stroke!
These are absolutely great little bikes and handle like a feather. They spin up in the rev range, make great sound and while the power wasn’t overwhelming, they became giant killers in the canyons and some local racetracks. One of the popular mods was to drop in an FZ 600 motor which gave it some respectable power. That being said, these are getting harder and harder to find in good stock condition so changing out the motor would be a bad idea. Hmmm…$5,600.00 (buy it now) seems to be all the money but then again, you could spend over $3,000.00 and buy a Grom. If I were looking for one of these, i’d be on the phone with the seller making a deal and ride it home down Highway 1 from San Francisco. (I have no affiliation with the seller) Good luck boys…and girls.
Got one. Miles of smiles. Suspension is weak….engine is average…handling is the best. You get stretched over the tank and hide behind the fairing. It can do highway speeds. Seating position is like sitting in a chair …very comfortable. Miles are the same as mine so the suspension is used up. Fairing extra is chinese.
Guessing the cost reflects the maintenance.
4500 seems reasonable. Just saying
RZ lump… Heck yeah! Got one, and I’ll do ya one better, Think Banshee (lc sans ypvs), you get the idea. It is the best hybrid, ever. Not a straight bolt-in, and the pipes are a fitment whore, but the result I HAVE is 70 R.W.H.P. on non oxidizing fuel, and 265 lbs. WET!
This is approaching mid 80″s TZ specs… More to follow…