1989 FZR750R
Miles: 2,800
VIN: 1991FZRR750123456
Bid at post: $2,550
Update: March 30 bidding is up to $12,850 – 6 more days to go
Auction ends: April 5
SELLER
Titled Japanese Yamaha FZR750R OW01 brought into United States a few years ago by Iconic Motorbikes who purchased from.
Only has approximately 2800 miles. Bike runs and rides great. Just don’t ride enough and would like to make room in my garage.
RSBFS
Oh-Wow! Its and OW01!
It’s naturally more rev-happy, according to Tad in a review from 2018.
“Homologation refers to the process by which a manufacturer makes a particular machine eligible for production-based racing classes. In most cases, mass-produced motorcycles include significant compromises in terms of their materials, construction, components, and even geometry that seriously hinder their racetrack performance. You can’t sell every machine with radically oversquare bore and stroke, titanium engine internals, magnesium engine cases, and adjustable steering-heads, or the average GSX-R1000 would cost as much as a decent car, and Suzuki wouldn’t sell too many. So to get production bikes into a form more suitable for racing, manufacturers build a small run of tricked-out, “improved” versions that often include very exotic features or parts, and those “homologation specials” are produced in limited quantities and often sold at outrageous prices. The number required varies by racing series and year, but at the end of it all, you end up with something like this FZR750R.” so says Tad .
Unlike Honda, who basically just created a whole new machine to meet the requirements with their trick RC30, the OW01 could easily be mistaken for a regular production FZR750 at a glance: the most important modifications are under the skin. The five-valve, 749cc engine included magnesium castings, titanium rods, twin-ring pistons, and flat-slide carburetors. The revised Genesis engine used much more radically oversquare dimensions, compared to the stock bike, and it’s naturally more rev-happy as a result, although the expected EXUP valve does keep things reasonably streetable.”
Bidding has only begun – good luck to the buyer and seller!
Oooooh, nice homologation special. And that early 356 in the background looks promising as well.
Alot of interesting toys lurking in the back ground. I’m also looking at the ’86 FZ-600.
VeryQOol . You’v got some MediuM RRides there ☆☆☆
I kept my eye on this bike when it was listed on Iconic Motorbikes. There was a question as to whether or not it had been restricted to 77hp. Iconic responded,
“We are unable to confirm exact horsepower as we do not have a dyno – Olly said it pulled strong on his test ride but you should assume it’s restricted.
The seller acquired it from a Japanese auction and does not have any history. Wish I had more details for you, sorry.”
For me, this would be pretty important to know. I know the Japanese have regulations on hp for their bikes or at least used to. But I’ve heard riders there will also re-import bikes from countries like the UK, to avoid the restrictions.
Is it possible to de restrict a Japanese version?
Putting one of these full power on a Dyno would not be a good idea. I was at a swap meet in Germany and a guy had 3 connecting rods with pistons attached. I bought one for 70 marks. The counterbore on the rod bolt goes nearly to the bearing shell, and this is where the rod breaks. The rods are Titanium and they will break. So riding these is advised with caution. I always wanted to motor swap an R1 or FZR1000 engine like they did with the R7 in the unlimited class. These are really cool bikes and I saw them race when they were new. Just a really neat bike.