2000 Yamaha Blue R1 with only 759 miles!

This entry has been published on March 15, 2010 and links to eBay may have been updated to point to similar bikes of interest.

2000 Yamaha R1 with only 759 actual miles and of course it’s a one owner.

Yup, I’ve lost my mind again, but this time I received approval from the Boss man so I might have a little sanity still rolling around upstairs. Although R1’s aren’t rare by any stretch this particular one does fall in to the “rare survivor” category for RSBFS.com. I know Alex and I have posted a few R1 LE’s, but I can’t recall anyone ever posting a plane jane R1 on RSBFS.

I remember back in 1998 I was in the mood to upgrade from my then 1996 F3 and I was looking for the latest greatest thing. I wanted to buy a red and white R1, but they were fetching a premium at the time while Kawasaki had just broken the 10 second quarter mile barrier with the ZX 9R. Kent K (I’m not even going to try and spell it) from Sport Rider sold me on the 9R so off I went to the Kawi store leaving behind my dream of owning a red and white R1. Of course I kick myself to this day for not waiting on the R1 to come in, but I guess we all long for the one that never was.

This particular R1 has averaged less than 80 miles per year so I would have to believe it is due for a new set of skins and some fluid changes. But, after a few hundred bucks you’d have a sweet ride and have something to be proud of without cutting loose of a lot of chips. Heck, what am I talking about… this thing isn’t broken in yet!

Take a look:

Quotes from the seller:

I have for sale a One Owner, Garage Kept, Mint Condition, never dropped or laid down in any way, 2000 Yamaha YFZ-R1 with 759 actual miles! That less than 80 miles a year! Now that is what I call low miles!. This bike looks, Drives and runs like brand new! If you want the best, here it is.

So I’m going to guess that this baby will still hang with most newer bikes and will run you about half as much as a new liter bike at $5,950.00. Because for all practical purposes this is still a new machine.

I like it and would love to see in person just for the memories of the one that got away.

You can check it out on the Louisville, KY Craigslist here.

Cheers!