“B” Is For Bitchin: 1983 RGB500 MK8 That “B” means a lot, this isn’t your buddy’s RG500. Not to take anything away from the street-going Gammas, but the RGB version of this bike is the true factory Grand Prix bike made available to well-heeled teams in very limited numbers. With no concessions to the EPA,…
For Sale: 1971 Yamaha TD3 This classic Yamaha TD3 was the forerunner to the TZ series of two stroke race bikes. The TD was essentially an over the counter, customer racer. If you had the funds, you could purchase one of these and be relatively competitive as a privateer. While not uncommon in the 1970s,…
Same Goal, Different Path: Heavily Modified 1985 Yamaha RZ500 Seriously kitting up an RZ500 is the goal of many a RZ500 owner. Most are after that elusive goal of turning their RZ into the YZR500 replica that Yamaha never produced. I’ve seen everything from custom frames to WSB spec suspension. It looks like this owner…