1998 Yamaha YZF750R
Miles: 9,872
Clean New York Title
Listed Price: $7,500
Listing Ends: June 13th, 2026
Originally introduced in 1993, the Yamaha YZF750R was the company’s followup to their earlier FZR750 and was ultimately designed to carry on the racing legacy of the very exotic OW01. The new bike was naturally powered by a 749cc inline four with Yamaha’s signature five-valve per cylinder head and their surprisingly effective EXUP or “exhaust ultimate powervalve” that gave a relatively wide, flat powerband, compared to rivals. Braking was impressive, with six-piston calipers up front. The YZF750 generally came in two flavors: the more exotic, homologation SP “sport production” version with close-ratio gearbox, solo tail, high-spec suspension, and flat-slide carburetors, and the more basic R version, although even that version was fitted with high-quality Öhlins suspension components in later years.
Up for sale is my 1998 Yamaha YZF750R, in near mint condition. This is a rare bike only made for 5 years, an this version made for 2 years not many around or left. This bike had a complete tear down a rebuild finished in 2021 no expense spared while building. This bike has upgrades, the bike runs, shifts and stops with no issues. Then only issue the bike has is the kick stand safety switch need too hooked back up a the starter makes noise when starting it for the first time from the winter in the garage.
This particular Yamaha YZF750R represents the end of the line for 750cc sportbikes, as it was built the very same year that the mighty Yamaha R1 was first introduced. The R1 helped bring an end to the popularity the 750cc category, a class that had, up until that point, combined the best of both power and handling. The YZF750R came in a dizzying array of graphics and this scheme does generally appear to be correct, although the red hugger and gold brakes are later updates and the wheels do appear to have been aesthetically enhanced a bit as well. Other than the smoked windscreen and the visually understated but otherwise conceptually horrifying slash-cut muffler, this appears to be a very nice, low-mile example of Yamaha’s classic superbike. The asking price is high, but the the listing is “or best offer” so perhaps the seller is open to some reasonable negotiations.
-tad
