Today’s Featured Listing 1993 Yamaha FZR1000 was originally purchased by the seller based on a post he saw right here on RSBFS! If you’re looking for an 80s/90s sportbike, you really won’t find better than this showroom-fresh, 3000 mile example that represents the final iteration of this iconic superbike that ceased production back in 1995. Nowadays sometimes overshadowed by bikes like the famed GSX-R1100, it’s easy to forget that the FZR was far more sophisticated than that charismatic dinosaur when it was introduced in 1987, the thinking rider’s sportbike. It made more power with less displacement, included forward-thinking design in all aspects, and featured what was to become a signature Yamaha feature of their bikes well into the modern age: the stunningly gorgeous and effective “Deltabox” frame and matching aluminum swingarm with its characteristically massive, yet thin-walled spars that set the tone for virtually every sportbike that followed.
The original version of the FZR1000 that was available between 1987 and 1988 was powered by a 989cc version of Yamaha’s inline four that lacked the company’s signature EXUP or Exhaust Ultimate Power Valve, but did use the company’s five-valve “Genesis” heads with three intake and two exhaust valves. 1989 saw a slight displacement bump to 1002cc and a host of other detail revisions, along with the inclusion of an electronically-controlled EXUP valve that varied the effective length of the exhaust system, significantly improved engine power and flexibility. In addition to the unusual five-valve arrangement, the Genesis concept also included a steeply forward-canted engine that meant the airbox could be located under the fuel tank instead of between the rider’s knees for better packaging of the carburetors and intake runners. Like the other machines in the literbike class of the time, the FZR1000 made do with just five gears, as conventional wisdom of the time held that the big engine’s flexibility and power made a sixth cog superfluous.
Styling was updated again in 1991 to the design seen here, and the revised bike featured improvements to the suspension that included a 41mm inverted fork. Ultimately, Yamaha’s package worked extremely well, and the FZR1000 won many “bike of the year” awards when it was introduced, although it was perhaps a bit too refined to really capture the imagination in the way that the rough-and-tumble GSX-R did.
1993 Yamaha FZR1000
Up for sale is my beautiful, almost-new condition, 1993 Yamaha FZR1000 with only 3,025 miles.I purchased this FZR in 2017 (when I saw it on RSBFS) and have enjoyed having it as a part of my collection. This motorcycle remains completely stock just like the day it rolled off the assembly line. All original equipment in excellent condition. Fairings 100% original OEM Yamaha with two small blemishes. Fuel tank is in flawless condition. The muffler has some very mild scratches. It’s just been serviced with new battery and new fluids.
Needs nothing, ready to ride or become a new addition to your collection. Comes with clear title & bill of sale. This is a premium bike with an asking price of $10,500 or best offer.
The motorcycle is located at my home in Mount Prospect, Illinois. A $1,000 deposit is required to secure the purchase with the balance paid by way of bank wire, Apple pay or cash.
80s and 90s Japanese sportbikes used to trade for peanuts, but prices are on the rise as bikes succumb to the ravages of time and use and the supply of nice bikes dries up. It’s getting very hard to find examples as nice as this extremely clean, low-mileage Yamaha FZR1000. Riders of a certain age will have their favorites among the literbikes of the era, but Yamahas, Suzukis, Kawasakis, and Hondas were all excellent machines, and eminently usable: the bikes I grew up thinking of as “classics” require endless fiddling and attention to keep them working, and some struggle to really keep up with the hazards and speeds of modern roadways. That’s certainly no problem here: the FZR1000 might be down a few ponies, compared to the fastest modern sportbikes, but it’s fast enough for all but the most jaded speed junkies, handles well, is comfortable for longer rides, and parts, aside from NOS bodywork, shouldn’t be too hard to source.The $10,500 asking price is expensive, but honestly not all that far off what relatively unremarkable examples are trading for at the moment. Factor in what a restoration would cost to get it up to this standard and you could even consider it a bargain…
-tad
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