Flying Dutchman: 1980 Yamaha TZ350 with Nico Bakker frame

This entry has been published on January 13, 2015 and links to eBay may have been updated to point to similar bikes of interest.

If you have been an avid reader of RSBFS for some time, you are likely thinking to yourself that this bike looks familiar. Perhaps. Perhaps not. There has been a Bakker framed TZ350 floating around eBay for years at this point, and it has been written up more than once on Rare (check it out HERE and HERE). This listing appears to be a completely different bike, although many of the specs are the same. For those that require the introduction, Nico Bakker is a fabled motorcycle designer based in Holland. Best known outside of Holland as a small bore racer type of builder, Bakker Framebouw continues to build racers and street specials alike. His racing frames have garnered multiple victories over the decades, and Nico has been consulted on many factory projects (including the BMW telelever design, as well as the most recent reboot of Laverda).

1980 Yamaha TZ350 with Nico Bakker frame

From the seller:
YAMAHA TZ 350 1980 “NICO BAKKER”.
* “NICO BAKKER” COMPLETE FRAME//THE BEST AFTER MARKET TZ FRAMES.YEARS 70/80.HOLLAND MADE.
* TZ 350 “G” MODEL 1980,SIX TRANFER,SOME MODIFICATION.38 MM MIKUNI POWER JET CARBURETORS.6 SPEEDS.
* SPECIAL PIPES.ITALIAN MADE.
* CAMPAGNOLO 18 MAGNESIUN WHEELS.
* FRONT ALUMINIUN FLOTTING DISK BRAKE”ZANZANI” .298 MM
* MAGNESIUN FONT FORK BRACKETS.
* TACHOMETER ELECTRONIC “KROBER”.
PRICE US $ 13.999 +SHIPPING

The price being asked for this example is in line with the other Bakker-framed TZ350; it will be interesting to see if this auction draws more attention than the previous Bakker TZ which has been off and on eBay for several years. Check it out here and be sure and share your thoughts in the comments. Good Luck!!