Project Kenny: 1984 Yamaha RZ350

Project Kenny
1984 Yamaha RZ350
Miles: 18,954
Bid at post: $7,400
Auction ends: Tomorrow at 9pm, Friday April 5
Clean title
Chicago, IL

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SELLER
1984 RZ350 many new or rebuilt items.

!. front calipers
2. Front master brake cylinder
3. injector pump
4. carburetors
5. Toomy 2 into 1 K&N air filter
6. .25 overbore OEM pistons
7. Replacement turn signals
8. New chain
9. New tires
10 Respray on the tail section, fuel tank, 1/4 fairing (Airtech) and front fender
11. OEM side panels, lower chin fairing and seat
12. New battery
13. sealed fuel tank
14. Stainless steel brake lines
15. petcock
16. kickstarter
17. New tach and speedo cable
18. Allspeed pipes repacked
19. Telefix fork brace

Lots have been done too much to remember or list. I have run out of time, The bike has been in storage, I have not run it in a few years, electrical is working. The bike just needs some time and love to take the steps to start it up again. I will include an OEM fuel tank that has been partially stripped of paint and sealed inside.NO warranty sold as is, buyer pays for shipping costs.

RSBFS
When we did our survey last fall many of our readers asked us to start posting some projects and “less than pristine” bikes. This helps people get into collecting and it helps the tinkerers and tuners get their fix. Hopefully the right person will see this post and finish this job. When that happens, please let us know so we can show everyone the final product.

We have highlighted these machines in the past on RSBFS. In 2022 Mike covered a beauty, “The Yamaha RZ350 was the last of the federally imported two strokes into the EPA-heavy state of California. With precise oil injection, the Yamaha Power Valve System (YPVS) to maximize efficiency, and air-injection and catalytic converters in the exhaust stream, this was the cleanest factory smoker on the planet in 1984. Sadly this was not enough for California, and the bike lasted but a year in that market. The RZ350 still sneaked through emissions in other states however, before Yamaha pulled the two stroke plug in America one year later. ”

As Mike pointed out in that post, when these are rebuilt they may not be museum pieces but they are a heck of a lot of fun to ride around and share the love of 2-stroke. There is a market for highly desirable bikes that can and should be ridden. Showing up to the ride with a ring-dinger like this would turn heads and take the enthusiasm up a notch.

Good luck to the buyer and seller!

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