1993 Yamaha GTS1000 There’s a famous song you may have heard at proms, birthday parties, late nights out, etc from the early 2000s. Today, “Hey Ya!” by OutKast is a massively popular hit and is still frequently utilized by DJ across the country to get people singing along. However, the story wasn’t always so rosy.…
The Yamaha FZR1000 EXUP was named “Bike of the Decade” [the 1980s] by Cycleworld magazine, meaning it faced down some very tough competition, including the Ducati 851, Suzuki RG500, and the original GSX-R750. What made it so special? Well servo-actuated exhaust valves are pretty ubiquitous these days, but the big FZR was the first four-stroke…
Back at the end of the 1980’s Yamaha was achieving success across its entire lineup of sportbikes with the FZR400, FZR750 (also known as the OW01) and at the top, the FZR1000. The FZR1000 was ruling the litre class not due its having the most powerful engine or the best handling but by having the…
The liter-bike big brother of the successful 750cc YB4, the Bimota YB6 was a super-high performance hand-crafted machine. Designed by Frederico Martini, a total of 546 of the Yamaha-powered superbike were produced from 1988-90. It looked a great deal like the 1987 championship-winning YB4, but had 140 hp of Yamaha 5-valve engine behind the fairing.…
Rare as a Bimota liter bike might be, finding one which has never been run is a hundred-fold more unusual. A 150hp cycle weighing 400lbs would be newsworthy today, but this one has been hidden away since 1991. 1991 Bimota YB10 Dieci for sale on eBay Made from 1991 to 1994 but in very low…
Originally showcasing the 5-valve head in 1987, the FZR 1000 enjoyed continued development in 1989 with the EXUP ( EXhaust Ultimate Power valve ) which tailored the header opening to RPM with an ECU-controlled valve. Allowing a large header to flow high engine speeds, and providing linear low and mid-range power and torque, the system…
Location: Long Grove, Illinois Mileage: 28,071 Price: Auction, BIN $6,000 Well, it seems the big brother in the FZR lineup has shown up for auction. Here’s the ’89 Yamaha FZR 1000. Looks a lot like the FZR 600 (Deltabox frame, great paint/graphics) posted just days ago on RSBFS, but when you twist the throttle (five-valve-per-cylinder…