The Lost R1? Yamaha R1-Z 250 Where have these darn things been hiding? What a solid looking bike: a two stroke twin wrapped in an eye pleasing package. Simple yet sexy. The RZ-1 is another in a line of Japanese domestic bikes that never saw the light of day on foreign shores. That is…
For Sale: 1984 Yamaha RZ350 Kenny Roberts Edition Located in North Carolina sits this beautiful survivor: a 1984 Yamaha RZ350 in the “King” Kenny Roberts colors of yellow and black. These RZs were the last factory two strokes to make it into the United States, and not many survive in decent condition. Because these bikes…
Location: Acworth, New Hampshire Mileage: 12,210 Price: Auction, currently $2,805 with a reserve For all of you folks out there that secretly or openly lust after a two-stroke, here is a good answer for you. Don’t want to deal with getting a bike titled? And if you can’t, worried about getting your pride and joy…
Location: Lincoln, Nebraska Mileage: 4,730 Price: Auction, $8,500 BIN Here’s a clean “King” Kenny Roberts edition Yamaha RZ350. Many of these have been featured here at RSBFS, being a rare US legal two stroke. Two strokes offer an exhilarating world of high revs, light weight and good power. Unfortunately, emissions kept them mostly out of…
Location: Glendale, Arizona Mileage: 1,558 Price: Auction, $5,700 BIN RZ 350’s that came to the states were emblazoned with Kenny Roberts signature on the headlight fairing honoring the great American Grand Prix rider. However, the bike existed elsewhere in the world before it was introduced in the U.S. in 1984. This is one of those…
Location: Enterprise, Alabama Mileage: 14,003 Price: Auction, BIN $4,600 We have seen a few of these recently here at RSBFS, and they are written up for good reason. Not only are they a US import two-stroke (a hard thing to come by) they are also the signature series bike for “King” Kenny Roberts, a Grand…
For Sale: 1985 Yamaha RZ350 Kenny Roberts Edition Is it just me, or has this year just flown by? It is September already. The kids are back in school and in many parts of the US the riding season is wrapping up. Pity those Californians, however. Their riding season still has months left to go.…
1984 Yamaha RZ350 in original condition for sale Location: Visalia, CA Mileage: 5,366 Price: $5,000.00 will park it in your garage As some of our savvy readers will quickly recognize this is the same bike that sold in record time last week. Well, it’s for sale again because of those ugly DMV/BMV workers in California…