For Sale: 1985 Yamaha RZ500 Proving that RSBFS is worthy of International status comes this beautiful RZ500 from the wilds of British Columbia, Canada. Never imported into the United States but teasing us from the Northern borders, the RZ500 was a 500cc, V4 two-stroke hot rod in the footsteps of GP machinery ridden by the…
Location: Fullerton, CA Miles: 26,206 Price: Current bid of $5,700 with reserve Do you have a secret desire to become a MotoGP rider from the early 80’s? This RZ500 could be the first step to actualizing that dream. When Yamaha released the RZ500 back in the day, it was the closest thing you could get…
Eur-asian: Aprilia RS250/ Yamaha RZ500 Hybrid What you are looking at here is a monster in the making. This is the nearly consumated, unholy plural marriage of Italian looks and handling, Japanese precision and perfection, and good old Yankee ingenuity. Mix them together well, add a healthy budget and let it simmer with some serious…
These lovely bikes don’t appear very often and we posted one last week that was available in California. This week we find one on the East Coast. It seems the owner likes his 2 strokes as he intimates that he has a couple more RZ500’s and there is an RZ350 and a Suzuki RGV in…
For Sale: 1985 Yamaha RZ500 OK two stroke fans, I have two words for you: California Title. Excited yet? Called out to us by sharp-eyed reader Ian, these bikes usually belong over on sister site CSBFS – but seeing how we need some great hardware to fight the influx of Ducatis posted here recently, I’m…
1985 Yamaha RZ500 For Sale Location: Chilliwack, BC Canada Price: $10,000.00 Mileage: 17,208 or 27755 kilometers So are you a King Kenny fan? Or are you a 2 smoke fan? What! You’re both? Then your bike is now available for purchase. Located in Chilliwack (I just love saying that), BC Canada is this tastefully painted…
For sale: 1985 Yamaha RZ500 It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas – two-strokes are abound on RSBFS, and I for one could not be happier. ‘Tis the season to use premix – fa la la la la, and all that. The bike we have for you today is a nice example of a…
Editor note: Today we’re introducing our latest contributor, Mike, who has put together this post on this great looking RZ500. Please join me in welcoming him to RSBFS by leaving a comment and saying hello. Welcome aboard Mike! -dc Here’s something you don’t see every day – a 1985 RZ 500. Built by Yamaha to…