Located in Benton, Pennsylvania is a nice 1985 Yamaha RZ500. The bike is stock except for turn signals, manual fan control, clip-ons, stainless steel brake lines and the anti-dive units have been blocked off. This Bike has 14,000km (8,700mi). The bike is stated to be in excellent condition with a fair asking price of only $8,900. This RZ is titled and registered in Pennsylvania. See a good RZ500 on Craigslist here.
AG
Doug forwarded all three of these bikes my way this weekend, and all are blogworthy! Check ’em out:
1990 Vance & Hines FZR1000 on FZRArchives ($4500, 11k miles):
quote from listing:
1990 Vance & Hines FZR1000 — Vance & Hines built this motorcycle for a Cycle World “Shootout” in September of 1990.
Magnesium 40mm Flatside carburetors
Wiseco pistons enlarged to 1040cc
Yamaha owo1 race kit camshafts
the head has been ported
Olhins rear shock
about 11,000 miles
located in Kansas City KS
with only 6k miles and $2850 buy-it-now:
excerpts from the listing:
The Good
Only 5,993 miles. I believe we are the 3rd owners, and to the best of my knowledge, the mileage is correct. When we were riding it, it always started and ran well and never let us down. As of the last time we rode it, everything worked… all the lights, switches, brakes, clutch, etc… The tires are Metzlers that only have 2,000 to 3,000 miles on them. Cosmetically, it looks great with the exception of the small amount of fairing damage described in “The Bad” section below. It still sports its factory original body work, including the wind screen and the cool removable cowl that covers the passenger seat! Everyone who is serious about FZR400s knows that 1990 is the year to have. FZR400s were only imported to the USA from 1988 to 1990, and the 1990 model had significant upgrades over the prior years (such as the greatly improved swing arm, etc…). Plus, 1990 was the only year it was offered in the black & dark blue color scheme.The Unknown
We have not ridden it in about 8 years. It is in the infamous “ran when parked” condition. During the past 8 years (and really… during the whole time we have owned it), it has always been kept in an indoor, heated and air conditioned storage space. It has no battery, but I can’t think of any reason that it would not start and run with a new battery and a carb cleaning.The Bad
The guy we bought it from was either the 1st or 2nd owner. He wanted to take it to a track day, so he safety wired it, took it to one track day, lowsided, and then sold us the bike. The lowside resulted in the loss of a chunk of the right side of the fairing. This is such a shame because the rest of the bodywork is original and looks great. He also scraped the right side engine cover.
in Canada ($4500, 9k miles):
quote from seller’s eBay listing:
My Suzuki RG250 1987 in A1 plus condition.(Collection rg 250)
Mark: Suyuki , Model: RG250 , Year: 1987, 250 CC 2 strokes
Vin: JS1GJ21A5H2100037
Plate for the road, welcome to see the bike in Sherbrooke,QC, Canadawith 15 000 km (9000 miles)
This bike, when i bought it 2 years ago cost my $3900.00 and i put more than
$4000.00 to make it perfect. There is New Original Gas Tank and one side pannel.
There is a scratch on front fender back side.
Carburator, brake,tires,seat (front and back), mono seat, battery are new.
It start on first kick. Everything work perfectly.
I have all the invoice and evaluation price for this bike is more than $14000.00 is this condition.
Auction with no reserve.
These are all interesting in their own way, but that V&H FZR1000 seems like a steal to me — even if the colors are hideous! Thanks for hooking us up with the links Doug!
dc
Located in Pittsburg, California is a very cool custom 1984 RZ350 consisting of parts from a RZ/TZ/R6. This bike is titled and registered. Seller states that it is 95% complete and is asking what seems to be a fair $5,000. The details as per the seller:
Chassis:
-JMC Top Braced 2″+ Swingarm
-Rich Oliver’s 2003 AMA winning TZ250 Forks, Revalved/Sprung & Ti Ni Coating by LE
-Oliver Racing 2003 TZ250 Nissin Front Calipers & Rotors
-Fox Shox Twin Clicker, Revalved/Sprung by LE
-Jim Lomas GP SS Pipes w\ Carbon Silencers
-Gilfrap Billet Rearsets
-1990 TZ250 Wheels (4.5×17 & 3.5×17) w\ Michelin Pilot Race H2 Tires
-1990 TZ250 Rear Caliper
-1984 Full Braced / Gusseted Frame, Titled and Plated
-1985 Wire Harness & CDI
-1999 R6 Tank, Subframe and Undertail1984 RZ350 Full Effort SpecII Motor:
-SpecII Stage IV Porting
-Ceramic and Graphite Coated Wiseco 65.50mm Pistons
-Modified Pro Design Cool Head with Interchangeable Domes
-Welded Rebuilt Crank w\ Hot Rods
-Modified 8 Plate Clutch Assembly w\ Hinson Basket
-Pro Design H2O Pump Cover & Billet Impeller
-Undercut Gears
-New Power Valves & Seals
-New Vforce Reeds
-New Billet Intake
-New Mikuni match bored VM 34mm Carbs
-New K&N Cone Filters
-11K RPM Redline
-1985 Stator w\ Pro Designs Adjustable Stator PlateOnly 6 hours on the motor since being built. Requires 100 Octane Race Fuel with current domes but can be setup to run 92 Octane pump gas with included domes. Carbs will need new floats… I foolishly left the fuel petcock on when I went on a short vacation. The VP MR race fuel gummed up the carb bowls and floats. I have cleaned the throttle bodies extensively but will most likely have to replace the floats.
A very cool custom bike that appears to be at a very good price for the right person. See the Craigslist ad here.
AG
Located in Gilroy, California is a freshened Yamaha TZ250. The bike has a new top end and comes with another top end kit, jetting, gaskets, tank stand, rear stand and front stand. The asking price is $5,000. Thanks for the heads-up Craig! See the bike on Craigslist here.
AG
Located in Florida is an expansive collection for sale from a reader named Ozzie. See each individual bike below for what he currently has for sale, and if you’re interested his contact information can be found at the bottom.
Yamaha TZR250 in black with an original 5,000kms (3,106mi), asking $7,500.
Yamaha TZR250 in red/white with an original 6,000kms (3,728mi), the asking price is $7,800.
Honda NSR250 SE with dry clutch and 17,000kms (10,563mi) for $8,500.
Two 1996 Honda RVF400Rs supposedly identical with 11,000kms (6,835mi) for $8,600 each.
Honda NSR250 SE with dry clutch, Magtek SP wheels, and 12,000kms (7,456mi) for $8,500.
Very rare, Honda CBR400RR for $6,900.
If any of these rare, and extremely nice, bike strike your fancy, contact Ozzie at alloycars@verizon.net
Thanks Ozzie!
Doug tipped me off this morning about an interesting listing on the FZRArchives forum that features not only a FZR750R OW01 For Sale for $10k, but also an R7 OW02 for $18k! Here’s an excerpt from the listing:
If anyone here is interested I have among others two very special bikes for sale a mint Y7 (OW02) $18,000 and an equally clean FZR750R (OW01) $10,000. I know what they are worth and I also know they are priced well below what they should. Htis is nto a scam and you can come see the bikes in FL. Also have references for the last 18 years I have been trading and playing with bikes. I have other cool bikes for sale not all are for sale when I have sold what I need the rest will stay. They include TZR250’s NSR250’s, RVF’s etc.
These are tough times for lots of people, and I know there are amazing deals to be had. But there’s this saying that seems to be ringing in my head when I look at this ad: If it seems too good to be true… I hope it’s real and someone scores some uber-rare unobtainium at a great price!
Thanks for the heads up Doug!
dc
Here’s a good post on DucatiNewsToday.com pitting the Ducati 888SP5 against the FZR750R OW01
And here’s an article from Motorcycle.com on the YZF-R7 OW02
Located in Los Angeles, California is the rare color 1985 Yamaha RZ350, Kenny Roberts edition. This bike has been well maintained and completely gone through. This example claims to be completely stock except for the smoked windscreen, tires, and battery. It sounds as if the majority of the rubber parts on this bike have been replaced only because of their age–which is a good thing. The bodywork is completely original. The seller states that the only defect is a small one on the tank decals. This bike is California titled and registered. Priced at $5,499, this bike is located at a dealer but not inflated in price just because of that fact. See the Craigslist ad here.
AG
Located in Toronto, California is a very nice example of a 1988 Yamaha FZR250R. This example has 13,400km’s (8,326mi) and looks to be in beautiful condition with little worry from the four stroke motor. The asking price is $2,890–assumed Canadian dollars. Now, unfortunately, as close to the U.S. border this bike is, it still is going to be quite difficult to bring in legally. Shame. See this very nice example on Craigslist here.
The same seller from Toronto also has a fantastic Yamaha FZR400R (no year mentioned) with only 10,900km’s (6,772mi’s). The asking price is $3,150, again, assumed Canadian dollars. See the very original, unmolested, bike in the rare blue/yellow scheme on Craigslist here.
AG
