Yamaha Rd 500 New

In truth the rd was a complex cobbled together rush job and suzuki s later square four rg500 was faster and angrier but it didn t matter.

Yamaha rd 500 new.

Great power and nice condition low miles. Follow us like us at facebook. Strict united states environmental protection agency regulations meant that the rz500 was not available for sale in that country. A lightened but detuned version known as the rzv500r was developed for the japanese home market.

The rd rz500 is a liquid cooled v4 499cc two stroke. Considering the price some classics a lot of which are sheds go for that looks like a decent price. Yamaha rd500lc used motorbikes and new motorbikes for sale on mcn. Buy and sell yamaha rd500lc bikes through mcn s bikes for sale service.

The rd s v4 motor turned out to bear little resemblance to the racer but there was some clever thinking none the less. 1984 yamaha rd 500 lc runs great starts in one or two kicks. Very rare yamaha 500 which was brought to the states in 1986 and been in same owner collection 29 years. Kenny s bike was a true single crank v4 where the rd500 was essentially a pair of 250cc twin cylinder engines each with its own crankshaft linked by a central mainshaft.

Yamaha rd500lc model history the rd500 isn t a true v four but rather two 180 degree crankshafts taken from the tzr250 and arranged so the cylinders sit 50 degrees apart. 4 carberators cleaned and re jetted with over sized jets 200 main jets and 25 small jets. Has new jl gp pipes stainless bodies and carbon fiber tips. Yamaha rd rzv 500 smokey start up and run cold and wet irish day.

While yamaha made lumbering fj1100s for men to go touring they also built rd500s on the back of gp success for boys who could afford the finance. Clean utah title in my name. This layout requires a power sapping balance shaft simply to iron out the sharp and high intensity vibrations as the revs build up and isn t the ideal configuration. It s a golden era.

Nice clean rd c w brand new micron gp pipes 1200 alone the sweet factory single seat cowl low kms and comes with all stock original pieces ie.