RZ/RD 350 & Misc. 2-Stroke Tech BBS

Thought I'd share with you guys some pics I took this weekend. My buddy Dave is the sales manager at PDX Sports Plaza and he was putting together an open house/vintage Yamaha bike show, so he asked if I'd like to put my bike on display..... I said yes!! He called a bunch of his friends and had about 10 bikes show up.
There was a mixture of two and four strokes, street and dirt, and a sand drag 565cc Banshee. I wish I would have taken more pics of the other bikes..... next time!
I hung out there most of the day talking with people coming through the store.
Lots of fun!

Charlie

Some real clean YZ's






My friend showed up with his all original 75 RD 350


Original specs and price


RD,RZ, and R1M










Dave has been restoring his 78' SR 500 for the last few years..... finally finished it!

Thanks for sharing

There were some very nice bikes there. Must have been a lot of fun.

As always your bike looks fantastic

nice! Is that an XT or a TT-with-light-kit in one of the shots?

Charlie, I'd gladly give you $2399.00 for your bike!!!

Meant to also ask... Were the us models really only 39bhp?

kpke wrote:As always your bike looks fantastic

Thanks Ken

JonW wrote:nice! Is that an XT or a TT-with-light-kit in one of the shots?

Jon, that is a XT model. I think it's pretty close to original except for a pipe.

JonW wrote:Meant to also ask... Were the us models really only 39bhp?

I thought that sounded low too. The Canadian RD's had 47hp, but the US models had the pipes with the catalytic converters in them. I'll bet that where the difference is.

hondaror wrote:Charlie, I'd gladly give you $2399.00 for your bike!!!

I just checked to see what $2399 would be in todays dollars.

Value: $5,349.61
Annual Inflation: 2.71%
Total Inflation: 122.99%
If I decide to sell Rory, you're first on the list!!

Charlie

I'd love to take a spin on the YZ465.

Smoker wrote:I'd love to take a spin on the YZ465.

i would also love to take a 465 on a enduro , can you imagine the faces of people at the end of the day when you have carved them up , priceless