Did the KR come to Canada?

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Did the KR come to Canada?

#1 Post by evan_calgary » Mon Jun 25, 2018 11:14 pm

Wondering if the yellow/black KR model RZ ever made it to Canada?

Couldn't find a straight answer.

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Re: Did the KR come to Canada?

#2 Post by justind97 » Mon Jun 25, 2018 11:25 pm

Never seen one here. Never heard of them being for sale here. Rory should know

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Re: Did the KR come to Canada?

#3 Post by evan_calgary » Mon Jun 25, 2018 11:28 pm

Thanks for the post. I figured Rory would chime in eventually with the definitive answer having been in the scene back when they were released!

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Re: Did the KR come to Canada?

#4 Post by RuZty » Mon Jun 25, 2018 11:54 pm

They were never sold here, only the US 48H model had that colour scheme in North America.

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Re: Did the KR come to Canada?

#5 Post by OldTZracer » Tue Jun 26, 2018 2:07 am

The yellow/black colour scheme was specifically requested by YMUS at the product planning meetings as they tied their RZ marketing to KR & roadracing. Smaller Canadian import numbers didn't support having a second colour & Kenny wasn't "a thing" north of the 49th parallel...

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Re: Did the KR come to Canada?

#6 Post by evan_calgary » Tue Jun 26, 2018 1:27 pm

Good stuff. Thanks guys.

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Re: Did the KR come to Canada?

#7 Post by hondaror » Sat Jun 30, 2018 4:39 am

Just for fun...no. OldTZracer, worked at Yamaha Canada back then. He is the resident expert.
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