£5,250
1971 Yamaha R5
Registration Number: YJH 80K
Frame Number: R5 026363
Engine Number: R5 026363
- UK-delivered example from long-term ownership
- Fully restored to show condition
- All correct Yamaha parts and fixings, new pistons, rebuilt crank
The traditional British method of building a 350 - to sleeve down a 500 - usually resulted in an overweight sluggard with little more performance than a 250. The customary Japanese approach - over-boring a 250 - achieved exactly the opposite: a machine as light as its quarter-litre sibling yet with sufficient performance to see off most 500s. Yamaha's YR5 is a case in point: an over-bored YDS7, it weighed a little over 300lbs, produced 36bhp from its piston-ported two-stroke engine, and was good for around 100mph. The cycle parts bore close resemblance to the TD2 and TR3 racers', so good handling was assured. Produced between 1971 and 1973, the YR5 was superseded by the reed-valve induction RD350.
This fabulous UK delivered motorbike was first registered in August 1971, to European specification with the correct rear light from new. In current ownership the Yamaha has been fully restored by a very well respected Japanese bike expert, with all original Japanese fixings, rebuilt motor with reground crank, rebored block and new pistons. Having invested a significant sum in the restoration, the bike has since been used for display purposes only. A really super 70s Japanese classic in wonderful condition.
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