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Title: New to me - 1985 Yamaha RZ350 Smoker
Post by: Tim... on February 04, 2012, 11:29:20 AM
Cannot wait to get it on a track!

(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-GDLP0gnvFIg/TyMYZaawzHI/AAAAAAAAHt4/0ra4mDKKA6U/s720/DSC_0019.JPG)
Title: Re: New to me - 1985 Yamaha RZ350 Smoker
Post by: Ray916MN on February 04, 2012, 12:37:08 PM
Congratulations Tim.

I had once of these along time ago. It was allot of fun.
Title: Re: New to me - 1985 Yamaha RZ350 Smoker
Post by: Mike Duluth on February 04, 2012, 02:26:31 PM
WOW cool bike
Title: Re: New to me - 1985 Yamaha RZ350 Smoker
Post by: T-revzr on February 04, 2012, 03:09:46 PM
Really cool bike! Looks to be in excellent shape as well!
Title: Re: New to me - 1985 Yamaha RZ350 Smoker
Post by: kp on February 04, 2012, 07:00:37 PM
wicked cool!
Title: Re: New to me - 1985 Yamaha RZ350 Smoker
Post by: Aprilian on February 04, 2012, 09:15:32 PM
I had one before they were water cooled, I would love to have it back.   Congrats!
Title: Re: New to me - 1985 Yamaha RZ350 Smoker
Post by: Deplorable, thank you! on February 04, 2012, 10:34:26 PM
I had one before they were water cooled, I would love to have it back.   Congrats!

That would have been an RD350..I had one of those as well for a short while, as well as an RZ350 for about 3 years...The RZ was great fun on the street for whoolies--but sucked ass on the track...But everyone has there opinion
Title: Re: New to me - 1985 Yamaha RZ350 Smoker
Post by: Deplorable, thank you! on February 04, 2012, 10:36:14 PM
Those are some old Metzeler tires on that bike---and shiny too...lol

Is that an actual photo of your bike or some "stock" photo you just posted up?

Does Toomey still make a complete exhuast/Intake package for it??? That was the hot ticket!
Title: Re: New to me - 1985 Yamaha RZ350 Smoker
Post by: Tim... on February 05, 2012, 06:18:01 AM
It is a picture of the actual bike.  More here: linky (https://picasaweb.google.com/116165546705552642509/RZ350StockOriginalKennyRoberts)

Yeh, first order of business will be some new shoes.  Got any that would fit her Lloyd?
Title: Re: New to me - 1985 Yamaha RZ350 Smoker
Post by: Aprilian on February 05, 2012, 09:00:50 AM
wow, ar you sure you want to take something that cherry to the track?
Title: Re: New to me - 1985 Yamaha RZ350 Smoker
Post by: Deplorable, thank you! on February 05, 2012, 11:02:41 AM
 No I wouldn't have those sizes sitting around...

But a set of;
 Pirelli sport Demons would run $200
 Bridgestone BT45    would run $155
 Metzeler Lasertecs----too damn much--over $250 for a pair

Was this recently "restored" or has it simply hardly been ridden for 27 years?

You may want to think about (if this is a bike that has been sitting around endlessly);
 rebuilding the master cylinders and calipers. Forks and shock. Definitely repacking all the grease bearing components...ie--swingarm bearings, swingarm linkages, steeringhead bearings, wheel bearings,. Lubing the cables really good. Hell I would even pull the heads and exhaust off and look at the pistons and cylinders. Of course all those orings in the carburetors I would replace....If it has an original air filter-they definitely deteriorate with age.
 Taking it to the track.....suspension and a fork brace.......unless you just want to ride liesurely around for nostalgia sake and to garner attention--and then jump on something else to actually have fun on and go zoom zoom.....
Title: Re: New to me - 1985 Yamaha RZ350 Smoker
Post by: carlson_mn on February 05, 2012, 01:51:01 PM
damn, what does one of those go for nowadays in that condition?
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Post by: Jam-Bro on February 12, 2012, 04:28:09 PM
Beautiful bike....