RZ500 Project
- Thread starter speedfrk
- Start date
NJFZ1
Moderator
That is one sweet ride! All I can say is :drools:
Oldschool
Moderator
Very Nice
Having owned a 1986 RZ 350 and loved that bike, I always loved the look and ride of the RZ 500 (having only sampled one briefly). I had a chance to ride the Suzuki Gamma 500 but much preffered my RZ 350 to it. It is a beauty.
Having owned a 1986 RZ 350 and loved that bike, I always loved the look and ride of the RZ 500 (having only sampled one briefly). I had a chance to ride the Suzuki Gamma 500 but much preffered my RZ 350 to it. It is a beauty.
Hellgate
Wizard
Emotional? Emotional is an understatement!
Wow! Looks great! I love the PM wheels, and the cool rotors. Someday I WILL ride one of these.
Thanks for posting the photo.
Wow! Looks great! I love the PM wheels, and the cool rotors. Someday I WILL ride one of these.
Thanks for posting the photo.
speedfrk
Member
Yeah, I'm thinking that I will get a short ride on it someday... the guy who owns it is cool. Old school roadracer like me from the 80's.
Gohot229
Wizard
oh please.......
va_rider
Wizard
the front of my pantlegs just got shorter...
joker80
Well-Known Member
Thanks for the pic!! That is one awesome ride.
FZ1inTX
Adminstrator
Wow! That is awesome!!!
johngy40
Member
I had one of these when they first came out it was a great bike very fast but used to foul plugs often if i didnt rev the shit out of it, still one of my favorite bikes i have owned
speedfrk
Member
You can see pretty much the whole thing from start to finish on my website if you are interested...
The bike weighs in at 361 lbs as it sits so it should be pretty entertaining to ride
Has the Japan only alum frame and race swingarm and the PM wheels (which are a source of love/hate emotions depending on who you ask) are the widest he could find without having custom made wheels. He may yet anodize them gold so they look more like Roberts bike.
The bike weighs in at 361 lbs as it sits so it should be pretty entertaining to ride
Has the Japan only alum frame and race swingarm and the PM wheels (which are a source of love/hate emotions depending on who you ask) are the widest he could find without having custom made wheels. He may yet anodize them gold so they look more like Roberts bike.
Last edited:
Hellgate
Wizard
Wow, he really dropped a lot of weight off the bike, that's about 70 to 80 lbs isn't it? As I recall the non-Japanese models were pretty porky. The chambers weighed a ton.
The work you do is so nice. I really like the Roberts FZ1. My Dad I and I painted several of my bikes over the years, about 4 or 5 of the; until one actually does the work they've not idea the time and effort involved. All of you projects look great.
The work you do is so nice. I really like the Roberts FZ1. My Dad I and I painted several of my bikes over the years, about 4 or 5 of the; until one actually does the work they've not idea the time and effort involved. All of you projects look great.
Last edited:
BENDER
Well-Known Member
I love 2 stroke bikes and the last one i owned was an RG500 sorry not a Yamaha but I recon that the RG was a better bike.
But I wish Yamaha or Suzuki would make a new model as I would be first in line for one.
The RZ500 and the RG500 were underated back in the 80s.
One of my mates had a Suzuki GSX 750R back then and I gave him a go on the RG and he couldn't believe how much go the thing had, He was so impressed he wanted to buy it off me LOL!
I sold it 12 months latter I just wish I had it now...
But I wish Yamaha or Suzuki would make a new model as I would be first in line for one.
The RZ500 and the RG500 were underated back in the 80s.
One of my mates had a Suzuki GSX 750R back then and I gave him a go on the RG and he couldn't believe how much go the thing had, He was so impressed he wanted to buy it off me LOL!
I sold it 12 months latter I just wish I had it now...