Description
H&H Classic Auction @ National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
30th Oct, 2024 11:00
1988 Yamaha RZ500
Canadian version of the RD500LC
Estimate
£8, 000 - £10, 000
Registration No: E319 RRP
Frame No: JYA52X001GA007211
MOT: Exempt
German import RZ500
Bodywork refreshed, otherwise understood to be mostly original
Correct numbers bike showing c. 14, 000 miles
Displayed in a home for 2 years
Known as the RD500LC (Race Developed 500CC Liquid Cooled motorcycle) in the UK, with some export examples being named the RZ500. The RD500LC used a 50-degree, twin-crankshaft V4 engine layout. Linked Yamaha YPVS exhaust power valves are controlled by a single electronic unit and servo motor and are designed to give a broader power band. The engine also features intake reed valves, unlike the YZR500 racer which used rotary disc valve induction.
Understood to be mostly original, this RZ500 is believed to be a correct numbers bike displaying just c. 14, 000 miles. Since it has been in the UK (imported from Germany 2016) the current owner has had the fairing repainted and the bike checked over and used sparingly since. In 2019 the Yamaha was subject to a fair amount of engine and clutch and and gearbox work with a receipt on file. There are receipts for parts that were needed at the time. For some 2 years it has been on display in a house, being run from time to time to keep the oil on the internals. Some light recommissioning is required before placing it back on the road. A current V5C and old German paperwork are on file.
