Advice on 1986 Yamaha RZ350

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Found A pretty decent bike to have some fun with this summer. Any advice would be fantastic.

http://windsor.kijiji.ca/c-cars-veh...rt-bikes-1986-Yamaha-RZ350-W0QQAdIdZ367785359

Seller has also told me that

new chain - new brake pads - new tires
- the tank has a dent in on the right side - its been fixed w/ some body filler, not exactly a 100% match, but alright.

I want to use this bike around the GTA, and don't plan to do any long commutes.

I am 5'11, 210.

Thanks.


 

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Ask him to get it safety for you.
 
Do you have any experience with old 2-strokes?
 
Hard to find decent examples that don't command top dollar as most are beat to death. If you are not familiar with or have someone familiar with wrenching on one, I'd steer clear. They are awesome and fun bikes. Not that fun when the roads are long and flat.
 
The RZ is one of the few two strokes reliable enough to be ridden anywhere, everyday.
Back in their day, they were the cat's meow....agile, light, simple, cheap,and almost as fast as the 600's of that era.
 
I have no experience when it comes to 2stroke. So, I guess not the best decision for me.
 
Haha, I've got access to the tools, But would rather not have to maintain the Bike. Thanks for the responses. Opened my eyes.
 
Why do you think it has a fresh engine?
It's only a matter of time till she'll need a new one.
One hell of a fun bike.
Wish I had one.
 
I would jump on that if I could! But then, I would just want it so I could rebuild the thing and tool around on it for fun and keep the FZ6 as my daily bike.
 
I say go for it. Every bike I've owned has been "vintage" mostly cos growing up I couldn't afford a new bike. I find two strokes to be incredibly easy to work on, no valves, no clearances to check, top end comes apart in about 10 minutes. RZs are cheap to insure and are reasonably quick. Plus a vintage Yamaha is dead simple to work on compared to most modern bikes, with ignition mapping, O2 sensors, immobilizers.
 
Reed V. Alve said:
I say go for it. Every bike I've owned has been "vintage" mostly cos growing up I couldn't afford a new bike. I find two strokes to be incredibly easy to work on, no valves, no clearances to check, top end comes apart in about 10 minutes. RZs are cheap to insure and are reasonably quick. Plus a vintage Yamaha is dead simple to work on compared to most modern bikes, with ignition mapping, O2 sensors, immobilizers.
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+1 absolutely correct, fast bike much fun.
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