RZ-RD-RZV.... and everything in between
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peet2-her
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by peet2-her » Tue Mar 17, 2009 11:34 pm
just been watching rz video tech on u tube. the rzv they use has a filler cap placed on right hand side of centure . also the ally frame has 2 bolt lug on inside of up railes . would this bike be a prototype machine ?. cheers peet.
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rztom
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by rztom » Tue Mar 17, 2009 11:50 pm
None of the RZ/RD series had the fuel cap anywhere but dead center on the tank... so suspect it may have been a custom?
Got a link to the u-tube video?
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by Smoker » Wed Mar 18, 2009 12:52 am
Yep, I saw it.
The fuel filler cap on the OEM RZ500 in the video is in the same position as on the '84-'85 RZ350 USA version.
Very interesting!
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peet2-her
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by peet2-her » Wed Mar 18, 2009 1:17 am
how diffrent is the rz350 tank to the 500 tank . did you see thr black seat cowel knobs to. prob lots of dif in there . peet
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Jeff B
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by Jeff B » Wed Mar 18, 2009 9:31 pm
I believe the tanks are quite a bit different.
Did you catch the choke lever? It looks a lot different than mine.
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by rztom » Fri Mar 20, 2009 10:59 am
That video is the original service video from Yamaha. The RD in the vid was a prototype with several prototype parts fitted, hence things like the unusual-looking choke....