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RZ/RD production numbers

#1 Post by MC » Mon Jun 08, 2009 2:34 am

does anyone know if these production numbers are correct... :-?


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#2 Post by oldguy » Mon Jun 08, 2009 11:55 am

A lot of that topic was discussed here.

http://www.rzrd500.com/500phpBB3/viewto ... er&start=0

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#3 Post by jackson.40 » Mon Jun 08, 2009 12:10 pm

It would seem that the serial numbers for each production run are correct but it is not the full picture.The list does not show the 47X and 1GE model bikes but i am working on getting this info now i have a contact at Yamaha UK .I now know how many 47x and 1GE bikes came to the UK and will post the letter i got from Yamaha confirming this soon if anyone wants to see it .

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#4 Post by oldguy » Mon Jun 08, 2009 1:29 pm

Steve, I would be intersted in seeing the letter.

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#5 Post by jackson.40 » Mon Jun 08, 2009 1:43 pm

Dave,i will post it up soon on its own thread once i have blanked out some personal details.

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#6 Post by MC » Mon Jun 08, 2009 5:00 pm

Steve , I figured you were on it ... that's why I posted the letter in this section .. so just speculating / guessing by what was built by adding the 1GE & 47X bikes , how many total could there be ? 10K units ??

And were all,, lets say 52X bikes made at the same production run / time frame or were the different models mixed together on the assy. line ? just curious if anyone has that info ...but really just trying to nail down total units produced ...... cheers

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#7 Post by jackson.40 » Tue Jun 09, 2009 2:04 pm

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[quote]guessing by what was built by adding the 1GE & 47X bikes , how many total could there be ?

Yes it will be around total.Once i get the serial numbers for the 47x and 1ge production runs i will post all the info.
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#8 Post by jackson.40 » Thu Jun 11, 2009 12:08 pm

I have spoken to my contact at Yamaha UK again and it seems even their records do not make it very clear :sad: .He spent a long time on the phone going over the numbers but it seems that all their stuff was rearchived in the mid 1990`s and some info is lost forever.I still hope to get a reply from Yamaha Japan but this will take some time.This is what i know for now but it may not be 100% correct.I will keep you all up todate as i find out more.
This is what we know to be correct.


This is the info i have.
SERIAL NO. 47X000101 - (First production run)
SERIAL NO. 47X00???? - (Second production run)

SERIAL NO. 1GE000101 - Here is the letter from Yamaha UK,where the date says 1986 this should be 1985.The last bike into the UK was .The last 1GE was
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#9 Post by MC » Thu Jun 11, 2009 3:40 pm

Thanks for your effort Steve :smt023

Then considering some were used for race purposes thrashed and crashed and just general wrecks and salvaged the numbers were thinned some for sure I would guess ...... a very rare trick production 2 stroke indeed ... :-)

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#10 Post by Guillaume » Fri Jun 12, 2009 1:39 pm

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#11 Post by aaronmvrider » Fri Jun 12, 2009 8:37 pm

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in the link on previous entry
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#12 Post by rzatch » Sat Jun 13, 2009 7:45 am

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#13 Post by jackson.40 » Thu Jun 18, 2009 11:15 am

This was in a 1986 uk bike magazine which confirms the number of 1ge bikes sold in 1985 leaving just over which were sold in 1986/87.
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47X number

#14 Post by stevebozzy » Tue Jun 23, 2009 10:45 am

This is the info i have.
SERIAL NO. 47X000101 - 001400 (First production run)
SERIAL NO. 47X00???? - 003057 (Second production run)
The last bike into the UK was 47X003057.

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my 47X Frame and engine number is 47X0013**
is my bike one of the 1st 110 bikes in the country
is it correct the 110 Yamaha main dealers got one each
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#15 Post by jackson.40 » Wed Jun 24, 2009 1:00 pm

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