I'll try to keep this short: while in college in 1987, I decided I wanted an RZ, so I went literally a block up the street to the Yamaha dealer and spoke with the owner. He said: "You won't find one of those, they're all gone." I walked back home and called the Yamaha dealer in my home town of Wenatchee, Washington and asked the same question. They asked: "Do you want a white and red or a black and yellow one, we have one of each still in the crates." Holy crap, I was prepared to take what I could get, and now I had to choose! As you can see, I went with red and white. A few weeks later, while riding around my college town, I spotted a black and yellow RZ and chased him down. He had bought his bike two days after I had at the dealer in Wenatchee!
I rode this bike to school, home on weekends, to Laguna Seca in '93 and for the last 32 years. Made a few mods, nothing too adventurous. Currently running 1st over Wisecos and probably ready for another top end refresh along with some winter TLC now that the weather here is junk. Maybe someday I'll paint one of the wheels to match...
Wade
