Wyn YZR500 Replica

Wyn has built an incredible replica of a YZR500 from his absolutely incredible RZV500. This bike is amazing !! Nothing has been left untouched. Full carbon bodywork, Ohlins suspension all around, full Brembo billet race brakes.....

Carbon fiber mufflers with YZR 500 titanium ends, Brembo two piece billet rear brake caliper, Titanium rear brake rotor, "home made" brake hanger and stay arm, "home made" rear brake pedal, "home made" titanium foot peg plus lots lots more. Wyn makes bikes and parts like this for a living. You can contact him at RZVWyn@aol.com if you are interested in some custom parts for your project !!

Full specs and details below!!

1984 Yamaha RZV 500 R
Owner: Wyn Belorusky Titusville, FL
Phone: 1-407-268-4228
E-Mail: RZVWyn@aol.com
This is the Japanese domestic market RZV 500R with an aluminum frame, not the Canadian RZ 500 or the European RD 500 LC, both which have steel frames. This was the first aluminum framed bike that Yamaha mass produced. This bike can be seen on the internet at www.RZRD500.com

General: 295 pounds dry - Carbon fiber rear set brackets, billet aluminum shifter and brake petal, titanium foot pegs by owner - Carbon fiber dash by owner - All miscellaneous brackets re-fabricated in carbon fiber by owner - Frame modified to have removable tail section, braced in steering head and rear motor mount area - Delta Box frame mod and paint by owner - Avocet 45 bicycle speedometer - All fasteners Yoyodyne Titanium, AFS or Pogipolini Aluminum - Titanium kickstand by Morgan Racing

Engine: 500cc, V-4, 2-stroke - Hydraulic clutch conversion by owner, Yoyodyne slave cylinder - Titanium carb clamp bolts - by owner - Mufflers by owner, YZR 500 titanium end caps - Billet pipe flanges by owner - Billet lower reed cage block by owner - ZX-7 radiator - fitted up by owner - Upper pipes -Custom made by Harry Barlow - Lower pipes - Custom made by Brian Turfrey - Mikuni 28mm flatslide carbs - Cylinders ported, heads cut & re-chamfered, reed cages modified, ignition advanced - TDR reeds

Front End: 99 Yamaha R7 Ohlins Forks - Triple Clamps - billet aluminum by owner - Billet front brake hangers by owner - Wheel spacers and bushings by owner - Billet front brake and clutch levers by owner - Brembo front brake and clutch master cylinders Stainless steel brake lines by owner - Steering stem - Titanium by Morgan Racing - Brembo two piece billet front brake calipers - Marchesini 3.5 x 17 wheel, PFM brake rotors (320mm) and titanium axle by Yoyodyne Titanium - 92 TZR 250 throttle

Rear End: 94 GSXR 750 swingarm - Swingarm heavily modified by owner - Brake hanger/stay arm-billet aluminum by owner - Stainless steel brake line by owner - Wheel and swingarm spacers by owner - Marchesini 6 x 17 wheel, Vortech sprocket, EK 520RXO chain - Yoyodyne Titanium rotor (190mm), axle and pivot bolt - Brake caliper - two piece billet Brembo - Ohlins Shock

Bodywork: 91 Yamaha YZR 500 - Aluminum upper fairing bracket by owner - Carbon fiber body work and gas tank w/integral oil tank by Dave Earhart - Paint by Kevin Chamberlain - Lockhart carbon fiber mirrors

Special thanks to the RZ/RD 500 Owners Group. Also Mike Cichetti, Will Morgan at Morgan Racing, Lee Mullin at Lee Metal Products, Fred Renz at Yoyodyne Titanium, Paul Yokum and all the guys at Honda Shop Nakahodo, Okinawa, Japan. Without these folks help and advice, this project wouldn't have happened.

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