Motorcycle plate direct from Japan for my Japan Spec YSR 80

[99SaleenSpeedster]

I was on eBay and came across this motorcycle plate from Japan and had to have it for my JDM YSR 80 which was shipped directly from Japan when I was 14 or 15.

 

[Golden]

Those look like a riot to ride.

 

[99SaleenSpeedster]

It's definitely fun and gets a lot of attention and second looks when you pass someone in a car on something so little. It'll do about 60 mph.

 

[sidewayscoupe]

What's up with the poopy face on the thread header?

 

[CMYZ28]

What's up with the poopy face on the thread header?

Scat freak would be my guess

 

[99SaleenSpeedster]

Lol, not sure.. Must have done it by accident posting from my phone

 

[sidewayscoupe]

I heard that.

See you fuckers tomorrow ;-) I might even sling some turds just for Rick!

Scat freak would be my guess

 

[wikdsvt]

2 or 4 stroke?

 

[CMYZ28]

2 or 4 stroke?

2.

Most of these were 50 cc, 80's were much more rare. Some people swapped yz 80 motors in these things and they were scary fast for their size.

http://www.ciaysr.com/rp/tt/tt/ysrs.html

 

[99SaleenSpeedster]

As Nick said, it's a 2 stroke.

The Japanese Domestic Market bikes are pretty rare in the US because not many people knew about them and they were difficult to import.

I've had several over the years, but this is the only 80 I've owned. Though it's pretty nice and all there, eventually, I'd like to restore it.

We got it from Japan in 1994, shipped to the US in a crate via airplane. Originally, it was white/red but my brother dumped it at full speed and scraped the plastics and himself up pretty bad. At that time, my favorite bike was a black, silver, and purple GSXR so I had it painted to resemble one.

Besides engine size, there are several differences.

Visual differences between a 50 and this 80 include flush mount rear signals, rear grab bars, license pate mounting "tail" with white triangle, solid brake rotor, headlight on/off switch, headlight has a bulb you can change, 100 kph speedo, tachometer and VIN tag and all decals in Japanese.

My dad recently sold a 50 for $1,400 and the buyer sold it on eBay a few weeks back for $2750. He also still has an 88 50 MSP bike replica that we used for parades and events (which hasn't seen the light of day in years) which was featured in Speed Style & Sound Magazine in 2003 or 2004. All mounting hardware was made to be removed without ruining any original parts.

This pic was for 1994 or 1995 and shows several of our YSR's

-Rick

 

[99SaleenSpeedster]

Also since they have a clutch and gears you have to have a motorcycle endorsement and insurance. I always registered them with a bill of sale having the vin stating 50cc moped and registered them as mopeds... Even this one, which was a chore to register anyways with an 9 digit VIN

 

[BIGCOWL-IMP]

It's definitely fun and gets a lot of attention and second looks when you pass someone in a car on something so little. It'll do about 60 mph.

wana run it $?