

It also has a hooligan MAC 2-into-2 exit on the right side exhaust that really gives a bark when you rev it to the 10k RPM red-line. The rims are 1.85 - 18" front and 2.15 - 18" rear, sporting a pair of Bridgestone BT45 Battleaxe sport tires, a 90/90-18 front and a 130/80-18 rear. The bike sports a fork-mounted sport fairing, rare and desirable, on its trailing-axle front forks. It is also shaft drive, yet does not exhibit any shaft jacking like some shaft drive bikes do. It has a large bore Liquid cooled V-Twin engine, 80mm bore and a short 55mm stroke, making it a high revving (10k RPM) engine with 4 valves per cylinder, and two exhaust ports on each head.
#1982 yamaha xz550 code
Date code on front label: 12/81 For its time, this was one advanced motorcycle, designed and engineered by Cosworth and taking 3 years of research and development to bring it to market. Up for sale, is one of two 1982 Yamaha XZ550RJ Visions that I own. Be sure to visit brennys dot com for this and lots of other bikes and ATVs!! This one is clean ,and it has Spec II pipes on it, it soumds great!! These bikes are getting hard to find, give us a call today!!! Fully serviced and ready to ride. The initial models were designed to be a performance bike and GK's goal was "to make it into the most advanced super sport bike in terms of both styling and riding performance" The XZ550 succeeded on both fronts, its comfort on long rides and veritable torque-monster engine matched by its distinctive deep V-Twin exhaust beat and neck-snapping performance. Several high profile external design houses contributed to the design of the XZ550 including GK Design Associates for design, and reputedly Cosworth for the engine and Porsche for the final drive. 1982 Yamaha XZ550 Vision, The XZ550 was the first Yamaha model to feature automotive-style downdraft carburetors with the air cleaner box mounted atop the carburetors, as opposed to most motorcycles' sidedraft carburetors with their side-mounted air cleaners.The XZ550 has a water-cooled engine.Here are some notes that I found about it,-The Yamaha Vision was originally conceived in the late 1970s when motorcycling was at its peak, and spent three years in development, being overseen by a small group of designers and enthusiasts rather than "committee think".
