late 80's dual purpose Yamaha with an rz350 engine?

 Does anyone remember the model name that Yamaha gave it's short lived
dual purpose bike with the rz350 engine?

I recall reading magazine reviews of this bike back in the late 1980's
(or maybe even 1990?), but I can't remember the model name.  I even
recall having a Yamaha marketing poster showing the full Yamaha model
lineup (for 1988?) which included a picture of this bike, but of course
I lost that poster long ago.

I've been googling around for quite some time and I still haven't found
any references to this very short lived bike model.

Anyone else remember it?

Sal

 Sal M" <> wrote in message > Does anyone remember the model name that Yamaha
gave it's short lived > dual purpose bike with the rz350 engine?

If this is what you're looking for, Ebay has 9 of them listed.
http://motors.search.ebay.com/350_Yamaha_W0QQa10238ZQ2d24QQa38v1yZQQa38v2yZQQa39ZQ2d24QQa6ZQ2d24QQalistZa39Q2ca41Q2ca38v1yQ2ca38v2yQ2ca10238Q2ca3801Q2ca85Q2ca10246Q2ca6QQcatrefZC6QQcoactionZcompareQQcoentrypageZsearchQQcopagenumZ1QQfcclZ1QQfclZ3QQfgtpZQQfposZ54568QQfromZR2QQfrppZ100QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQgcsZ14QQlopgZQQpf_queryZ350QQpfidZ2469QQpfmodeZ1QQreqtypeZ2QQsabfmtsZ1QQsacatZ50041QQsadisZ200QQsaprchiZQQsaprcloZQQsargnZQ2d1QQsaslcZ2QQsbrftogZ1QQsofocusZunknown
Sue
Minocqua, WI
Yamaha '00 VStar 650
              '04 TW200 (mud = fun)
Kawasaki '95 Vulcan 1500  V#15937

"Do what you want and say what you feel because those that  mind, don't
matter and those that matter, don't mind". ~Dr. Seuss

 Nope, the bike I'm looking for was built for dual purpose riding with
mildly nobby tires and off road suspension.

When the bike was first marketed(1989?), I paid close attention as at
the time I was riding a '88 rz350 and I was intrigued by the idea of
transplanting the rz350 engine into an enduro-like chassis.

The reviewers of this bike noted that it was a little daunting to
control in the dirt when the borrowed rz350 engine hit the power
band.(rear tire would readily break loose if you weren't careful with
the throttle)


I don't think the bike sold very well and I doubt that it was in the
model lineup for more than a year (or two at the most).

It's driving me nuts that I can't remember the model name and that I
can't dig up any info on the bike via google or the various motorcycle
websites(I'm usually pretty good at digging up info).  I wish I had kept
all the old sales literature...


Sal





Susan (CobbersMom) wrote:

http://motors.search.ebay.com/350_Yamaha_W0QQa10238ZQ2d24QQa38v1yZQQa38v2yZQQa39ZQ2d24QQa6ZQ2d24QQalistZa39Q2ca41Q2ca38v1yQ2ca38v2yQ2ca10238Q2ca3801Q2ca85Q2ca10246Q2ca6QQcatrefZC6QQcoactionZcompareQQcoentrypageZsearchQQcopagenumZ1QQfcclZ1QQfclZ3QQfgtpZQQfposZ54568QQfromZR2QQfrppZ100QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQgcsZ14QQlopgZQQpf_queryZ350QQpfidZ2469QQpfmodeZ1QQreqtypeZ2QQsabfmtsZ1QQsacatZ50041QQsadisZ200QQsaprchiZQQsaprcloZQQsargnZQ2d1QQsaslcZ2QQsbrftogZ1QQsofocusZunknown

 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamaha_TDR_250

Wonder how it compares to the new bikes

 TDR 250
They must be rare now sweet bike, check out the youtube video


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamaha_TDR_250

http://www.bikez.com/motorcycles/yamaha_tdr_250_1989.php