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LOT 173

1980 Yamaha SR500 Frame no. 2J2-004899 Engine no. 2J2-004899

Sold for US$1,725 inc. premium
Lot 173

1980 Yamaha SR500
Frame no. 2J2-004899 Engine no. 2J2-004899

1980 Yamaha SR500
Frame no. 2J2-004899
Engine no. 2J2-004899

Among Japanese manufacturers, Yamaha pioneered the big-single dirt bike however its four-stroke, single-overhead-cam motor was far too good to be restricted to the dirt, and soon found its way into a roadster: the SR500. More civilized than the traditional British big single yet almost as characterful, the SR500 was neither sports bike nor tourer but nevertheless a competent lightweight all-rounder capable of bettering 90mph (rider flat on the tank) while 60-plus miles per gallon was achievable if ridden more sedately.

The SR500 proved to have amazing longevity. The classically styled single, obviously owing much to AJS, BSA and Matchless models of yore, made its debut in 1978 and was sold in the U.S. through 1981, but continued in other markets until 1999 – in fact, a smaller SR400 model was sold in Japan until 2008 and was reintroduced to America in 2015! Still popular today, SRs are seeing new life as the basis for bobbers, street-trackers and café-racers. This 1980 SR500 is missing its gauges, headlight and front fender but carries a heat wrapped header, a White Bros Megalloy muffler, custom rear shocks and comp. number plates; all with trail tires. Recommissioning is advised.

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