
LOT 472
1971 Yamaha 347cc YR5 Registration no. OPO 221J Frame no. R5- 026395 Engine no. R5-026395
Sold for £4,600 inc. premium
Lot 472
1971 Yamaha 347cc YR5Registration no. OPO 221J Frame no. R5- 026395 Engine no. R5-026395
The Spring Sale - The International Classic MotorCycle Show|23 April 2022, 10:00 BST|Stafford, Staffordshire County Showground
1971 Yamaha 347cc YR5
Registration no. OPO 221J
Frame no. R5- 026395
Engine no. R5-026395
Registration no. OPO 221J
Frame no. R5- 026395
Engine no. R5-026395
The traditional British method of building a 350 - to sleeve down a 500 - usually resulted in an overweight sluggard with little more performance than a 250. The customary Japanese approach - over-boring a 250 - achieved exactly the opposite: a machine as light as its quarter-litre sibling yet with sufficient performance to see off most 500s. Yamaha's YR5 is a case in point: an over-bored YDS7, it weighed a little over 300lbs, produced 36bhp from its piston-ported two-stroke engine, and was good for around 100mph. The cycle parts bore close resemblance to the TD2 and TR3 racers', so good handling was assured. Produced between 1971 and 1973, the YR5 was superseded by the reed-valve induction RD350.
This Yamaha YR5 was first registered in the UK in 1990. Last run in 2014, the machine was acquired by the vendor in 2015 and since then has formed part of a well-known West Country motorcycle dealership's collection of 'display motorcycles'. This machine will require re-commissioning before further use. Currently displaying a total of 26,593 miles on the odometer, this reportedly un-restored Yamaha YR5 is offered with four MoTs (most recent expired March 2016) and a V5C document.
Offered without key
This Yamaha YR5 was first registered in the UK in 1990. Last run in 2014, the machine was acquired by the vendor in 2015 and since then has formed part of a well-known West Country motorcycle dealership's collection of 'display motorcycles'. This machine will require re-commissioning before further use. Currently displaying a total of 26,593 miles on the odometer, this reportedly un-restored Yamaha YR5 is offered with four MoTs (most recent expired March 2016) and a V5C document.
Offered without key
Footnotes
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Saleroom notices
The fuel tanks appears to have been repainted at some stage.

































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