LOT 413

1985 Yamaha RD125LC Registration no. not registered Frame no. 1GU-000101 Engine no. 1GU-000101

Sold for £3,450 inc. premium

Lot 413

1985 Yamaha RD125LC

The Autumn Stafford Sale – The Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show|14 October 2023, 10:30 BST|Stafford, Staffordshire County Showground

1985 Yamaha RD125LC
Registration no. not registered
Frame no. 1GU-000101
Engine no. 1GU-000101

As the next step up from the 50cc 'Sixteener Specials', the 125 class was an important one in the UK, and back in the day (the early 1980s) the fastest and most desirable offering was Yamaha's RD125LC. Bike magazine reckoned the racy-looking RD125LC was "the kind of machine H M Government wants to warn 17-year-olds about. Moreover, it behaves in much the same all-or-nothing manner as its bigger LC sisters, albeit in a decidedly 12 horsepower fashion." There was also a derestricted version available with all of 20bhp on tap, and in this form the diminutive Yamaha was good for nearly 85mph.

Imported from Switzerland, this is the first customer RD125LC supplied by Yamaha (machines with frame and engine numbers below '101' were prototypes and are thought to have been destroyed by Yamaha). This machine has been restored/rebuilt by the vendor using 'new old stock' parts wherever available, having hunted for them worldwide. The engine was rebuilt by Raccoon Rebuilds of Windsor, well known Yamaha RD specialists, but has not been started since the rebuild. Requiring one or two finishing touches, this historic Yamaha is offered with a dating certificate and NOVA document.

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