LOT 216 *N
The Connoisseurs' Collection, Part IV c.1985 Yamaha FZR750 Registration no. not registered Frame no. 1FM-000280 Engine no. IFM (see text)
Sold for £1,495 inc. premiumLot to be sold without reserve
Lot 216*,N
The Connoisseurs' Collection, Part IV, c.1985 Yamaha FZR750
The Autumn Stafford Sale - The Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show|11 October 2026, 11:00 BST|Stafford, Staffordshire County Showground
The Connoisseurs' Collection, Part IV
c.1985 Yamaha FZR750
Registration no. not registered
Frame no. 1FM-000280
Engine no. IFM (see text)
c.1985 Yamaha FZR750
Registration no. not registered
Frame no. 1FM-000280
Engine no. IFM (see text)
This Lot has arrived in the UK from overseas under Temporary Admission. Shippio Ltd must automatically uplift this Lot after the auction, complete all post sale import or export customs administration, and store this Lot until it is customs cleared. A compulsory fee of £350 + VAT will be added to the buyer's invoice for this. This Lot cannot be collected from the auction venue by the purchaser or any alternative transporter.
If the Lot is to stay in the UK or is not exported within 90 days of sale, Import VAT at 5% on the hammer price is payable.
Yamaha's FZ750 was one of most advanced sports bikes yet seen when it arrived in 1985, though strictly speaking most of the FZ's cutting-edge technology was to be found in the engine. A five-valves-per-cylinder design that would later be applied to all of Yamaha's larger sports models, it represented the first time such an engine had featured in a production motorcycle.
The '1FM' model code identifies this example as a first-generation (1985-1987) FZ750 built - it is believed - for the 1987 model year. Frame number '000280' is a very early production '1FM' (the Yoshimura Cyclone exhaust is an aftermarket modification). Currently displaying a total of 1,049 kilometres on the odometer, the machine is believed restored (it would appear that the unnumbered crankcases are either non-matching replacement units or, potentially, original Japanese Domestic Market (JDM) cases, as engine cases supplied in Japan were reportedly sometimes left unnumbered).
Following a period of inactivity, this motorcycle will require recommissioning and/or restoration to a greater or lesser extent before returning to the road and thus is sold strictly as viewed. Prospective purchasers should satisfy themselves with regard to this motorcycle's completeness, history, authenticity, originality and mechanical condition prior to bidding.
Offered with key
If the Lot is to stay in the UK or is not exported within 90 days of sale, Import VAT at 5% on the hammer price is payable.
Yamaha's FZ750 was one of most advanced sports bikes yet seen when it arrived in 1985, though strictly speaking most of the FZ's cutting-edge technology was to be found in the engine. A five-valves-per-cylinder design that would later be applied to all of Yamaha's larger sports models, it represented the first time such an engine had featured in a production motorcycle.
The '1FM' model code identifies this example as a first-generation (1985-1987) FZ750 built - it is believed - for the 1987 model year. Frame number '000280' is a very early production '1FM' (the Yoshimura Cyclone exhaust is an aftermarket modification). Currently displaying a total of 1,049 kilometres on the odometer, the machine is believed restored (it would appear that the unnumbered crankcases are either non-matching replacement units or, potentially, original Japanese Domestic Market (JDM) cases, as engine cases supplied in Japan were reportedly sometimes left unnumbered).
Following a period of inactivity, this motorcycle will require recommissioning and/or restoration to a greater or lesser extent before returning to the road and thus is sold strictly as viewed. Prospective purchasers should satisfy themselves with regard to this motorcycle's completeness, history, authenticity, originality and mechanical condition prior to bidding.
Offered with key
Saleroom notices
Please note the key offered only operates the ignition and not the fuel filler cap for which there is no key present.
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| * | Import low rate |
| VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium. | |
| N | NOVA declaration |
| This machine is subject to post-sale customs administration and, for UK Buyers, a NOVA declaration. Whilst the responsibility of submitting the NOVA rests with the Buyer to do so, Bonhams will facilitate the process by engaging an agent (SHIPPIO) to undertake the NOVA and C88 (customs) application if applicable on the Buyer's behalf. A fee to do so will be added to the Buyer's invoice, as follows: for Live Public Sales: £350 + VAT; for Timed, Online-only Sales: £195 + VAT. |
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