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- From: jlevine@rd.hydro.on.ca (Jody Levine)
- Subject: Re: 2-strokes (was: Re: REQUEST: short fella has a question or two...
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.231718.23231@rd.hydro.on.ca>
- Organization: Ontario Hydro - Research Division
- References: <1992Nov12.222934.2542@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu> <BxnuyM.Eo3@ccu.umanitoba.ca> <92Nov18.153919.18520@acs.ucalgary.ca>
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 92 23:17:18 GMT
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- In article <92Nov18.153919.18520@acs.ucalgary.ca> parr@acs.ucalgary.ca (Charles Parr) writes:
- >>
- >> The Canadian spec. RZ350 from about 85 on (full fairing) is pretty
- >>damn current considering there were no significant design changes made.
- >>It produces a claimed 55 HP through different ignition, barrels, and
- >>crank than US version. I beleive it weighs in at 380 lbs wet. Shows what
- >>a lack of weight can do for a bike. Had Yamaha put a truly sophisticated
- >>suspension on it (TZR250,NS400) they'd still be making them today.
- >
- >They are still making them today...Or at least they are still
- >selling brand new ones in Yamaha dealerships in Canada.
-
- Yup, brand new 1990s.
-
- They were not imported in 92. I don't know whether Yamaha stopped making them
- or what.
-
- [an RZ drawback is] >really shitty gas mileage.
-
- Mine gets about 5 l/ 100 km. Not great when you consider that it's a 350,
- but the 2.5 l in my Oldsmobile gets about 12 l/ 100 km, so it depends on your
- perspective. You do get performance, after all.
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- I've bike like | Jody Levine DoD #275 kV
- got a you can if you -PF | Jody.P.Levine@hydro.on.ca
- ride it | Toronto, Ontario, Canada
-