Yamaha RX 50?

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Yamaha RX 50. I've heard of these, but didn't know they were ever available in the US. Found on Philly CL.

Even Yamaha makes a mistake once in a while

I search CL for ysr 50 every couple days, that holds no interest though....

What it. That motor is a great base for a build. There were / are some café type kits available for it rear sets and all.

Zomby Woof wrote: Even Yamaha makes a mistake once in a while

Yamaha's mistakes are usually brilliant but misunderstood, or a decade ahead of their time. This is neither of those .

I remember those. If it didn't have that cruiser look it'd be kinda cool.

20 dollars of handle bars can fix that.

Handle bars won't fix fork angle, or the tank or the king and queen seat. I personally view choppers and hazardous. If you ride, use the right gear and ride a bike capable of handling, breaking and accelerating out of trouble. Otherwise, make sure you have good life insurance and have signed your organs over and have a clear end of life document.

Yup. Total junk bike. Can't fix anything on it. The owner of this yellow thing might already be dead.

That is the YSR engine. It's a little screamer.

In reply to Appleseed:are you really going to compare my comment to your ride? There's hardly any of the original bike left. Much more than just a handle bar mod. Jeez

Cooter wrote: That is the YSR engine. It's a little screamer.

When I was 15 we all were swapping the motors off our YSRs for 125 or 250s. Looking back we were all nuts...

markwemple wrote: In reply to Appleseed:are you really going to compare my comment to your ride? There's hardly any of the original bike left. Much more than just a handle bar mod. Jeez

No, that bike was from the interwebs illustrating that such a bike has potential. Changing the bars will completely change the feel on many an old bike. I took issue with the chopper comment. That Yamaha hardly qualifies as a chopper. My bike, a 1980 Honda CM200T, would be a chopper based on looks. It isn't. Clubman bars changed it for the better.

Stock, it looks like a chopper, right?

Your bike is the opposite of a chopper. It's much closer to a cafe bike. Very different.

That bike on the bottom is exactly what my bike started as. You could easily do the same to the Yamaha.

Anyway, I don't mean to be so argumentative, just that I had firsthand experience turning a turd, into a polished turd.