discussion Tamiya 14037 yamaha RZV500R (rd500)

[simontie]

Nice build decals were the only issue luckily i printed some and used them along side the originals couple of minor mistakes but happy with it ill leave you to spot the mistakes
any comments good or no so good all welcome

Sorry about the photography
simon

 

[Steven000]

Very nice model Simon,
I don't spoy any mistakes
cheers

 

[minitnkr]

Thought it came out great.

 

[papa 695]

Cracking work Simon.

 

[simontie]

Very nice model Simon,
I don't spoy any mistakes
cheers

Thanks gents i wont point them out then but i will remedy 1 off them

thanks for your kind words
simon

 

[Nicko]

Excellent Simon, really looks the port.

Nick

 

[Jim R]

Very nice indeed. Can't see any mistakes.

 

[HAWKERHUNTER]

Looks perfect to me Si. Against a good back drop that would look like a real bike to me.

 

[Tim Marlow]

Looks good to me Si. Something of the Elsie about the colour scheme….

 

[simontie]

Looks good to me Si. Something of the Elsie about the colour scheme….

On L C topic, 250s on the bench 350 to follow never road the 500 but the 250 &350 were very entertaining …
simon

 

[Tim Marlow]

On L C topic, 250s on the bench 350 to follow never road the 500 but the 250 &350 were very entertaining …
simon

I never rode one myself, but my best mate had a 250. Lethal little beast……used to pull wheelies on corners if you were unlucky and shoot off at a tangent….I went straight from learning on a B120 Suzuki to a Yamaha SR 500 single when I passed because I was just a little late for the learner license on a 250.

 

[PaulTRose]

Most excellent!

Thats a little cracker

 

[simontie]

I never rode one myself, but my best mate had a 250. Lethal little beast……used to pull wheelies on corners if you were unlucky and shoot off at a tangent….I went straight from learning on a B120 Suzuki to a Yamaha SR 500 single when I passed because I was just a little late for the learner license on a 250.

Sr was a great big single road version of the xt500 be worth a few bob now. Not fast but would pull you up anything you could point it at loads of torque

 

[Tim Marlow]

Sr was a great big single road version of the xt500 be worth a few bob now. Not fast but would pull you up anything you could point it at loads of torque

I always thought it could pull a caravan……acceleration was actually very good, but it ran out of breath quickly so had quite a low top end. If you accelerated at low revs you could see it pumping the front forks in and out as it gathered speed. Great fun though, and very light compared to its contemporaries in its day. Had a rubbish swing arm design, mine actually broke the swing arm pin twice in the three years I had it. Only way to get new ones, and new bearings (it used needle rollers and end thrust bearings, stupidly complicated and always too slack), was from scrappers. I actually got one pin made at a local engineering firm once to get it back on the road. Putting the casing together with cross head screws was another absolute lunatic move, the metal was rubbish and they chewed out in no time. Aftermarket firms made a fortune selling replacement socket screw sets and impact drivers…..