1972 Yamaha r5 - $6,000

Under 6k miles on this one and all original, unmolested. These bikes got high praises in their day from road racers for their balanced chassis and strong motor. Here is an excerpt from Motorcycle Classics, “because the R5 was a complete and balanced package; power delivery, braking prowess, and ride and handling meshed to create a bike that shined not only on the highways and byways of America, but on racetracks, too, where amateur club racers easily prepped their R5s for production-class road racing. And they did so with success, typically beating the other brands that vied for 350cc class dominance at the time. Southern California club racers, especially, filled their display cabinets with cheap trophies won racing their R5s. Young racers like Mike Devlin, Dick Fuller, Bob Crossman, John Lassak and Alan Gingerelli, to name a few, rode R5s to success during the early and mid 1970s.” For sale in Sunnyvale on Craigslist.