Back again. -- https://www.ebay.com/itm/1973-Yamaha-TZ350-/203059883758?_trksid=p2385738.m4383.l4275.c10
Yeap, Now it's in Miami and asking even more $$ :busey:
What do we think this thing is worth?
There weren't many made and few remain as original as this.
Quote from: bitzz on July 31, 2020, 09:57:35 AM
What do we think this thing is worth?
There weren't many made and few remain as original as this.
I have no idea what it might be worth but it looks pretty rough to me even though it does look pretty complete and with spares. I'd guess its maybe a couple grand over priced.
There is a lot wrong with this bike. Here are the things I spotted:
Pipes appear TZ 250, maybe C or D. Hard to tell because of silencers. Certainly not TZ 350. Wrong hangers also.
Fairing is not original but that is not a big thing except at that $11 K price.
Rear gas tank support pads are wrong.
Wrong kill switch.
No temp gauge.
Yazaki tach. Should be Nipon Seki. The Yazaki was a TD1 item, maybe early TD2; not TD3 or TZ.
Wheel rims are not OEM. Like the fairing, not a big thing because that was frequently done back in the day.
I didn't bother to look at the spares but this will be a very expensive project. I guess I should go back and look at the VIN to make sure it is really a TZ 350 and not a 250, 383 frame number as opposed to a 430 frame number. If it is really a 350 chassis and the numbers match it's probably worth $7.5K if it's a 250 in that shape it is worth $5K.
Lyn Garland
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It wasn't that long ago this thing was listed and discussed here. For some reason I thought it was way back. I guess my perception of time is warped these days.
The old thread for reference: http://www.2strokeworld.net/forum/index.php?topic=1974.0
The frame number quoted is a 72 TD2 so Lyn is right that it started as an air cooled 250. Pipes have been muffled and have what look more like TZ mounts but are too short for a 350. The exhaust mounts on a twin shock TZ should be the same as a TD3 or TR3.
Yam 179 loaned me some TD parts to repair the pipes on the TZ250 that I restored a few years ago.
It's rough for that sort of cash and very non-standard, which makes it more overpriced.
Doesn't stop me lusting after it though. I have a soft spot for rough girls...