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What is this bike??? Need help because......
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50 minutes???
DataDan
Mama says he's bona fide
From the exposed timing cover it's a 600. It's not an '86, which was an FZ, not an FZR, and had a steel frame made of square-section tubing, not a Deltabox. Can't help on the year, but Wikipedia says the FZR600 was made 1989-1999.
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Thanks DD. great start.
Outta Control
Renegade Drone Pilot
I doesn't have the airtubes on the the faux tank so it can't be a 750 or a 600. I would say it is a 87-88 Yami FZR400.
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Having him text his bro.
is it bro.
Smokey94086
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89 fzr 400.
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I vote for the 400
Hooli
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Yamaha didn't sell the 400 stateside until 1988. Before that the only sporting 600 they had was the air-cooled FZ600; had one of the latter and got my first speeding ticket on it.
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YamaHopper? 
I concur. +/- one model year, but 89 looks the closest based on that years BNG.
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88 or 89 FZR400. I think 90 and up had four piston front calipers.
I owned one for a while...super cool bike. I sold it to a friend of mine that had a totaled FZR600. He subsequently twisted my arm into helping him stick the 600 engine into the 400. The motor bolted in fine, just had to make up some custom headers and relocate some electronics. Cool mod, since the 600 had a steel frame, and the 400 had aluminum. Prolly saved 15-20lbs, and a blingier frame.
I owned one for a while...super cool bike. I sold it to a friend of mine that had a totaled FZR600. He subsequently twisted my arm into helping him stick the 600 engine into the 400. The motor bolted in fine, just had to make up some custom headers and relocate some electronics. Cool mod, since the 600 had a steel frame, and the 400 had aluminum. Prolly saved 15-20lbs, and a blingier frame.
Smokey94086
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FZR400.
Look for Sportbike magazine cover circa 1987 with Eddie Lawson doing a wheelie on one. Couldn't find it but I did find these:
Found it:
Look for Sportbike magazine cover circa 1987 with Eddie Lawson doing a wheelie on one. Couldn't find it but I did find these:
Found it:
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Smokey94086
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Eddie is on a honda 400rr in the pic btw. The fzr 400 RR pictured on that cover is close, but very different.
Hooli
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And a trick Deltabox swingarm.
Looks exactly like the 1989 FZR400 I have in my garage.
Tim, since you're a Family Man now, you should sell that bike to someone who will ride it. Me, for example...