The RZ350 was a better bike in almost every way that the RZ500. We got those here in Canada, and while they were cool as heck in theory, they weren’t really all that fast, and didn’t handle all that well.
Apparently the RD350LC became the RZ350 in north America when they added the YPVS.
Love me a two-stroke, just for the sound, the smell, the powerband. Modern 4-stroke bike are better in almost every way (although relatively heavy), but they just don’t excite in quite the same way.
Yup. A 2 stroke is just a whole different ‘thing’.
Canuck? You had a crack at that 400 and didn’t!!! ARGH!!! I hate you ;) I remember reading back then that the 500 was supposedly a bit of a pig, but I just can’t figure how. That engine should have been good for stupid power with a few tweaks/pipes/carb. The handling though I dunno. But it was Star Trek lookingdesign for the era. The FZ later took some of the style ques but it was a whole different bike.
and the banana seat and inflexable frame,the RD350
Was perfect