Yamaha RZ350
A 1984 RZ equipped with aftermarket 'expansion chamber' exhausts | |
| Manufacturer | Yamaha Motor Company |
|---|---|
| Production | 1983 - 1995 |
| Predecessor | Yamaha RD350LC |
| Related | Yamaha Banshee 350 Yamaha RD250 Yamaha RD350 YPVS |
The Yamaha RZ350 is a two-stroke motorcycle produced by Japanese motorcycle manufacturer Yamaha between 1983 and 1996. Available in the US from 1983 to 1985, Canada until 1990 and Brazil until 1996. The RZ was the final evolution of the popular and well-known series of RD Yamaha motorcycles, and as such is also known as the RD350LC II or RD350 YPVS.
It is powered by a twin-carburetted reed valve inducted, liquid-cooled, 347cc parallel-twin two-stroke engine, with a bore and stroke of 64mm x 54mm. It was the first RD series from Yamaha to receive the 'YPVS' Yamaha Power Valve System. A different version of this motor with no YPVS was also used in the Yamaha Banshee 350 ATV, which was produced for some markets until 2012.
It is also raced extensively in Vintage racing leagues, as well as its own racing leagues, often dubbed "RZ cups" in Europe and Canada.