1988 Yamaha TDR50 With 420 Miles

Description

Additional photos of this Yamaha TDR50 are available here for your perusal.

The baby version of Yamaha’s TDR250, the TDR50 was produced for just one year only: 1988. Like its bigger sibling, the bike was far ahead of its time from a design standpoint; take a look at the current crop of sports tourers, and you’ll find echoes of the TDR’s upright riding position and comfortable trail geometry.

For the powerplant, Yamaha utilized a liquid-cooled 50cc two-stroke single. Though it made just 7.2hp and 4.2 lb-ft of torque, the little TDR came specced with some impressive equipment, including 140mm of travel at the front, 130mm of travel at the rear, disc brakes, and 12″ cast wheels. Best of all, the whole packaged tipped the scales at a scant 176lbs.

Yamaha has an example in their internal museum collection in Communication Plaza, “a space that presents the past, present, and future of the Yamaha Motor group.” On that site, Yamaha themselves compares riding the TDR50 to “swimming through the town.”

This example is VIN: 3FY003201.

The odometer shows 676 kilometers (420 miles).

It was originally sold in Japan. It is one of several 50cc bikes that we acquired from Japan to offer our clients.

Maintenance:
In preparation for the listing, we cleaned the carb, flushed the coolant, flushed the brake fluid, changed the engine oil, and replaced a turn signal relay.

Olly did the work, he notes the following in his condition report:
Tire Life: Front/ Rear: 75%
Brake Life Front/ Rear : 80/90%
Hydraulic: Ok, New
Oil: Ok, New
Coolant: Ok, New
Low Beam: Ok
High Beam: Ok
Turn: Ok
Tail Light: Ok
Brake Light: Ok
Plate Light: Ok
Kill: Ok
Horn: Ok
Battery: Ok

Modifications:
Aftermarket mirrors.

Cosmetic Blemishes: please see the album up top for all known cosmetic blemishes. Here is a selection:

Inside of the tank:

It is riding on Dunlop tires which have aged out.

The sale includes two ignition keys and three keys for the gas cap.

Currently located at our facility in Santa Monica, California (please make an appointment for an inspection), this Yamaha is offered on a Bill of Sale only. Have any TDR50 stories or questions about this listing? Let us know in the “Comments” tab!