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RZV500 v RD/RZ500

 
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hail seizure



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 12:54 pm    Post subject: RZV500 v RD/RZ500 Reply with quote

Hi,I'm in the Market for a 500 and am going looking at a
UK RD500 tomorrow is there anything in particular
I should be looking out for? The bike is standard and has
Done 16k mikes. Seller is asking £6.5k.
I have also been offered an RZV500 import from Japan for
Similar money. I know the RZV is detuned,but they can be
Derestricted can't they? Are they worth the same as an RD?
Finally the RZ500's are the same as UK RD's just different
Colours? Power is the same,yes?
Cheers Mike.
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 8:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I believe the RZ had an alloy frame against the RD's steel?
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 9:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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I believe the RZ had an alloy frame against the RD's steel?


I think you're right Crofty, sorry but that's the only difference I know of too.

I think I would go for the RZ out of the two purely down to exclusivity(spelling?)

Mind you, I would be quite happy to own both Very Happy

I'm not sure but I think CMM(?) may have done an article on the RZ(or possibly on the RD but highlighting the RZ in comparison or It may have been the in the VJMC mag?), I'll have a look through & see what I can find.
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 10:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

There's a few differences, RZV has adjustable fork damping, different jets/emulsion tubes, alloy bodied rear shock, and restrictors in the exhausts downpipes. Otherwise the same, and can be made to have the same power too.
Also has a red light in the clocks that comes on at 80Kmh, like most Jap spec bikes.

I forgot to mention the fuel gauge combined into the temp gauge too
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 11:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

RD / RZV500 is one of those bikes I've promised myself one day!
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 11:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

SP_BOTT wrote:
There's a few differences, RZV has adjustable fork damping, different jets/emulsion tubes, alloy bodied rear shock, and restrictors in the exhausts downpipes. Otherwise the same, and can be made to have the same power too.
Also has a red light in the clocks that comes on at 80Kmh, like most Jap spec bikes.

I forgot to mention the fuel gauge combined into the temp gauge too


^^^ What he said! Laughing And you might find this useful too maybe???: http://www.rzrd500.com/rzstory.html

"...Three different versions of the red and white bike were available worldwide. The RZ500, which came equipped with Yokohama OEM tires, was sold in Australia, New Zealand and Canada. Its European counterpart, the RD500LC , while mechanically identical, sported Michelin tires and a different paint scheme (photo at right). Japan received a limited-edition RZV500R, replete with a lighter aluminum frame (the others used steel) and other trick goodies, but a lso suffered from a de-tuned engine....


"...But the rarest, and trickest version - the RZV500R - was reserved exclusively for the Japanese home market. The RZV500 bristles with special pieces not found on the garden-variety RZ/RD-LC. Most notable is the beautiful, hand-welded aluminum frame, which is not only lighter than the RZ's steel unit, but also noticeably stiffer.

The front brake lines are braided stainless steel instead of the RZ's rubber ones, and the front forks are both air and rebound-damping adjustable. The brake and gear shift levers are cast from aluminum, as are the clip-on handle bars; on the standard RZ these parts are made from steel. Other individual differences are subtle, but together they add up to a 30 pound weight savings over the RZ. As mentioned earlier, though, the RZV domestic model had it's horns cut back because of licensing restrictions to a mere 64 bhp, fully 30 percent less then the export RZ...

Hope this helps . . . although I'm sure you'd be happy with either!! Very Happy
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 28, 2012 9:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Went with the RZV500 in the end.De-restricted it and wow!
Awesome machine!
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 28, 2012 10:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

hail seizure wrote:
Went with the RZV500 in the end.

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