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A deep dive into the Yamaha RZ350R (1984, US second generation). The two-stroke 350 sport bike also existed in a special edition featuring the era's global superstar Kenny Roberts. The piece revisits the story of a production bike tied to a GP hero, through the lens of a legendary machine.
King Kenny. The first American to become a road racing world champion, a hero of our generation. A production RZ350R carrying his name must have been something young riders back then wanted so badly it hurt. Tasting GP glory on a public road — the heat of that era was truly special.
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Is the RZ350R a different model from the domestic Japanese-market RZ350?
I like this kind of tie-in model with a GP rider — it has a real sense of story to it.
Curious whether the actual specs were shared even though it was called a special edition.
Also curious about its sibling relationship with the contemporary RD350LC.
Just being a 350cc two-stroke sport bike already has an aspirational ring to it.
First time I've learned this Kenny Roberts edition even existed — valuable info.
Curious about how many Roberts-edition units were produced and how many are still out in the market.
