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'''Yamaha RZ350''' , LC/YPVS in the UK, is a [[motorcycle]] powered by a twin cylinder [[two-stroke engine]], [[reed valve]]d 347 [[cubic centimeter]] engine. The bore and stroke are 64x54 mm. It produces 30.4 ft·lbf of torque at 7500 rpm. Coming out in [[1980]], it was the evolution of [[Yamaha Motor Company Ltd.|Yamaha]]'s popular and well known RD350. Production was carried on into the 1990s and the engine is still produced and used in Yamaha's YFZ350 Banshee ATV. | '''Yamaha RZ350''' , LC/YPVS in the UK, is a [[motorcycle]] powered by a twin cylinder [[two-stroke engine]], [[reed valve]]d 347 [[cubic centimeter]] engine. The bore and stroke are 64x54 mm. It produces 30.4 ft·lbf of torque at 7500 rpm. Coming out in [[1980]], it was the evolution of [[Yamaha Motor Company Ltd.|Yamaha]]'s popular and well known [[Yamaha RD350|RD350]]. Production was carried on into the 1990s and the engine is still produced and used in Yamaha's YFZ350 Banshee ATV. | ||
RZ350 is now a sought after collectors bike, due to it being the last road going two-stroke [[motorcycle]] in America. It is also raced extensively in Vintage racing leagues, as well as its own racing leagues, often dubbed "RZ cups". | RZ350 is now a sought after collectors bike, due to it being the last road going two-stroke [[motorcycle]] in America. It is also raced extensively in Vintage racing leagues, as well as its own racing leagues, often dubbed "RZ cups". | ||