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[[Yamaha]] released these bikes in 1982 as a kickoff promotional for their larger-displacement Midnight Special bike line, in red and black. | [[Yamaha]] released these bikes in 1982 as a kickoff promotional for their larger-displacement Midnight Special bike line, in red and black. | ||
Each dealer received | Each dealer received two<ref name="mecum">{{Citeweb|url=https://www.mecum.com/lots/LV0116-227853/1983-yamaha-rx50/|title=Yamaha RX50 Acution|accessdate=2019-05-21}}</ref> RX-50 2-stroke cruiser to raffle off to customers as a sales incentive to bring people in to see the larger bikes. Only 2000 were produced total. All were sold in the United states. | ||
*50cc 2-stroke air cooled engine shared with their [[Yamaha YSR50|Yamaha YSR racebike]]. | *50cc 2-stroke air cooled engine shared with their [[Yamaha YSR50|Yamaha YSR racebike]]. | ||
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[[Category:Yamaha motorcycles|RX50]] | [[Category:Yamaha motorcycles|RX50]] |