1972 YAMAHA 360 ENDURO RT1 360 DT1 RUNS GREAT BRAND NEW Cosmo Restoration SWEET!

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I believe the 1972 360 RT-1 was YAMAHA's BIGGEST & MOST POWERFUL & Most Collectable Original Series 1969-73 ENDURO that YAMAHA Built up to 1974 !!!!! Please keep in mind the 1975's ENDURO 400's are worth only about HALF as much $$ as what a Original Series 1969-71 360 RT-1 ENDURO NADA.com Value Guides for !!! I was told by my local YAMAHA Dealer.

The 1969-1972 RT-1 YAMAHA 360cc ENDURO is WORLD Famous for their RELIABILITY, DURABILITY, amp; The YAMAHA DT-1 & the RT-1 are definitely one of the All Time Worlds Best, OST VERSATILE (as the DT1 & the RT1 are..."The ONLY FREEWAY LEGAL YAMAHA ENDUROS of this Era" ) These are Without Question "The WORLDS FAVORITE Classic Vintage Japanese ENDURO's" ....In Fact" YAMAHA Started & Also "Perfected" the High Quality Super RELIABLE Japanese Two Stroke ENDURO for the Worlds Riding PLEASURE" !!!! <<<& YES! This Beauty has MATCHING Engine & Frame NUMBERS">>> These 360 RT-1's are famous for: Always being a EASY to RID, UPER FUN, a True Go Most Anywhere Bike ...for families ALL Around the World !!! When these 1969-73 YAMAHA ENDURO bikes were made,There was NO Other TRUE full production ENDURO Bike on EARTH that were as LOVED and as POPULAR as these YAMAHA ENDURO's...& YES !

When YAMAHA made this 360 RT-1 bike it was designed by YAMAHA to be a bike Capable of being ridden from Los Angeles California all the way up top ALASKA or CANADA & be capable of going trail Ridding & being able to be ridden back home to Los Angeles again ! The Main part of her Wire loom appears to be there, herefore, hen the new owner connects the lights etc again she should be able to be back on the streets again .....

<<<& YES !!! "She has Matching Engine & Frame Numbers" ! ! ! >>> !

< < < & YES ! This bike has ALWAYS BEEN A SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Bike ! ! ! > > >
IMPORTANT : PLEASE NOTE: I am selling off entire my "HUGE" Vintage Bike Collection & "All bikes will be Priced to sell" & as you can see & Being this Desirable of a Bike she should NOT last long up on ebay..."All will be Way Below Book Value "So,please bid accordingly" as a Really Nice example of one of these Early 360 RT-1s are really hard to find these days!

PLEASE NOTE: I was told The 1969-1972 YAMAHA RT-1 ENDURO's are the Very First (and Most Collectable) Generation of the 1969-1973 YAMAHA RT1 360cc ENDUROs I was told a by my local YAMAHA Dealer that a really Nice Example of a 1969-71 RT-1 ENDURO as per NADA.com Value Guides is worth just under $7,000.00 !!!! The 1972 was the First Year that YAMAHA upgraded the RT-1 360 to have the FAR SUPERIOR "HUGE UPGRADE" of the "Self Tuning" REED INDUCTION which make these RT-1's Start Easier Run "FAR BETTER" at Low RPMs & also at High Speeds Most Enthusiasts & Street Riders feel "This 1972 was the Year that YAMAHA finally Perfected the RT-1 360" ! ..Just to give you some perspective how SUCCESSFUL Self Tuning REED INDUCTIONS are... from this year (1972) forward every two stroke YAMAHA Built...Including: ENDUROs & Even the Dirt RACING MX's & also YZ's & even the Production Road/Racing RD & RZ Road "SUPER BIKES" from 1972 to present day ( 2016 ! ! ) ...So Particularly with this Bikes Cosmetic Restoration etc Upgrades ..as you can see this Beauty is a BARGAIN for the Ridiculously Fair price that I have her listed for.

<<< PLEASE READ this Entire Auction & also, lease Read this auctions Bidding Rules and Bidder Requirements at the end of the auction before Bidding on this item...Also Please Note Buying this item requires a non refundable $ 500 US dollar Good Faith Deposit and the balance of All Funds need to be received by either Cash in Person or Via Bank to bank Wire transfer within 3 Business days of auction close, will allow slightly more time for International Bank wires as I know they can take longer. >>>

PLEASE NOTE: This Beauty has 1973 YAMAHA ORIGINAL reservoir Rear shocks & "UP GRADE" YAMAHA Shocks & she has her Original YAMAHA ALUMINUM lower leg Factory YAMAHA Forks ...Compared to Pre 1971 RT-1's I believe these were Both of these Upgrade Suspension items & were about as good as you could buy From YAMAHA back in the Early 1970's !!!

< < < PLEASE DO NOT BID ON THIS ITEM BEFORE YOU HAVE READ THIS AUCTION IN IT'S ENTIRETY & FULLY UNDERSTAND EVERY ASPECT OF THIS ITEM and also PLEASE get permission from you Spouse, arents etc etc BEFORE YOU BID as by bidding you are entering a Biding Contract...Thank You in advance for bidding responsibly > > >

Important... Please Note: I have not spent any time trying to connect the lights tach etc as especially with this bikes Alloy Fork tube legs & First Available in 1973 "State of the Art' Rear Suspension YAMAHA Reservoir SHOCKS there is a very High Probability this Amazing bike may end up as a VINTAGE Motocross or FLATRACK Racing Bike as these were about the Very Best front & Rear Racing Suspensions Items you could have bought from YAMAHA in the Early 1970's. &the RT-1 is a GREAT & Super RELIABLE+DURABLE Flat Track etc Racing Bike !

PLEASE NOTE: This 1972 is nearly the Last of the Very First (and Most Collectible) Generation of the 1969-1973 YAMAHA RT1 360cc ENDUROs I was told a really Nice Example of a 1971 RT-1 ENDURO as per NADA.com Value Guides is worth just under $7,000.00 !!!! So Particularly with this Bikes Upgrades & Restorations ..as you can see this Beauty is a BARGAIN for the Ridiculously Fair price that I have her listed for.

...Also, Please keep in mind that the 1975 & newer YAMAHA 250 & 400 ENDURO's are Worth "FAR LESS" (IE) a 1975 RT-1 400 "Even in Excellent condition can NADA.com Value Guide for many times worth about HALF as Much as a first Edition 1969-1971 YAMAHA 360cc ENDURO like this" !!!! (I Bet You didn't Know That !!!) ...& these First Edition RT-1's & DT-1 Are FAR More Vintage Race-able as well ! (& even though the 1972 are still the same 1969-72 Original style engine cases the 1972 is the very first year YAMAHAs "SELF TUNING REED INDUCTION" ENGINEs were available & Yes they Start FAR BETTER & overall RUN FAR Better ...That is why every year after 1971..EVERY two stroke YAMAHA YZ & YAMAHA ENDURO RD YAMAHA SUPER ROAD BIKEs after 1971 ALWAYS HAD Self Tuning "REED" INDUCTION !!!)

* * PLEASE NOTE: I think this is a very Nice looking Bike in very Nice Overall Condition...However, f you are looking for a 100% Perfect Bike or a 100 point Vintage Show or Concourse show bike etc etc "Please Look Else-Where" as I feel this is ..a Nice Looking & Great Running Bike that I have been told that we we are selling at about 1/2 to 1/3 of the NADA.com top Blue Book value is for a Nice Example of one of these Original Series Wonderful 1969-1972 YAMAHA RT-1 360cc ENDURO's At this time these Early RT-1's are becoming Very Hard to Find in Good Condition & particularly Running as GREAT like this Wonderful Bike ...So, if you are looking for a Great Looking Super Fun ...Go most Anywhere kind of bike (Freeways, ill Climbing etc etc ) ..These RT-1's Are Famous For Doing that... However, f you are a Concourse bike etc Nit Picker that just can't be pleased & or are looking for a Near Perfect or High Point Concourse bike etc etc ...Please do every other Reasonable Person involved in this auction a "HUGE" Favor & Please Look Elsewhere & Please save your money as what you think you are looking for or think you have to have a Perfect bike ...Keep in Mind typically a bike like that a 1969 thru 1972 360 RT-1 Concourse bike can sell for something Closer to Around & or in Excess of.. $10,000.00 Around here. However, f you have Achievable Expectations this may be a Great opportunity to get a Very Nice & SUPER + FUN & Great Running Bike for Peanuts ...& best of all it's value will most likely Continue to Keep going Up & Up the Next few years as particularly as "These 360 RT-1s are Rapidly Becoming Harder and Harder to Find in reasonably Nice condition like this Wonderful Bike".....Also keep in mind a Concourse bike is typically so "prissy" that their owners Rarely take them out & have any real fun with them...So really what is the point of having something much better than this Wonderful Bike ???????????

Keep in Mind the cost of ownership and Cost of Maintenance for a Vintage "Two Stroke" is "A Very Small Fraction" of what the equivalent ho hum four stroke engine would cost to own during it's lifetime !!!...These two stroke bikes are Famous for being SUPER SIMPLE and nearly all of it's Normal maintenance can be done without any of the four strokes typical "EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE & VERY Specialized Tools", s the COMPLEXITY and the level Skill required is also FAR LESS with a Two Stroke engine...I have a HUGE Collection of Vintage Bikes and "ALL are Air Cooled, Two Strokes...For Just that same Reason...Also, arts are "Very Available" for these YAMAHA ENDUROs thru YAMAHA Dealers, n ebay and Many other sites & YES ! ! Even the YAMAHA etc Dealers still sell Stock Many of the the parts for these First Generation MAGNIFICENT RT-1 360cc ENDURO's ! ! !

This bike has ALWAYS BEEN A SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Bike !!! Which to collectors makes Her FAR More Desirable & Collectible (as we get almost no rain here at all, nly about 1 to 3 inches a year on average ...& in our area Most of the time not even that much) & the Temperatures & humidity are most of the time a "Museum Like" 65 - 75 degree F the Majority of the year.

......Again,These RT-1's & DT-1's are famous for: Always being a High Quality, uper Simple To Maintain, urabl, ELIABLE + EASY TO RID, UN, Go Most Any Where Bike" ...for families Around the World !!!
* * " Lucky You ".. can be the First New Owner Since this Bike has Just had a Beautiful Cosmetic Restoration ... This Wonderful Bike Starts Well & Runs GREAT Her Clutc, ontrol cables & Brakes All Work Great ! I had the Seat Professionally "Rebuilt from the Frame Up" and we disassembled this wonderful Bike & also Refinished most All of Her Main Components and reassembled her "by hand" Piece by Piece. She has BOTH Front and Rear "BRAND NEW" Dunlap Trials Universal Style re-issue import Tires That look just about Perfect to the Original Tires that would have came with a 1972 YAMAHA RT-1 ENDURO !
Again, his Magnificent Beauty Starts Great + Runs Amazing & Shifts thru the gears Excellent etc etc + all of her Control cables, rakes, lutch Etc Etc all seem to work Great as Well.

Her Prior owner had several bikes used her very rarely and after several years re-purposed her for off-road use but, s you can see I re-installed her Head Light, ail Light, Original YAMAHA Muffler with a working accessory baffle (I have a box of Blinker assemblies if the new owner wants them I will be glad to make sure you get four of them) etc etc etc ...The MAIN Thing is "Her MAIN Wire Loom is PRESENT" as are Her lights & are Installed etc are all present & look to be in good Shape. But, have not spent any time to figure out how to wire in the lights & for the tach+ speedo you will need cables etc to get them functioning etc.typically about $ 20 ea. on ebay I would have hooked everything up for street...But, thought there would be a HUGE Chance that this Wonderful Bike Would end up as a VINTAGE RACING or trail Bike ....So, Yes the lights etc are present & reinstalled but are not electrically etc connected & therefore,are therefore not functioning at this time.However Again, lease note the bikes Main Wire looms seem to be present (from the engine to the taillight & to the brake switch & under the tank & going up towards the Headlight area) Please see picture # 5 ..AGAIN...I have not spent any time trying to connect the lights as there is a very High Probability this Amazing bike may end up as a Vintage Motocross or FLAT TRACK Racing or Fun Trail Riding Bike?

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