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The 1969-1971 RT-1 YAMAHA 360cc ENDURO is WORLD Famous for their RELIABILITY DURABILITY & She is definitely one of the All Time Worlds Best & Favorite Classic Vintage Japanese ENDURO's In Fact YAMAHA Started & Also "Perfected" the High Quality Japanese ENDURO for the Worlds PLEASURE !!!! This Beauty has MATCHING Eng & Frame NUMBERS" These RT-1's are famous for: Always being a EASY to RIDE SUPER FUN Go Most Anywhere Bike ...for families ALL Around the World !!! When these bikes were madeThere was No Other ENDURO Bike on EARTH that were as LOVED and as POPULAR as these YAMAHA ENDURO's...& YES ! ....."She has matching Engine and Frame Numbers" !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 Rare of a Bike she will not last long up on ebay..."All will be Way Below Book Value "Soplease bid accordingly"PLEASE NOTE: She has Up Grade "CURNUT" Racing back shocks & UP GRADE "CERRANI" like "ITALIAN RACING" Off road Forks ...Both of these Upgrade Suspension items in 1970 were about as good as you could buy 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 Parents 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 as especially with this bikes Up-Graded Vintage Italian High Quality ALLOY "CERIANNI" like RACING Forks Rear Suspension "CURNUT" 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 Suspensions you could have bought in the Early 1970's (***** If you would like to Vintage Race this bike the lights can be removed in only about 30 seconds just two bolts and then just slide the ~1973 HONDA ELSINORE headlight etc modual right back out & you have converted here to a lighter Dirt Racer bike ...just as simple as that !!!! **** * This 1970 is the Very First (and Most Collectable) Generation of the 1969-1971 YAMAHA RT1 360cc ENDUROs Which a really Nice Example of a 1970 RT-1 ENDURO as per NADA.com Value Guides is worth just under $7000.00 !!!! So Particularly with this Bikes Upgrades ..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 1972 & newer 72-75 YAMAHA 250 & 360 RT-1 ENDURO's are Worth "FAR LESS" (IE) a 1975 RT-1 "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" !!!! ...& these First Edition RT-1's & DT-1 Are More Vintage Race-able as well !<<< PLEASE read this Entire Auction & also Please 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 I will allow slightly more time for International Bank wires as I know they can take longer. >>> * * PLEASE NOTE: I think this is a very Nice looking Bike in very Nice Overall Condition...However If you are looking for a Perfect Bike or a Vintage Show or Concourse show bike etc etc "Please Look Elsewhere" as I feel this is ..just a Nice Looking & Great Running Bike that we are selling at about 1/4 or 1/3 of the NADA.com top Blue Book value is for a Nice Example of one of these Original Series Wonderful YAMAHA RT-1 360cc ENDURO's At this time these are becoming Very Hard top find in Good Condition & Running good like this Wonderful Bike ...So if you are looking for a Great Looking Fun Go most Anywhere kind of bike ..These RT-1's Are Famous For Doing that... However If you are a Nit Picker that 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 ...typically go for something Closer to Around $10000.00 Around here. However If you have Achievable Expectations this may be a Great opportunity to get a Very Nice & SUPER + FUN & Great Running Bike for Peanuts that ...& it's value will most likely Continue to Keep going Up & Up the Next few years as particularly these 360 RT-1s are Rapidly becoming Harder and Harder to find in reasonably Nice condition like 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 a four stroke would cost to own during it's lifetime !!!...These bikes are SUPER SIMPLE and nearly all of it's Normal maintenance can be done without any of the four strokes typical "VERY Specialized Tools" COMPLEXITY and the level Skill required is also FAR LESS...I have a HUGE Collection of Vintage Bikes and ALL are Air Cooled Two Strokes...For Just that same Reason...Also Parts are Very Available for these YAMAHA ENDUROs on ebay and Many other sites & Even the Dealers still sell 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 & Collectable (as we get almost no rain here at all Only about 2 to 3 inches a year on average ...& in our area Most of the time not even that much) & the Temperatures are most of the time a Museum like 65 - 75 degree F the Majority of the year. ......AgainThese RT-1's & DT-1's are famous for: Always being a High Quality Super Simple To Maintain Durable RELIABLE + EASY TO RIDE FUN 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 Easy & Runs GREAT Her Clutch Control cables & Brakes All work Great ! I had the Seat Professionally "Rebuilt from the Frame Up" and we dissembled 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" Trials Universal Style re-issue Tires That look just about Perfect to the Tires that would have came with a 1970 YAMAHA RT-1 ENDURO !Again This Magnificent Beauty Starts Great + Runs Amazing & Shifts Excellent etc etc + all of her Control cables Brakes Clutch Etc Etc all seem to work Great as Well.Her Prior owner used her very rarely and after several years re-purposed her for off-road use but as you can see I re-installed a Honda Elsinore head light Modual etc (Horn Right & Left Blinkers engine on off Blinker controls etc etc ... It looks like her lights etc are all present & look to be in good Shape. But I have not spent any time to figure out how to wire in the lights & you will need cables for the tach+ speedo etc to get them functioning etc.I have not spent any time trying to connect the lights as especially with this bikes Up-Graded Vintage Italian High Quality ALLOY "CERIANNI" like RACING Forks Rear Suspension "CURNUT" SHOCKS there is a very High Probability this Amazing bike may end up as a Vintage Motocross or FLATRACK Racing Bike* * Please Note * * Very Recently (December 2014) this auctions bikes' cousins (IE) that were also built by us side by side to this auctions bike) the other Two of our bikes <> a Vintage Racing 1978 RM 250 SUZUKI (Yellow) & also our 73 Tribute Vintage Racing ELSINORE CR 250 (Green / Aluminum) we Displayed at the "WORLDS LARGEST" MOTORCYCLE SHOW" (the Los Angeles Cycle World / Progressive Motorcycle Show (Los Angeles California Area)..in Our "Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Clubs" Booth earlier (December 6 7 & 8th 2013). Look to the right of the 3rd pictures which shows a Local Los Angeles TV News Crew interviewing Our V.J.M.C. Clubs President (in the Red & White Shirt) on the Shows Opening day ! ! ! * * *PLEASE NOTE: Over the last three years we have shown "EIGHT" Vintage Motorcycles in the V.J.M.C. Booth At This Show Alone !!!!<> PLEASE NOTE:Above are 4 Pictures are "NOT" of this auctions bike but are of this bikes 2 cousins (IE) (one =this auction's bikes cousin a 1978 RM 250 Brother) (IE) as above we also built these two other bikes we also built & cosmetically restored our other Vintage Racing: the (Yellow) 1978 SUZUKI RM 250's & the (Aluminum & Green) Vintage CR Elsinore 250 Vintage Race bike (~Dec. 2014) we Displayed at the "WORLDS LARGEST" MOTORCYCLE SHOW" (the Cycle World / Progressive Motorcycle Show (Los Angeles California area)..in Our "Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Clubs" Booth earlier (December 2014). Also The White & Black Suzuki Road Racer at the end of he row next to our VJMC clubs sign (3 bikes to the right of our yellow 250 RM Suzuki)... was one of two bikes of it's Exact type in Existence (a 700ccSquare 4 "Two Stroke" w/ 4 Rotary Valves..Yep ! She is a BREAST ! ) and I was told by most everyone there that she was Pretty much "Priceless" ! The two Bikes in between ours & this were two 4 Cylinder "Two Stroke" YAMAHA a GP 500 & a GP 700 like my Hero the GREAT Kenny Roberts became a WORLD CHAMPION on !!! As indicated earlier...This Wonderful Bike has been in dry covered Storage..Therefore There are NO back fees NO back taxes and NO back penalties as I have run the DMV Vehicle Identification number thru the DMV system & YES !!! So Please Note...this Wonderful bike is 100% off the California DMV computers at this time. So "YES " ! ! ! she is 100% free & clear of any Back fees or penalties etc etc !!! TITLE INFORMATION:Agin...Yes ! is 100% Free & Clear of any back fees and is at this time 100% off the DMV computer system (Which Is Really Good NEWS ! for a Vintage Bike like this)Here is some More GREAT NEWS ! ...I will be including a California Dept. of Motor Vehicles (Notarized) "Bill of Sale" from myself to you the new owner.. which from what I hear in states outside of California should be what you need to register it if you live inside or outside of California. ... (IE) If you just want to Vintage Race or Vintage Show this bike at Vintage bike & car meets & Shows... the Notarized DMV TRANSFER "Bill of Sale" should be all you will need...I will also include a copy of the California Department of Motor Vehicles Current DMV Computer Records Print Out on this Wonderful Bike that shows & Proves that because this Beauty was in storage for the past Aprox. 2+ Decades.. AGAIN PLEASE NOT: there are No Current DMV Computer Records ("WHICH IS REALLY GOOD NEWS" ! ) on this Wonderful bike & therefore there should be NO DMV PENALTIES NO back fees and NO back taxes etc etc. owed on this Wonderful 1970 YAMAHA ENDURO Bike". Whether you live inside California or in any of the other 50 states & If you attend Vintage Bike Meets Vintage Bike Races & Vintage Bike Shows etc the Notarized Calif. DMV "Bill of Sale" (Vehicle Transfer & Reassignment Form) is all you will need. If you would like to register this bike here in California to be used as an everyday street legal bike here in California my Vehicle Registration Office said that because this bike had been in covered storage for many years (the last 2 + Decades) therefore if you live here in California & feel you want to make this an everyday street bike & get license tags on her again Again it will be Easy because this bike is currently off the DMV Computer books & therefore there will be NO back fees (as typically after about 10 years California DMV records fall off the DMV Computers) and Again you can make this a currently registered Street bike here in Calif. & Again lic. tags are NOT required for Vintage Bike Races Car & Motorcycle Shows & Vintage Motorcross Racing events etc here in California & also keep in mind California street license tags are also not required if you live out of state & do Vintage Bike Shows and Events etc etc etc) ..please feel free to email me or call me if you need me to clarify this any further.& YES! ...I have a vintage early Blue California Plate on her as I was going to put this Beautiful bike in a upcoming local Vintage motorcycle show I will be including this plate with the bike But again is not a Current Calif. Lic Plate issued by the Calif DMV as it looks like it's License Plate stickers were last purchased in 1977 I think...The Plate looks GREAT on the Bike & therefore I will be including this plate for the new owner just in case you may want to show this bike as well . To my eye ...I think She looks Great ! ...I have always been very Proud of this Particularly Beautiful YAMAHA 360 cc RT-1 ENDURO Vintage Bike ...& Even in 2015 She LOOKS GREAT & She still Starts Quick & Runs & Shifts & Stops ...GREAT ! ..as these YAMAHA 360 RT-1 ENDURO's are Easy Starting + Dependable & Very Reliable & DURABLE Bikes That unlike many other Vintage Bikes Are a True "JOY to Own" ! ..& Vintage Racing Enthusiasts & Everyone I have ever meet seem to be in Total agreement that .... "These YAMAHA 360 RT-1 Bikes are GREAT & also many people use these for Vintage Racing ! & Quite Possibly These are without Question one of the Most FUN DURABLE RELIABLE & All Purpose Useable Bikes I have ridden in the past FIVE decades Since the late 1950's !" ((...& in the late 1960's & 1970's I was a contributing "Technical Editor" for "CYCLE NEWS" Magazine (at that time it was the Largest Motorcycle Publication on EARTH ! ! !)) & I wrote "FOURTEEN" Four to Five Page Featured Technical Articals for "CYCLE NEWS" Magazine & I was also a Four+ Year Sponsored *750 Open Class* Mainly "TT" & some "Half Mile" Sponsored Racer for "BULTACO" Motorcycles (on a 360 cc "El Bandito" Two Stroke !!!! ) in 1968 to 1974 So ...No One Loves a TRULY Great "Two Stroke" Dirt Bike like this YAMAHA 360 RT-1 ENDURO ...more than Me ! ....and again ........If you Pass Up this Wonderful Bike where will you ever find a YAMAHA 360 ENDURO with a fairly Low Hour Engine and also so little use & abuse on Her ! ????? ?????? This is a Bike that I think most any rider could Have "BIG FUN" ridding all day long On ! Most everyone I have talked with agrees these First Edition 360 YAMAHA RT-1s have hands down Always been considered "The Worlds Most Popular as well as one of the Worlds BEST Production Dual Purpose ENDURO bikes ..& YAMAHA has Long Been known for their GREAT RELIABILITY + FUN EASY of Maintenance & also HANDLING DURABILITY Solid "BULLET PROOF" Construction AMAZING Performance Durability + Trouble Free Reliability. The Compared to many bikes with the Power & Displacement of this Wonderful Bike these YAMAHA 360 RT-1 ENDURO's are considered by Experts to be one of the Easiest to own & to get parts for & Best Constructed and Truly VINTAGE CLASSIC ENDURO bikes "EVER MADE" & I also think one of the Most Most Rider Friendly & "FUN" Bikes Made in this Era or any Era !!! & this beautifully Cosmetically Restored IT YAMAHA 360cc RT-1 is BY FAR one of the Most Evolved & SUPER USEABLE Early Successful "HIGH QUALITY JAPANESE CLASSIC ENDURO Bikes ("in 1969 when these where first Issued..This Super Practical & FUN Bike was "ROCKET SCIENCE" that "Really Worked GREAT " ! ! ! ) Very Simple less hassle far more Reliable More Trouble Free Air Cooled (FAR Better & Far less problems than the early water cooled YAMAHAs Etc ..I have heard) (this being one of the last years of these First ISSUE 1969-71 RT-1 ENDURO's she is the Perfect Bike Further Perfected being by YAMAHA (These SUPER SIMPLE Air Cooled Super FUN "TWO STROKEs" Unlike most other Vintage Bikes Are Typically always ready to have Fun With !!! ) . This AMAZING Bike Starts Easy & RUNS GREAT ! .. and I think she has what looks to be her her Original YAMAHA 360 RT-1 Gas tank that still looks to in GREAT Condition with a Brand New "CANDY Tangerine PEARL" like paint & YAMAHA style reissue style Tank EMBLEMS & Striping etc etc. ! Again Her Gas Tank has been Newly refinished & Painted as are Both her Front & Rear Fenders also her rims spokes shocks Wheel hubs & Backing plates etc etc have all also been refinished & or Painted and I think look very Nice. She has Two "BRAND NEW" High Quality Front and Back Tires !!!... YES ! the gas tank Graphics have been replaced with what looks to be ORIGINAL New Old Stock or Incredibly Nice Graphics that look GREAT to me to the & Look very Much like the YAMAHA Graphics that YAMAHA installed back when this bike was Brand New ! The inside of her tank is Clean looks GREAT.as do Her Handlebars Pegs Shifter She has Brand Newly painted & refinished Fork Tubes etc etc & her Rubber Boots look good & New Handlebar Grips ! Also brake levers etc etc are still in overall Nice Condition ! The Shifter and Brake levers look & Work Great ! Her Frame VIN serial number is : RT-1 07227This Beauty has been in Covered storage for Many Years (( & particularly recently She was in Covered storage for the past DECADE)) & according to her prior owned she has a fairly LOW HOUR Engine (Her Gaskets Piston and Rings etc were replaced fairly low hours ago)...& as you can see her Chassis has just had a FRESH & Very Nice Cosmetic Restoration (As detailed above) & is just returning to service again & She Starts Well & is "Running Great" I personally think the more you run her the Better she will run ! Make No Mistake this Baby... Runs Shifts & Rides & Stops GREAT ! * * * Again.... Think About it if You pass this Baby Up .....where else will you ever find a YAMAHA 360 RT-1 ENDURO Looking anywhere near this Nice with so little use & Abuse on her ! ! ! ??????????????????????? This Wonderful Bike has Very Low Hours on Her Engine and I can Tell you compared to several of these YAMAHA RT-1 360 ENDURO's I have ever owned in prior decades ...this Beautiful Bike Starts Easier and Runs as good & possibly Slightly Better than most any other YAMAHA 360 ENDURO I have Owned & we just got her running the last couple of days & she keeps running better & Better !!!! This was Owned by an older gentleman & his family for many years that figured out about several years ago that he was just a little too old for a Ride as Spirited as this AMAZING Beauty !!! She was always in a Nice Dry Storage in a Nice Dry Garage for nearly a Decade. Once we flushed the tank & Carburetor + put in fresh gas & She started right up Super Quickly ! ! ! ! ! ! !) We Disassembled Cleaned and Inspected most all of her & replaced the Ignition Coil Points Condensor & even the Engines Ignition & Charging Stator Generators New Gear Box Oil with Brand New High Quality Trans Oil My mechanic & I completely washed out & Flushed + Rebuilt her carburetor and & her Fuel Tank & Fuel Shut off Valve etc.. & will include a Brand New inline fuel filter etc...& Every time we have run this Beautiful Bike over the past few weeks She has been running Better & Better "The Engine Runs Great and compared to any other YAMAHA 360 I have ever owned She Typically Starts Easy & Has GREAT POWER !!!! ...She runs "GREAT" & Shifts Well thru the gears.. & Stops GREAT !!!! . PLEASE NOTE: This Auctions Bidding Rules: This is a fairly Big ticket item so please NO NEGATIVE feedback bidders or if you are new to ebay (less than 90 days) & or have less than 5 feedbacks feedback ... please email me & get approval "PRIOR" to bidding or your bid may be removed etc * Please Ask all your questions and Please Do your research "PRIOR" to bidding on this item. ...AGAIN... PLEASE work out all shipping details & Know what Transporting will cost you BEFORE You Bid ! Buyer is responsible for & pays for any and all shipping involved with this item .Also Please make sure your spouse is 100% up for this..* Winning bidder must contact us within 24 hours by phone & also Place a Non Refundable 500 US dollar pay pal deposit (I will email you my phone number & Wire info immediately after the close of auction). * & Also... ALL Negotiable Funds must be received within 3 days of close of auction.<< Either by Bank to Bank Wire or Cash in hand >>* * * If these have not been done * Please Note *... You will be in default of this auction. & will very likely lose your deposit if the winning bidder flakes out & is not responsible on the funding of this AMAZING Vintage Racing Beauty .* * * ....Provided this is paid off (in required three (3) M-S days) I am willing to store the it for up to 2 weeks in my garage from close of auction while you arrange pickup & I will gladly assist you with shipping to any International or Domestic Shipper in the Los Angeles Harbor area.Seller reserves the right to the close of this auction at his discretion prior to the end of this auction . Like all real auctions all sales are final. Like most any used item terms of sale are of course AS IS with no implied or expressed warranties. and purchaser assumes all risk for the use of this Wonderful Motorcycle. All forms of payment must be Proven "Cleared" by my bank before this Wonderful Bike can leave my homes garage. Please do us both a Big Favor and Please do not bid on this item unless you are able to 100% Fund this at this time unless prior arrangements have been made & Cleared by me (Prior to bidding on this item). Thank You Good Luck and Happy Bidding !* * * * * Hi Everyone...I Have had a lot of emails asking me about Shipping Quotes...To get a Good & or Very Fair Deal on Shipping ..I would get as many Quotes as possible...Otherwise you will pay Way Too Much...I would try Uship.com where shippers Competitively bid to get your Shipping business. To do this properly Get as Many Competitive Rates as you can (so you will know when a fair rate presents it'self).......& also to protect yourself. You need to get the quotes yourself ...& Therefore...(IE) you will need to get your own quotes for shipping I believe ebay my have a shipping service for vehicles... also UShip.com is very competitive if you take your time & get plenty of shipping Bids for this ... * * About a year ago Someone bought my 1975 400 Yamaha Enduro (which Weights I think a little more than this Wonderful Bike) & the YAMAHA 400 Enduro cost about $ 325 to go from here (Los Angeles Calif.) to North Carolina. & a 400 YAMAHA IT ENDURO to Florida went for under $ 300...PLEASE NOTE: My Home is a GREAT Place to get a Shipping Quote From !!! (IE) I live just ~5 Miles North of the Los Angeles (Long Beach) Harbor (LA IS THE LARGEST SHIPPING PORT IN THE WORLD") & ~8 Miles South of the Los Angeles "Commercial District".. so "EVERY DAY A Zillions ("MANY") Trucks".. Leave this area to go to the Entire rest of the Country ...(IE) all you need to do is find a truck that has a little extra space & Trust me their Rates will be FAR Better than someone that the is no where near this area & trip is not on their way & or Not Convenient for them or ??? . Therefore the more Quotes you get the Better the Shipping Rate will be to your home (So "YES" get lots of Quotes). Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. P.S. be sure to tell Each Shipper that this is a fairly "LIGHT" weight bike (I believe a bit over 200 pounds) dual purpose bike and NOT a 700+ pound Harley etc. (TANK) or something (IE) Trust Me.."Mentioning that Fact will Save you a lot of Money") ...I live in Long Beach California Zip = 90808
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