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This Wonderful & SUPER RARE IT YAMAHA 490cc TWO STROKE "The BEAST" Dirt Racing Bike is like the best of All Worlds "World Class Vintage Performance and Handling a Super Low Hour Rebuilt EngineAlso..."This Beauty IS THE VERY BEST of BOTH WORLDS (IE) "As you can see I have her Dressed up in the Beautiful VINTAGE "YZ" Paint Scheme and Vintage "YZ" Graphics" ..& keep in mind "The IT YAMAHA 490 is one of the Biggest and MOST POWERFUL Dirt Racing Bikes EVER MADE ! ! ! & She has a Up-Grade "DG" HIGH PERFORMANCE Tuned RACING Exhaust Pipe & "DG" Silencer ! Factory ALLOY SWING Arm & FAR BETTER Mono-strut Suspension + Superior Air Forks + This being the IT version of the YAMAHA 490 it has a slightly better flywheel (Which Gives her slightly More Controllable Power & Also give you Lighting Coils so when connected you can ride & or Race her at night also if you want to)". I also have the Original Factory IT 490 YAMAHA Headlight/Number panel & Factory YAMAHA Racing Mile/Odometer Chronometer which at this time is showing 574 miles * * Please see attached pictures below.* * PLEASE NOTE: Keep in mind this is a SUPER High Powered High Performance "Off Road Vintage Dirt Racing Bike" It has a License plate & lights.But I believe it is NOT a street legal bike & Most Likely Never was a Street legal bike here in California I am Guessing at this time.< < < 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 as by bidding you are entering a Biding Contract.... Thank You in advance for bidding responsibly > > > These AMAZING YAMAHA "Two Stroke" 490cc Dirt Racing Bikes are becoming SUPER HARD TO FIND (Especially Looking as Nice as this Beauty & even more Important with fairly Low Hours on Her Rebuilt Engine etc !!!) & Very Collectable 1984 IT YAMAHA 490 DIRT RACING Bike With Beautiful New YZ Paint & Graphics (FACTORY almost 500CC Vintage Dirt RACING Two Stroke "BEAST" !!!) * * To give you some perspective of how Fast these YAMAHA 490's are..."In 1969 Kawasaki built the 500cc triple cylinder two stroke which was "THE WORLDS FASTEST Production Bike"...these YAMAHA 490s are said to have about the same Horse Power & I believe weight is just a little over Half as much as a 500 Kawie... & Maybe More importanly this Wonderful Bike has More than THREE TIMES the SUSPENSION TRAVEL !!!!... & I believe these share the same chassis as the 1980's 250 YAMAHA Dirt Racing Bikes !!! ...Therefore...These are fairly nimble Bikes & have Amazing HUGE Travel Suspension Handing & YES! ...these have "HUGE" POWER EVERYWHERE in it's RPM Band !!! * * 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 "Please look elsewhere" as this is just a Nice Looking Great Running Bike that & I think is in Very Nice & Great Running Condition as her Original Older Owner Babied her and I feel Really Looked out for this Amazing Legendary Vintage Racing Bike & Best of All we are selling Her at well under the NADA.com Book value is for a Nice Example of one of these ...So if you are looking for a Low Hour & Great Looking Fun Go Anywhere &/or a "Blow the Doors off of most Any Other Vintage Racing bike Ever Made" Vintage Racing bike ...These YAMAHA 490s Are Famous For Doing that... & Please If you are a Nit Picker that can't be pleased & are looking for a perfect bike & or a high point Concourse bike etc etc etc ..Please do every reasonable person involved in this auction a "HUGE" favor & Please look elsewhere & ...Please save your money as BIG BORE (Aprox. 500 cc & ~60 HP) Vintage Racing "Two Strokes" typically go for something Closer to Around $7000.00 to $10000.00 Around here...However If you have Achievable Expectations this may be a Great opportunity to get a Very Nice Bike with a Low Hour Engine that Runs & Looks GREAT for Peanuts...& this is a Nice Example & this Bike is something that it's value will most likely continue to keep go Up & Up the Next few years as Nice examples of one of these are becoming ...Rapidly Harder and Harder to find ....as there are just so few around at this time that just haven't been Thoroughly Beat Up &/or Extensively Abused over the years....I feel.."This is a GREAT Deal on A VERY WONDERFUL & Legendary Vintage Racing Bike" !!!!!!!! That it's Original Owner Obviously & Completely LOVED & Respected over the Years. This YAMAHA IT 490 VINTAGE RACING Motorcycle ! This Wonderful Bike has Very Low Hours on Her Rebuilt Engine & I can Tell you out of about six of these YAMAHA 490's I have owned (the 1st of which I sold to one of the Immortal Racers that was seen in the Original "On Any Sunday Movie")...This Beautiful Bike Starts FAR Easier and Runs FAR Better than any of my other YAMAHA 490s ever did !!!! This Wonderful Beauty was Originally Purchased her Brand New by my Friends Dad who took Excellent care of her Loved this Bike & Also Rebuilt the Engine (Installed a New Crankshaft Connecting Rod Piston Rings gaskets New Kick Starter Mechanism Clutch etc etc etc & figured out shortly afterwards (about 10 years ago) that he was just a little too old for a Ride as "Highly Spirited" as this AMAZING BEAST !!! Therefore just a few hours after her Extensive Engine Rebuild ..She has been in dry storage in a Nice Dry Garage for the last Decade (approx. TEN Years !!!). Once we flushed the tank & Carburetor + put in fresh gas & She started right up Super Quickly & YES! She Does Run GREAT ! ! ! ! ! ! !) We Disassembled Cleaned and Inspected All of her Clutch plates and Shifter Mechanism & replaced the Gear Box Oil with Brand New High Quality Trans Oil Installed re-installed her ~New Kick Starter Mechanism Again 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 Typically Starts Super Quick It runs well & Shifts well thru the gears Perfectly & Stops GREAT !!!! .The Seat has what looks to my eye to have a Very High Quality almost New (what looks to be Leather ??) Beautiful Seat cover.* * * This Beauty STARTS EASY & RUNS GREAT ! * * * If you email me your direct email site when I can get my son to give me a hand I will send you a UTUBE Video Clip ! I know someone will not read this & have a Question about this way down the road..From 1984 -2015 This Bike was owned my my friends Dad & YES he was the Original Owner he purchased her new in Oregon & then about 20 years ago moved down here to Southern California. For the last several of decades+ ...This is a Relatively Low Hour Southern California Bike that has been for the most part when it was not being used was in Dry Covered Storage for Many Years particularly the last 20+ and for the past 10 years has not been run at all & has been RESTING also here in California ( As per her Original Owner for the past several years) !!! & please note the latest Off road Tag on the Bike was 2004...Reg Fees are Comparatively Very High here in California & he did this to save $ on Registration. fees....Again the prior owner had her reg in Oregon (as fees are FAR Less $$ there but again she has been here in Calif the past aprox 20+ years.. & she remained Registered thru his other son that still resides in Oregon. please feel free to email me or call me if you have any questions on this. Cycle Magazine Voted this ERAs YAMAHA YZs as a TEN out of TEN MX WEAPON ( 10/10ths a Great MotoCross WEAPON ! ) this auctions bike actually has FAR Better Rear Mon-Track Suspension and Vastly Improved Air Forks With FAR MORE Suspension Travel ...PLEASE NOTE: If you go on several YAMAHA Web Sites it shows stats for these YAMAHA Dirt Racing Bikes Placing at the TOP In World Motocross * * "World Championships" * * in the Late 1970's all the way thru the Early 1980s !!!!! I was told around 1980 YAMAHA was World Champoin in the 250cc & Open Class as well as the 125cc Class "ALL CLASSES All IN The SAME YEAR"... Now That is "LEGENDARY WORLD Moto Cross RACING HERITAGE" ! ! ! * * If you get a chance Please go on NETFLICKS & check out the Very Best Motorcycling Movie Ever made "STEVE McQUEENS" ...Quint Essential Dirt Racing Movie ...."ON ANY SUNDAY" !!! Which in the Moto Cross racing sections of the Movie shows two Stroke Riders Winning Race after Race after Race..& Riding on their Vintage Dirt RACING Bikes..... Please Do yourself a favor I would get your Family & or all of your M/C Buddies together and Watch this AMAZING Movie at least one time a Year !!! As per Above "You can be the Proud Owner of this Beautifully Cosmetically restored as she already had a "Low Hour Extensively Rebuilt Engine" She has a Brand New Cosmetic Restoration as detailed below & Above + Almost New "High Quality" Front & Back Tires & She has recently had what looks to be a Leather?? seat cover Upgrade as well as a Super High Performance "DG" Tuned Racing Pipe and "DG" Silencer !! added to her !!!.... I think She looks AMAZING ( "STUNNING" ) !** FEAR NOT ! ! ! These are Super QUICK + Comfortable & fairly Easy to Ride (thanks to her YAMAHA IT 490 Flywheel etc) with "HUGE" Horse Power & HUGE Suspension & I think ...Very Forgiving for a TRUE VINTAGE RACE Bike & Without Question Vintage Enthusiasts seem to Agree ...These YAMAHA 490's are SUPER FAST with INCREDIBLE Suspension & TURNING Ability EXCELLENT BALANCE GREAT HANDLING & Very Durable + RELIABLE & SUPER FUN ! FUN ! FUN ! to RIDE ! ! ! ... Over the years I have had many emails from YAMAHA Racers in the late 70's thru the early 1980s that Stated they were Local STATE & NATIONAL Moto Cross Champions with YAMAHAs that were Nearly STOCK (Almost Un-Altered) Factory MX BIKES ! ! ! ....CYCLE Magazine at that time called these YAMAHA dirt Bikes a "TEN Out of TEN" !!!!!!!!please see attached pictureThis is a Bike that most everyone seems to think feels Very Natural to them & Has "HUGE" Suspension Travel ! I believe almost the same chassis of a YAMAHA 250's and the YAMAHA 490's are basically the same bike ..."Just with a Mountain of HP & Torque" ! Therefore...For a Full size open class Bike I feel She is Super light AMAZINGLY Agile & Great for Newer Riders that want to move up to the Next Level...(way more do-able & Controllable + Better Balanced than Most Vintage Racers & also most newer bikes are these days !!!!!!!!) YAMAHA's have always been famous for their AMAZING Durability and Reliability & Ease of Maintenance !!!! & for many Decades YAMAHA's are Said to be one of the VERY BEST Handling Production MX bikes Built in this Era !!! "GREAT FOR ALL of YOU VINTAGE RACERS" ! Most People agree these IT YAMAHA 490 are Possibly one of the Very Most Powerful & also Among The BEST VINTAGE RACING Bikes You CAN BUY !!! MORE FUN MORE RELIABLE Better Balanced AMAZING Suspension & HANDLING & BETTER BUILT & "Hands Down" one of the MOST "Trouble Free" & DURABLE easy to maintain Super High Performance VINTAGE Dirt Racing bikes ever made ! & (You can still get many Brand New & Brand New Reissue Parts for these Wonderful Bikes !!! Most Importantly ...Especially Compared to any other YAMAHA 490 I have ever owned ...This Baby Starts & Runs GREAT !... I think as Good as She looks ...if that is Possible !! ) & Again Without Question Compared to any other 490 I have Owned ..She Typically Starts Quick & Easy & RUNS GREAT !!!!!! There are a lot of UTube etc web sites showing people having a Great time ridding these Amazing IT YAMAHA 490 Vintage Dirt Racing Bikes !!! The YAMAHA dealers still carry parts for these & also ebay has TONS of Parts as well and there are plenty of Great websites and People that carry a TON of parts for these Wonderful YAMAHA 490 cc Dirt/ Race bikes should you ever need anything! It's Front & Rear Fenders and Side number Panels are on Good Shape and like her beautiful Fuel Tank have been beautifully refinished and as you can see Look Great ! & Yes She has what looks to be her Original stock Original IT YAMAHA 1984 Gas Tank etc with New Original style YZ YAMAHA style Graphics !!!! My Mechanic and I flushed out the Fuel Tank Carburetor & Fuel lines & the entire Fuel System & added a Brand New in line Gas Filter & in her Original YAMAHA Air Box looks to be a "UNI" Upgrade style Air Cleaner....( & when we put new gas in her ...She Started Right Back UP ...WOW ! ! ! ) ...So this baby is Ready to Go have some Fun with ! Try to keep in mind these Wonderful Bikes are all About FUN ! ......Think About it if You pass this Beauty Up ....where else will you ever find a Low Hour Rebuilt IT YAMAHA 490 CC "BEAST" with so little use & so Little abuse ...on her ! ! ! Most everyone that I have talked to over the years has told me that this was one of the Very Best "Super High Performance" bikes of it's day....& based on my experience with these YAMAHA 490's ... I would have to add Many Vintage Racing Enthusiasts feel these YAMAHA 490's maybe "One of the Most Easy to Maintain Trouble Free Most Durable & Among the FASTEST & Best Production "Big Bore" <> VINTAGE RACING BIKES EVER MADE" * * * If you are a rider you will appreciate the GREAT " POWER SUSPENSION & HANDLING " that these YAMAHA 490s Have always been Famous for ...their AMAZING Ability to get thru rough ground in comfort !!! Her Excellent Balance of this Wonderful Bike..YAMAHA's Are Famous for their "HUGE" POWER & Very AMAZING SUSPENSION Balance Suspension "Turning Ability" and Stable Handling (Not as heavy & Awkward & FAR Less Awkward & FAR Less Top Heavy as many other Large Displacement Vintage Racing bikes) This is a Magnificent VINTAGE RACING YAMAHA 490 cc Dirt Racing bike ...That I feel She Just Feels RIGHT ! ..to me ..Particularly when compared to Many if not most all of the of the heavier & more top heavy four stroke Vintage dirt racing bikes . * * Please Note * * Very Recently (November/ 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 (November /December 2014). 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 1978 RM 250 Cousin) (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 (Nov/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 (November/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 !!! Paper Work: I have her TITLE & she is all ready to transfer into your name ..(IE) I have signed off "Title" for this Wonderful bike....My friends Dad even though he moved to Southern California aprox. 20+ years ago to save on registration fees thru his family he kept this Wonderful bike registered in Oregon.... Again I have the ready to transfer into your name "signed off".. "Title" for this Wonderful bike.To my eye ...I think She looks Great ! ...I have always been very Proud of this Particularly Beautiful IT YAMAHA 490 cc Vintage Race Bike ...& Even in 2015 She LOOKS GREAT & She still Starts Quick & Runs & Shifts & Stops ...GREAT ! ..as these YAMAHA 490's are Super FAST & Very Reliable & DURABLE Bikes ! & Vintage Racing Enthusiasts & Everyone I have ever meet seem to be in Total agreement that .... "These Bikes are SUPER FAST & GREAT for Vintage Racing ! & Quite Possibly one of the Very Most FUN & RELIABLE 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" Racer for "BULTACO" Motorcycles (3 years on a 360 cc "El Bandito" Two Stroke !!!! & Later a 250 Bultaco) from 1968 to 1974 So ...Trust Me...No One Loves a TRULY Great High Performance Two Stroke Dirt Bike like this High Quality YAMAHA IT 490 ...more than Me ! ....and again ........If you Pass Up this Wonderful Bike where will you ever find a YAMAHA 490 with a "Low Hour Rebuilt Engine" and also so little use & abuse on Her ! Where will you find a Better one ????? ?????? This is a Bike that I think most any rider could Have "BIG .."HUGE" FUN" ridding all day long On ! Most everyone I have talked with agrees these 490 YAMAHAs have hands down Always been considered one of the Worlds FASTEST & BEST Production Dirt / Racing bikes & YAMAHA has Long Been known for their GREAT SUSPENSION + HANDLING Super Quick TURNING ABILITY Solid "BULLET PROOF" Construction AMAZING Performance Durability + Trouble Free Reliability. The Compared to many bikes with the Power & Displacement of this Wonderful Bike these 490s are probably one of the Easiest & Best Suspensioned and Predictable Truly VINTAGE Race-able bikes to Ride & I also think one of the Most Most Rider Friendly & Competitive Dirt Racing Bikes Made in this Era !!! & this Rebuilt IT YAMAHA 490 is BY FAR one of the Most Evolved Early + Successful "BIG BORE" Dirt Racing Bikes as it has all of the Most sought after Goodies (Self Tuning Reed Valve Inductions System & also POWER CHAMBER Induction For the First time "BULLET PROOF" Super Strong + Great Handling "Big Travel" AIR Forks & "HUGE " Travel Travel Rear Shock with it's Factory YAMAHA Uni Strut Heat Treated Aluminum "Super Strong" ALLOY Rear Swing arm Suspension ("in 1984 for a Lighted Dirt Racing Bike All of this was "ROCKET SCIENCE" that "Really Worked GREAT " ! ! ! ) Very Simple less hassle far more Reliable More Trouble Free Air Cooled (FAR Better than the early water cooled YAMAHAs Etc ..I have heard) (this being one of the last years of these Very Perfected by 1984 IT YAMAHA 490cc (These SUPER SIMPLE Air Cooled Super Competitive TWO STROKE" ) engines ( This has a UPGRADED "DG" Tuned MX Racing Chamber) Tuned Pipe & High Performance "DG" Alloy Silencer Factory Big Cooling HEAD & All of this & Being SOOooo Perfected...IT YAMAHA 490s even with her HUGE TRAVEL SUSPENSION She will even fit in right into my Chevy ASTRO "Mini Van" even with the vans center seat still in place !!!! How many "FULL SIZE * OPEN CLASS nearly 500 CC "BEAST LIKE" DIRT RACING bikes can do that ! PLEASE NOTE: Keep in mind this is a SUPER High Powered High Performance "Off Road Vintage Dirt Racing Bike" It has a License plate & lights.But I believe it is NOT a street legal bike & Most Likely Never was a Street legal bike here in California I am Guessing at this time.This AMAZING Bike RUNS GREAT ! .. and I think she has what looks to be her her Original IT YAMAHA 490 Gas tank that still looks to in GREAT Condition with a Brand New YZ like paint & YZ YAMAHA Tank Graphic ! Again Her Gas Tank has been Newly repaired refinished & Painted as are the Front & Right & Left side Number panels and Both 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 almost "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 Accurate Graphics that look perfect to me to the "YZ" YAMAHA Graphics that SUZUKI 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 New Fork Tube Rubber Boots & New Handlebar Grips ! Also brake levers etc etc are still in Very Nice Condition ! The Shifter and Brake levers look & Work Great ! Her Frame VIN serial number is: JYA26A001EA100697 & Yes She Has Her Original YAMAHA Matching Frame and Engine Serial Numbers This Beauty has been in Covered storage for Many Years (( & more recently was in storage & resting (because it's Original Owner was just getting too old to ride her anymore...for the past DECADE)) & she has a LOW HOUR Extensively Rebuilt Engine as detailed above & has just had a FRESH & Very Nice Cosmetic Restoration (As also detailed above) & is just returning to service again & Especially when Compared to any other YAMAHA 490 I have ever owned ...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 IT YAMAHA 490 CC with a Low Hour Engine and so little use & Abuse on her ! ! ! ??????????????????????? This Wonderful Bike has Very Low Hours on Her Rebuilt Engine and I can Tell you out of about 6 of these YAMAHA 490's I have owned ...this Beautiful Bike Starts Easier and Runs FAR Better than any other YAMAHA 490 !!!! This was Owned by my Friends Dad who shortly after he extensively Rebuilt her Engine ...figured out several years ago that he was just a little too old for a Ride as "HIGHLY Spirited" as this AMAZING Beast !!! She was dry storage in a Nice Dry Garage for Several & the last Decade (approx. TEN Years !!! she has been resting waiting to get back out & Amaze everyone in sight ...Once again...). She has her Original YAMAHA IT 490 Headlight /Number Panel/ & Mileage Chronometer & a Tail light but I have not spent any time trying to see if any of these items work while the engine is running. They all appear to be in good condition & all looks to be present we have spent all of our effort doing the Cosmetic restoration as detailed. AgainWe flushed the tank & Carburetor + put in fresh gas & She started right up Super Quickly ! ! ! ! ! ! !) We Disassembled Cleaned and Inspected All of her Clutch plates and Shifter Mechanism & replaced the Gear Box Oil with Brand New High Quality Trans Oil re-Installed her ~New Kick Starter Mechanism & 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 490 I have ever owned She Typically Starts easy It runs "GREAT" & seems Shifts well thru the gears Well & 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 !< < < 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 as by bidding you are entering a Biding Contract.... Thank You in advance for bidding responsibly > > > Hi Everyone...I Have had a lot of emails this morning 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 nearly double what this RM 400 weights) & the YAMAHA 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. Art & Diane Ridderhof (562) 420-9023 P.S. be sure to tell Each Shipper that this is a "SUPER LIGHT" weight Racing Bike (I believe just over 200 pounds) dirt 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 /Lakewood California Zip = 90808
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