Tamiya 1/12 Bikes - 1/12 Yamaha RZV500R - 14037

Tamiya 1/12 Bikes - 1/12 Yamaha RZV500R - 14037The Tamiya 1 12 Yamaha RZV500R (14037) reproduces the road legal Yamaha V4 two stroke the closest thing to a 500cc Grand Prix motorcycle that money could buy on the public road in 1984. The RZV500R used a 499cc V4 two stroke engine based directly on the YZR500 Grand Prix racer's technology, producing around 88hp in an era when most superbikes were lucky to exceed 100hp from 1000cc four strokes. It remains one of the most exotic and desirable Japanese

The Tamiya 1/12 Yamaha RZV500R (14037) reproduces the road-legal Yamaha V4 two-stroke — the closest thing to a 500cc Grand Prix motorcycle that money could buy on the public road in 1984. The RZV500R used a 499cc V4 two-stroke engine based directly on the YZR500 Grand Prix racer's technology, producing around 88hp in an era when most superbikes were lucky to exceed 100hp from 1000cc four-strokes. It remains one of the most exotic and desirable Japanese motorcycles ever produced.

A classic Tamiya 1/12 kit of one of the rarest and most exciting Japanese performance motorcycles.

Kit highlights:

• Accurate Yamaha RZV500R V4 two-stroke in 1/12 scale
• V4 two-stroke engine with power valve detail
• GP-derived full fairing and GP500-inspired styling
• One of the most exotic Japanese road bikes of the 1980s
• A collector's motorcycle subject in 1/12 scale

Please note: Cement and paints required, sold separately.