Not T4 - Ducati 996

[AndyLeach]

There's a lot of yuk in those connections, do like a desmo

[Activ8]

Both beautifully styled for the era.

Your on the ball with the Y bit in YB....

I'm biding my time before I guess an R6.

[DubDick]

Yammy TRX850?

[regcheeseman]

Yammy TRX850?

I guess there is a few to chose from in the Yamaha range, Yamaha have produced some of the more interesting 'styling' exercises to come out of Japan haven't they...most bombed originally, but you try buying a TDR250 for sensible money now...

But no, not TRX...tempted by them though.

Rob was sort of closer but also way wide of the mark with 'R6' - besides it's not really a 90's bike

So....oddball styling, 1990s Yamaha....

[Activ8]

R6 , 1st production imports were 1999.

[DubDick]

I was fond of the TDR250's and almost bought one once. Had a go on my mates and it was like riding a pogo stick.
I still look at them on ebay now.. and if they were £2k I might be tempted but for the money they fetch now... no thank you. You can get a much nicer bike for that money.

[DubDick]

So....oddball styling, 1990s Yamaha....

Yamaha R1-Z 250

[regcheeseman]

Yamaha R1-Z 250

Get out! One of the best styled Jap bikes ever, might qualify as oddball I suppose.

Nah....not a stinkwheel....


This went up for sale - see it's not faded pink!

[arfur fox-acre]

I am going to guess Thunderace.

[regcheeseman]

I am going to guess Thunderace.

God no, a stop gap measure that is neither FZR Genesis or R1, no ta, besides that region of the bucket list was ticked by the Exup I had last year

[arfur fox-acre]

God no, a stop gap measure that is neither FZR Genesis or R1, no ta, besides that region of the bucket list was ticked by the Exup I had last year

I would have said rf900 but you already siad its from the Yammy stable.

[regcheeseman]

R6 , 1st production imports were 1999.

I know that - but it is definitely not a 90's bike, it was part of the benchmark for bikes from 2000 on, alongside the R1, a game changer.

I would have said rf900 but you already siad its from the Yammy stable.

I can see your thinking, i.e. fugly but I don't do Suzukis.

This particular yam never sold well in any region that I am aware of, had serious potential but the woeful styling (and tepid power) killed it dead in the water...

[Ian b]

How about this for 90s oddball

Sent from my SM-G955F using Just T4s

[regcheeseman]

How about this for 90s oddball

Sent from my SM-G955F using Just T4s

Boom! He shoots, he scores!


Look past the horrendous bodywork, there's a good bike underneath.

Yet another bike that the engine got designed from one side only, the right side looks quite clean and the left side is a mess, the buell was the same and the ducati is bad, it's like the engine designers did there thing without realising there were a whole heap of pipes and stuff that needed to go somewhere, so they just bung it on the left hand side and only ever take photos of the right hand side. Look at the state of that odd sump/oil tank/cooler thing. urgh!

[DubDick]

Nope.. Sorry Reg.. I just can't see it.... and singles above 250cc should only be used in dirt bikes.