Barn Find! 87 Yamaha BW350

[Ramjo]

I bought this off a man at work who said he bought it off the original owner. The original owner rode it for about 6 months and then parked it in a barn under blankets and cardboard for 15+ years! The guy I got it off of didn't hardly ride it either. This is about as good a condition as you can find on something this old that hasn't been in a collection. It does have a few scratches here and there, but the dang thing has the original tires on it, which still have tits on them, and the finish isn't even worn off the engine. It's still shiny! Yamaha only made these for about 2 years. They made an 80, a 200, and the 350 like this one. The 80 and 350 are the least common. It has electric start and working lights. They did come with racks...maybe optional. A nice little gem to add to the inventory. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[rugerla1]

Holy crap, that is awesome! Chances are very small to find one in even decent shape, much less like the one you've found

[Ramjo]

[quote name="rugerla1" post="1189344" timestamp="1410610879"]Holy crap, that is awesome! Chances are very small to find one in even decent shape, much less like the one you've found[/quote] I looked on eBay and there's only one for sale...and it's very much used. Starting price on it is more than I paid for this. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[vontar]

Very nice,   We had the Honda FAT CAT.  I believe it was first but very similar. 

[Fourtyfive]

Very nice !

[Grand Torino]

Damn....it looks brand new. You got lucky on that one. :up:

[Good_Steward]

Nice find!

[Ramjo]

Thanks. I'm debating on whether to buy the red racks that were optional for them. Would certainly make mounting a license plate easier. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Monkeyman2500]

Sweet! That thing looks great. Nice find.

[Dustbuster]

That's sweet I bought a Yamaha big wheel 80 in the early 90s taught both my kids how to start and ride motorcycles on it. 3 speed automatic no clutch, paid about 600 for it new sold it about 5 years ago for 300 bucks. Things are darn near bulletproof

[Ugly]

Awesome find! Congrats!

[RC3]

I thought it was  a childs bike until I saw the guy on top. Man those are massive bike tires.

[Fourtyfive]

I'm afraid your gonna get hurt on that , better let me pick it up.

[R1100R]

Man, what a great find. You'll have fun with that.

[Ramjo]

I thought it was  a childs bike until I saw the guy on top. Man those are massive bike tires.

Yeah i'm 6 feet 3 inches lol And those are 4 wheeler tires.

Edited September 13, 2014 by Ramjo