RD350LC RZ250 4L3 RZ350 4U0 Pocket rocket　ヤマハ・RZ

In the successor model of RD, is the name of the 250cc motorcycle-only car for the domestic market have been sold from Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. in August 1980.

During the 1970s, has been enhanced to automobile exhaust gas regulations, particularly in North America, the use of two-stroke engine is strictly day become, was born from the idea of ​​making the last two-stroke sport model.

"R" of "RZ" is originally, "Z" There is a symbol which means Yamaha 350cc in-house means a water-cooled. Turned from the last character of the alphabet to the other, also put that the meaning of the last, and the ultimate.

Engine that is designed around driving performance basic original sport bike takes the layout of two parallel cylinder two-stroke water-cooled (54mm × 54mm) bore and stroke same as TZ is a racer commercial made by the company at the time, as the same class boasted the top time of 35ps. Other plastic parts are also used frequently to reduce weight, the rear suspension is mono shock, such as halogen headlights cast wheel of the cantilever type of road sports model adopted for the first (mono-cross suspension), the new design, a large, state-of-the-art at that time was equipped with the item. Or partly because of that it was (August 1980) Release of have to wait nearly a year since 1979 has been introduced for the first time in scoop of magazine motorcycle, followed by some time situation such as waiting three months to delivery from order became a blockbuster about. Surface was well received by the hands of styling and design (GK Dynamics Co., Ltd. now) GK Industrial Design Inc. Research Institute. In addition, the white model of early type also known as the Pearl paint color is a beautiful flag of the Rising Sun aka. (White is solid white and later)

There is special mention to the height of the driving performance, that performance was more than equal Watariaeru four-stroke 400cc class with higher amounts of exhaust, was also called "400 killer" and. 3.97kg/ps power-to-weight ratio and also be used as a target for the vehicle, such as driving performance, which was a four-stroke 400cc class on a par with at the time. Uncommon at the time employed in the commercial vehicles (with the expansion chamber) of the chamber type of muffler, along with the image of looks up the race, had also contributed to the performance up. Many individual single disc front brake is said, of Riadoramu is too poor for the height of the driving performance, have a double disc of 350 specification