Product description
**1980 Yamaha SR500 – Upgraded, Clean, Turn-Key – $5,250 (06084)**
If you know these bikes, you know.
This is a **clean, properly sorted SR500** — not a chopped café build, not a project. A lightweight, analog, kickstart single that’s been thoughtfully upgraded to ride the way Yamaha should have built it.
**15,575 miles**
**Condition:** Very good – clean chrome, straight bike, strong runner
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### Key Upgrades / Improvements
* Mikuni TM36 pumper carb (major performance improvement over stock)
* Hagon adjustable rear shocks
* YSS progressive front suspension w/ compression adjustment
* Upgraded front brake: dual-piston caliper, stainless lines, matching master cylinder
* SuperTrapp exhaust
* Lithium battery (weight savings + reliability)
* Hepco & Becker rear rack (practical, removable)
* Fuel petcock replaced
* Inline fuel filter added
* Tank and side covers refinished
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### What This Means
This is not a stock museum bike — it’s **a significantly better riding SR500**:
* stronger throttle response
* better braking
* improved suspension
* lighter feel
Everything done with reliability and usability in mind.
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### The Important Stuff
* Starts, runs, rides as it should
* Clean title
* No hacked wiring or frame mods
* Adult-owned and maintained
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### Why Sell?
Thinning the collection — not in a rush.
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### Price
**$5,250 OBO**
Serious buyers only. If you’re looking for a cheap project, this isn’t it. If you want a dialed-in SR500 you can ride immediately, this is one of the better ones you’ll find.
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