Length of SR 500 Production?

entropy
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Length of SR 500 Production? May 6, 2008 23:21:36 GMT -5

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Post by entropy on May 6, 2008 23:21:36 GMT -5

I'm new to this forum so please forgive me if this has been recently asked, but here goes:

I'm relativly new to SR 500 ownership but I have been doing quite a bit of web-surfing trying to research parts availabilty, etc, for my trusty bike. After Googling "Yamaha SR 500" on the web I have noticed European versions of the SR 500 that seem to have production dates into the mid-late 1990's. Is this my imagination or did Yamaha continue production of this bike into the 1990's for the European market?

A quick history lesson please.

1978 Yamaha SR 500 E[br]2004 KTM 450 EXC (my race bike)[br]2006 Yamaha TTR 230 (wife's bike)[br][br]Arizona Trail Riders (www.arizonatrailriders.org)[br][br]"The chances of somebody watching you are directly proportional to the stupidity of your actions." R. Billings, Circa 1980

stevec5000 Senior Member Tubes, tubes, tubes... The bain of my existance! Posts: 261	Length of SR 500 Production? May 6, 2008 23:59:13 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stevec5000 on May 6, 2008 23:59:13 GMT -5 According to this webpage they have been making the SR500 up until 2000. home.vtown.com.au/~sross2/?Welcome

StewRoss Senior Member Posts: 2,334	Length of SR 500 Production? May 7, 2008 1:52:36 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by StewRoss on May 7, 2008 1:52:36 GMT -5 Yes that's right...not a bad run is it. They still produce the 400 which has always been made alongside. SR
	...'Any unnecessary items on the bike, that it doesn't really need, shouldn't be there!'. (Café racers creed). SR...

entropy Junior Member Moving towards disorder Posts: 30	Length of SR 500 Production? May 8, 2008 0:31:22 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by entropy on May 8, 2008 0:31:22 GMT -5 Unbelievable! Thank for the info. No wonder getting hard parts for my 30 year old bike from Yamaha is so easy.
	1978 Yamaha SR 500 E[br]2004 KTM 450 EXC (my race bike)[br]2006 Yamaha TTR 230 (wife's bike)[br][br]Arizona Trail Riders (www.arizonatrailriders.org)[br][br]"The chances of somebody watching you are directly proportional to the stupidity of your actions." R. Billings, Circa 1980

Post by entropy on May 6, 2008 23:21:36 GMT -5

Post by stevec5000 on May 6, 2008 23:59:13 GMT -5

Post by StewRoss on May 7, 2008 1:52:36 GMT -5

Post by entropy on May 8, 2008 0:31:22 GMT -5