Your very own Yamaha YZR500 replica

For true GP fans, nothing quite stirs the soul like the two-stroke 500cc V4s which ruled the roost in the late 90s. Now thanks to Mico Products, you can have your very own, fully-working, fully usable Yamaha YZR500 replica for £18,000. Watch the video for more tech details and a closer look at the Mico YZR500 rep.

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[select899]

Two stroke and 500cc,,, wow,, that must be scary

[dxr1jockey]

fuckin excelent, i just wish these beast's had stayed in gp's, dont get me wrong i love the 4stroke gp bike's we have now, but 2 stroke 500's are a real mister's bike, it'd be interesting to see some of the new generation gp rider's try to master a full on 2 stroke 500, look forward to a testing vid on this bike

[SUPERROOSTMATT]

love what your doing keep up the good work ... 500's rule..... long live the two stroke!

[Runescapian1996]

@95blasterRider 18,000 euros

[CarrieFootball]

Go Mick, top stuff buddy.

[adamramoth]

The way in which the power is delivered is never matched by a 4 stroke. My gamma 500 gave 50bhp upto 7000 rpm which instantly doubled giving a breathtaking experience. It also sounded better than anything ive ever ridden. It was a fookin madman!

[95blasterRider]

how much are those



[Truzo]

@skinuthbilly

Wasnt the Rg's frame and forks better while the rd 500 was easier to tune ?

[matrixbikes]

@skinuthbilly

You are a 100% right about that!

I was going to build one just like a Wayne Rainey Replica but when I found out about Rz500 engine I got turned down completely. So much easier and cheaper to get much more power out of the RG500 engine.

[hereHehereHE]

where can we buy one?

[kiroc89]

@dxr1jockey

we watched rossi do it a bit eh? pretty much every one of them have had the pleasure of cutting their teeth on the 250s...I'm not gonna make such a bold statement to say they simply couldn't transition. The 800cc 4 strokes will flat smoke these. Nostalgia is cool and all but I welcome any technology at the GP level that trickles down to us lowly street riders. I certainly wouldn't want to deal with a 2 stroke every day thru riding season.

[MalliganTheUFO]

I would love a 500cc 2 stroke!