1986 Yamaha FZR400 (1WG) Gauloises
Miles: 4,950 (8,100 km)
Asking: $6,500
Where: FB Marketplace, Salt Lake City, UT
SELLER
1986 Japanese import very rare gauleses model all original condition even has original tires chain and sprockets grips and levers an key Starts and runs was in storage for 30 years or more has one trip over from kick stand no damage one little scratch has new air cleaner, oil filter, and battery completely stock no modifications very desirable 8100klm 4950 mi clean title if it’s up it’s available
RSBFS
One breath, almost no punctuation, and somehow it covers everything you’d want to know. Original tires, chain, sprockets, grips, levers and key. Thirty-plus years in storage, then fresh filters and a battery. The kickstand tip-over is right there in the listing too. Hard to fault a seller for hiding things when he can’t even stop to breathe.
Quick housekeeping: the listing title calls it an FZR400RR, but the RR didn’t come along until 1989. Twin round headlights and GENESIS on the tail point to the first-gen 1WG, the bike that started the FZR400 line in Japan in 1986. That’s not a knock, it just helps to know what you’re shopping for.
The blue Gauloises Blondes paint is the main draw here. Was it a factory special or graphics added later? Japanese-market bikes from this era can get murky, and I’d bet someone in the comments knows exactly what Yamaha painted blue in ‘86. We also had a blue 1WG out of Arizona back in 2020 if you want to compare.
About those tires: great survivor detail, but don’t ride on them. If those are the originals, they’re 40 years old. Keep them for the shelf.
So which is it: fresh rubber and a canyon run, or original tires and a spot under the garage lights?
Good luck to the buyer and seller!
