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Lossa Engineering Liquidation Sale

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I’ve featured a few builds from Jay LaRossa of Lossa Engineering like this CL450 Scrambler and this SR500 Cafe Racer, but this time he’s unfortunately selling a whole chunk of bikes (and taking offers on some of his custom builds) due to health issues. Here’s hoping he feels better.

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1986 Yamaha SRX600

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Just like the SR500, the SRX600 featured the engine from one of Yamaha’s dirtbikes placed into a chassis to enable sporty street riding. Unlike the SR500, this bike sold poorly outside of Japan. Here in the states, it only lasted for a year. But the 45 horsepower was enough to have fun, and some people consider it to be a …

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1986 Yamaha SRX600

In Japan, Standard by Abhi1 Comment

Just like the SR500, the SRX600 featured the engine from one of Yamaha’s dirtbikes placed into a chassis to enable sporty street riding. Unlike the SR500, this bike sold poorly outside of Japan. Here in the states, it only lasted for a year. But the 45 horsepower was enough to have fun, and it’s become a cult classic in North …

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1 Year Only – 1986 Yamaha SRX600

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Post-Sale Update: This SRX sold for the opening bid of $2,000. Just like the SR500, the SRX600 featured the engine from one of Yamaha’s dirtbikes placed into a chassis to enable sporty street riding. Unlike the SR500, this bike sold poorly outside of Japan. Here in the states, it only lasted for a year. But the 45 horsepower was enough …

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1979 Yamaha XT500

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The Yamaha XT500 was the original Yamaha thumper, and an instant sales success. This enduro bike was produced for 15 years, eventually leading to an entire range of “XT” bikes of avarying displacements and cementing Yamaha’s reputation as a quality dual sport maker in the American and European markets.