PPI prompts smart YZF buy

Handy payout prompts editor to pounce on one of Yamaha’s ludicrously undervalued 750s

Jim Moore

For once, it seems, my luck is on the up. Having trousered an unexpected windfall by way of a PPI pay out, I was desperate to convert my new-found wealth into yet another motorcycle. My collection of four is amateur by PS standards. I gave serious thought to a GSX-R400SP advertised on Gumtree, but having to travel all the way to Scotland to view it soon cooled my interest. A cheap ZX-7R tickled my fancy too, but then my interest was properly piqued by a pink/blue YZF, advertised as standard, tidy condition and freshly serviced. A few texts and emails back and forth, and it transpired the seller, Martin ‘Howy’ Taylor is a PS reader. “You lot have got a lot to answer for,” he chuckled. “Every time I read the…

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Practical Sportsbikes (Digital) - 1 Issue, May 2018

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