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1973 Yamaha 'TZ350A' Racing Motorcycle For Sale by Auction

LOT 645
Property of the late Warrick Blackwell, c. 1973 Yamaha 'TZ350A' Racing Motorcycle (see text)
Frame no. R5-990265 (see text) Engine no. DS7-111797 (see text)
THE AUTUMN STAFFORD SALE - THE CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE MECHANICS SHOW
16 October 2022, 10:00 BST
Stafford, Staffordshire County Showground
Lot to be sold without reserve

£4, 000 - £6, 000

Property of the late Warrick Blackwell
c. 1973 Yamaha 'TZ350A' Racing Motorcycle (see text)
Frame no. R5-990265 (see text)
Engine no. DS7-111797 (see text)
This believed Yamaha TZ350A is believed to have been campaigned during the 1973 Grand Prix season by the Swiss rider, Werner Pfirter, with backing from the Swiss Yamaha importer, Hostettler. A former Swiss national champion, Pfirter caused a sensation in his first Grand Prix season when he finished second behind Giacomo Agostini's MV Agusta in the '350' race at the 1971 Austrian GP. Sixth overall in the 1971 '350' class would turn out to be his best World Championship result. Sadly, Pfirter was killed in a road traffic accident after the 1973 Spanish GP at Jarama.

An older restoration by John Mossey, this TZ350A formerly belonged to the Werner Pfirter Society. It has formed part of the Warrick Blackwell Collection since at least 1993 (see accompanying correspondence) and in 1994 won the 'Best Racing Machine' award at the 14th International Classic Bike Show at Stafford.

Additional documentation includes a photocopied owner's service manual and parts list; sundry photographs; some Werner Pfirter biographical material; and various decals. It should be noted that the frame number is that of a TR3 and that the engine number is not a Yamaha factory stamping. (There are some references in the file to this machine being a pre-production factory YZ-634.) Accordingly, prospective purchasers must satisfy themselves with regard to this motorcycle's provenance and correctness prior to bidding. Sold strictly as viewed.
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