Yamaha TZR125R

[Irezumi aka Reuben]

What im after with this bike is how to distinguish between the Italian and Japanese version's.

I beleive this is a Italian version, https://www.bikepics.com/pictures/244233/

And I think this is the Japanese version, https://www.bikepics.com/pictures/107096/

Could someone please tell me if this is right. Also what brakes were used on the Japanese version, were they Brembo's or Nissin's. Thanks for any help/info

For those bored see if you can spot the difference between the two bikes (ok, if your almost comatosed do it )
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[steveh]

swing arm and zorst are different, also brake light position are different


Steve.
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[Reevo8]

The top one looks like the rare TZR125RR Belgarda(i think)

The other looks black!

[Irezumi aka Reuben]

I'm now under the beleif that both of these are made by Belgarda (or at least in Italy), and the black bike is definately made in Italy. There seems to be 3 versions of the TZR125 that look like this the other one I beleive being a Japanese only model.

Someone please correct me if im wrong though
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[mrchips]

The top one looks far better anyway.

[Kickstart]

Hi

Both of those are the Italian made models, the black one being an earlier one.

The early Japanese TZR125 was very different with normal forks and a steel frame.

The late Japanese TZR125 looks similar in basic style to the late Italian one but has a long narrow section from the expansion chamber up to the silencer, skinny usd forks and (from memory) a swinging arm with a bracing piece on the top.

All the best

Keith
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[Irezumi aka Reuben]

Yep that's roughly what I discovered with some help from someone.

I think I owe you a drink or something kickstart Thought i'd try posting here incase you were getting fed-up with the posts. Thanks very much again
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[stevo as b4]

The Jap TZR125R has a different frame to the Italian one, still aluminium, but with a sort of triangle hole in the area where it meets the subframe. They do have usd forks, and a small carbon look silencer. The other thing is that it looks very similar to a TZR250R v-twin from the front, but the italian version looks more like a TZR250 Reverse cylinder model. Italian bikes are more powerful than the Jap machines, which i think still used the old type TZR125L engine, but with electric start.