Quote Originally Posted by jasonu View Post
How the hell did Yamaha 'loose' the casting dies?????
Once a race bike is no longer competitive or its class has disappeared the factory typically destroys old stock and tooling. It costs money to leave stuff lying around on shelves that isn't making them any money or, more importantly in this instance, winning races. It's not incompetence or negligence at work. Just "how it is".

This is what makes these bikes and spares so collectible ultimately.