What kinda Yamahas out there?

evansje1 · Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 10:05 pm Post subject:

jeepurz · Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 4:18 pm Post subject:

heres the twins, just finished silver bike, (cept brakes)

NXS · Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 11:04 am Post subject: '80's vintage

I have a 1980 XS850 Special. That's my daily rider. BTW, does anyone know what cruise control will fit that bike? I had a cruise control on my '78 750 Special in 1978. I suppose they're still around somewhere.
I also have a 1985 XJ700 Maxim X. My son rides it. We love our Yamahas!

mash · Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 9:41 pm Post subject:

Evans Super RD's I really would like a Daytona one day

oldguy · Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 1:06 am Post subject:

1985 RD500LC V-4 2-smoker just refurbushed.

Russell · Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 1:37 am Post subject:

What a stunning example!Congratulations!

klaird · Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 11:52 am Post subject: Here is my Yamaha

1975 RD350 Got it back on the road again last summer after sitting for 16 years.

Russell

I sold my XJ900RJ model,at 72,000km, to a very BIG bloke who felt he needed to have a spare bike for when his current earlier XJ900 began to play up. He told me he had a daily commute in all weathers of 150km.He said his old XJ was starting to feel 'a bit loose' with 320,000 km up.He said he had not ever had work done on the motor other than oil changes.

When I showed him that there is more than one drain plug under the XJ900 cases and that if you don't use them all you won't ever get a decently fresh batch of oil in it he was surprised. He'd only ever used the main plug.(I didn't know either until I studied a manual about 3 oil changes into my time with the bike.) When I gave him the bottle of specific oil for the diff he was really confused. He'd never checked the oil in the diff on his 320,000 km XJ let alone changed it! The XJ series were/are one strongly built line of bikes!

jstava · Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 4:05 am Post subject:

SRX6 Bought off ebay 4 years ago.

Someone's seriously molested race toy. Been a parts chase, converting wire wheels back to standard, then a chain of woes when it dropped a wrist pin clip and the mechanic missed the bent con rod, necessitating a second rebuild. Fingers crossed, it will come back better than new, mechanically and I can get on with the cosmetic resto. and little running gear improvements. I won't be anal about every last detail of originality

I really like the bike, probably will have it for a very long time. At least until I can't kick hard enough to start it anyway.

Russell · Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 12:08 pm Post subject:

Here we have some-one who really likes a single-cylinder, modestly powered bike.Can you tell us why?I think I have a pretty good idea why you do but I'd like to hear others banging the same drum.