Yamaha XS750 - who else has got one?

[Triplenut]

Flick me a pm,
have shelves full of bits left over from race bike build and a couple of parts bikes. Can point you in the direction of most bits you'll need for the engine rebuild.

Dont believe all the stories you hear about yamaha triples, most horror stories relate to the D and 2D models, from the E on and all the 850's they are pretty reliable bikes. yes chains wear (but dont usually break, yes 2nd gear can go but an hour and $2.00 shim will fix that.
Great bikes that are starting to get a following especially in the Cafe racer scene.

Check out www.yamaha-triples.org, heaps of info and help there.


Cheers

[caseye]

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Anybody got a primary chain and / or a decent condition seat base ?

I had one exactly like that!(25 yeaqrs ago) Before I spent narms an Leggies doing it up. Engine by Woody Pukekohe Suzuki, arrived at his place at night in 20 litre buckets. Frame, rims, all to be painted bits to Ernie, Pukekohe Panel and paint. Came back Custom Yamaha Grey with red and blue factory stripes and NOT what I'd asked for Yamahaha, across the tail duck bill, but Jam Jar! All bits went straight to Woody who rang me with the words, she's done boy! I hot footed it to Puke that night after work and rode her home. Looked fantastic, sounded fantastic, felt bloody strange with the back rising up in a corner as you throttled on, old shafties did that ya no!
Brain faded and I swapped it for a bleed'n V8 AMC Hornet. Ha, that didn't go and needed another year and more legs and arms to ge it going, looked good sounded great, did absolutley nothing for me, sold it at Turners.
Wish I still had me bike.
Saw this one in yer shed Don, she'll do another turn easy mate.

[T.W.R]

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Anybody got a primary chain and / or a decent condition seat base ?

Had one of each....750 then the 850 and took the next step
Primary Chain was an expensive piece of kit 28yrs ago complete bottom end rebuild on the GX (basically a last of the line 750 ...parts bin special from Yamaha).
There were outfits here & England doing fiberglass replica seat pans through the 80s & 90s

Got an interesting article by CYCLE magazine where they threw a TURBO on their long term test 750

[BMWST?]

Had one of each....750 then the 850 and took the next step
Primary Chain was an expensive piece of kit 28yrs ago complete bottom end rebuild on the GX (basically a last of the line 750 ...parts bin special from Yamaha).
There were outfits here & England doing fiberglass replica seat pans through the 80s & 90s

Got an interesting article by CYCLE magazine where they threw a TURBO on their long term test 750

yes very nearly went LAVERDA after my yammie triple

[T.W.R]

yes very nearly went LAVERDA after my yammie triple

Living with the two yams was far easier on the wallet & the licence
Did a huge amount of kms on both yams, the 750 had bit more spirit but the 850 came into it's own geared up on tour. The Laverda was just a brutish mongrel....heaps of fun at the time but a real antisocial bike