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Title: picked up 3 bikes today in a package deal.. Post by Gus on 11/29/15 at 19:03:31 I was driving back home from looking @ a Rebel 250 today and I drove past this place with lots stuff setting around. There was a bike setting there so I stopped. Long story short I left with 3 bikes with no titles. Probably sell them for parts. One was a 1973 Honda cb450 twin. Looks to be all there but the key and the original pipes. One is a 1972 Yamaha OHC750 twin with various parts missing. The other is a Yamaha V twin from the late 80's I think. It is missing the whole front end. They all kick over with decent compression so if nothing else I can part them out. Oh, and they were cheap cheap cheap. |
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Title: here's the 72 Yamaha 750 Post by Gus on 11/29/15 at 19:08:42 Here is the 750. I have never seen one of these before. |
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Title: Re: picked up 3 bikes today in a package deal.. Post by MMRanch on 11/29/15 at 20:53:23 Gus That Yamaha makes me drool ! :D |
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Title: Re: picked up 3 bikes today in a package deal.. Post by Serowbot on 11/29/15 at 21:46:22 Well,... don't be coy,... how much?... I'm currently being tempted,.. by a very ratty Buell Blast, for $450... Always liked the idea of that powerplant... I keep talking myself out of it by asking,.. What am I gaining?...... over a Savage?... ...gearing is better... and hydraulic lifters... .. on the bad side... Harley/Buell smashed every overstock part in a grossly obscene PR stunt... I should probably let sleeping dogs lie... :-?.... Best luck with your purchases... Looks more interesting and adventurous than mine... 8-)... |
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Title: Re: picked up 3 bikes today in a package deal.. Post by Gus on 11/30/15 at 04:37:58 Ben Franklin brought em all home in one package 8-) And I agree with mmranch; the Yamaha is a drooler. I haven't found much info. on it yet either. 6670677A62777A61150 wrote:
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Title: Re: picked up 3 bikes today in a package deal.. Post by KennyG on 11/30/15 at 06:14:18 Serowbot, Make sure that you are able to change gears on the Blast, even if you have to push the bike to do it. Many Blasts, and especially Riders Edge bikes have been dropped so often the shifting mechanism gets damaged and you have to split the cases to work on the transmission. If you get the Blast let me know and I will hook you up with the forums and where to get the parts. My Harley dealer can get me the parts I need in about 4 days. The Blast is a Blast to ride. Kenny G |
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Title: Re: picked up 3 bikes today in a package deal.. Post by old_rider on 11/30/15 at 19:12:43 I for one would be doing a title search on the yama 750... and apply for a "lost title". Worst comes to worse, you could find out it was stolen..... and if you cannot get it titled, then you could sell pieces parts. |
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Title: Re: picked up 3 bikes today in a package deal.. Post by Dave on 12/01/15 at 04:10:03 There are some companies that will get you a title for a fee. They have to advertise the bike publicly and do some other things to give the original owner an opportunity to step up and claim the bike - however that is really not much of a possibility as they advertise in a local paper. I can't remember if it is Vermont....but one of the states will issue you a title and license plate for that state, then later you can transfer the title to your state. For the $200 or so fee that the Title Agencies charge....it is most likely easier just to let them do all the paperwork. |
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Title: Re: picked up 3 bikes today in a package deal.. Post by Dave on 12/01/15 at 05:30:51 4650475A42575A41350 wrote:
I have been tempted by them as well - but nice ones can be purchased so cheaply I don't see much of a reason to buy "ratty". Here is a very nice one in Cincinnati for $ 1,300. I betcha this time of year you could probably wave $ 900-$1,000 at the seller and take the bike home. http://cincinnati.craigslist.org/mcy/5338220885.html The thing that keeps me from buying one and riding it for a year or two....is they are most likely really hard to sell (for the same reason they are easy to buy). |
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Title: Re: picked up 3 bikes today in a package deal.. Post by Art Webb on 12/01/15 at 06:55:54 I considered the Blast at one point, but they have a really bad reputation for quality |
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Title: Re: here's the 72 Yamaha 750 Post by LANCER on 12/01/15 at 08:09:58 6F60776A61693C61626A3C0E0 wrote:
I test rode a '78 KZ750 twin when new, but decided on the SR500 instead. I wish I had gotten both now. |
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Title: Re: here's the 72 Yamaha 750 Post by Gus on 12/01/15 at 08:24:47 The 750 pictured above has the designation TX. So I guess it is classified as a 1973 TX 750. The head tube says 1972 but I guess they came out in 1973. In any event I love the lines on this bike alot. Word has it that 22,xxx were made in 1972 & 73 for release in 1973. Less than 3000 of them hit the streets in 1974; the last year of production. I believe these are USA numbers only. I test rode a '78 KZ750 twin when new, but decided on the SR500 instead. I wish I had gotten both now.[/quote] |
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Title: Re: picked up 3 bikes today in a package deal.. Post by Rodger on 12/19/15 at 19:18:58 The TX line included a 500 and a 750 twin, but the line didn't last long. I remember a touring test "shoot-out" back then, and the TX750 didn't fare too well. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamaha_TX750 BTW, gotta love the Redneck Engineering hard-tail conversion on that TX!! ;) |
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Title: Re: picked up 3 bikes today in a package deal.. Post by Gus on 12/19/15 at 20:22:40 1973 & 1974 I think were the only two years. I think the second year they spent all there time fixing the ones they sold the first year and sold very few of them in 1974. The TX couldn't recover so they scrapped it. It shore was a fine looking bike tho. I actually got the cb450 to fire the other day. Weak spark so I sprung for some new plugs but haven't got back to it yet. |
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Title: Re: picked up 3 bikes today in a package deal.. Post by DesertRat on 12/20/15 at 06:55:13 that Yamaha 750 is BEGGING for a cafe racer conversion ;) |
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Title: Re: picked up 3 bikes today in a package deal.. Post by Rodger on 12/20/15 at 06:56:37 Cool! I "had the hots" for those CB450's back when I started out on my toaster-tank CB160. If spark is weak, check the ignition points. A light filing & re-gapping may help. The TX500 & 750 were good looking bikes, but in the old Road Rider magazine, the testers complained about the whirring noise from all the chains...cam chain and 2 vibration-dampening balancer chains. Can't go too far wrong, 3 bikes for a C-note. Have any pics of #3? |
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Title: Re: picked up 3 bikes today in a package deal.. Post by Gus on 12/20/15 at 11:48:14 68495F495E587E4D582C0 wrote:
She is a beaut. Isn't she[ch55357][ch56847] |
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Title: Re: picked up 3 bikes today in a package deal.. Post by DesertRat on 12/20/15 at 14:38:13 oh yeah Gus, she's begging for it: http://beforeitsnews.com/mediadrop/uploads/2013/52/eeca0def63315fde171ae39eb70aa4fd461485ae.jpg http://cdn.silodrome.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Yamaha-XS750-Cafe-Racer-5.jpg |
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Title: Re: picked up 3 bikes today in a package deal.. Post by Gus on 12/20/15 at 15:07:45 494751535B5D563E0 wrote:
Roger, I didn't take any pictures of it because it is just a parts bike. The front end was cur off with a torch; roughly! It is a Yamaha as well; of the v-twin variety. Late 80s early 90s. The guy I got these from said it was his daily rider and it quit sparking on the front cyl. He said it was probably the electronic ignition but he had no way of knowing and eventual cut off the front end for a 3wheeler project he was building. |
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Title: Re: picked up 3 bikes today in a package deal.. Post by Rodger on 12/20/15 at 15:35:24 I have a 1982 Yamaha Virago 920cc Vtwin, a "work in progress." There are a lot of the Viragos still around, so I wouldn't think you'd have a problem parting it out on ebay or craigs list. |
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Title: Re: picked up 3 bikes today in a package deal.. Post by Gus on 02/16/16 at 08:19:06 Thought I'd use this topic to wedge my way back in here. Been fighting winter here and haven't thought much about riding. When its 12-14 below motorcycling seems a distant dream. That said I'm starting to get the itch as weather is suppose to bump 50 degrees in the next few days. I'll be riding if I have to haul my bike to dry ground first to ride it. Anyway, back to why I used this thread to wedge my WA back in here. . . I sold both the Honda 450 & the Yamaha 750 and made a nice profit. I am now thinking of pick on up a Honda Ascott FT500 that needs a little cosmetic work. It doesn't have a title but I think I can get one from another state. Any of you gents have any experience with this bike? |
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Title: Re: picked up 3 bikes today in a package deal.. Post by Art Webb on 02/16/16 at 08:41:04 I have no owned one but by all accounts I have heard from those who have they are good reliable bikes, so long as you can still get parts I'd probably sink a little money in if the bike seems appealing to you Personally I like the looks of it I'd go in search of am ascot forum if I were you, they'll know all the issues |
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Title: Re: picked up 3 bikes today in a package deal.. Post by Dave on 02/16/16 at 09:12:07 I looked at the Ascott forum....nice looking bike and reading the road tests it appears to be a nice handling bike. Reading on the forum a bit it sounds a lot like this forum.....the bike is good on the back roads, and not so much on the highway (there was even someone wanting to put a different motor in his frame.....just like our forum). Parts may be difficult to find for a bike that was only built 3 years (82,83,84)....even the newest model is 32 years old! Getting a bike without a title is always a bit of a challenge.....I believe getting a Vermont title through the mail is possible, and there are some online sources that charge a fee to get you a title....something like $ 200 for a motorcycle. I am not sure if I would be up to the challenge! |
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Title: Re: picked up 3 bikes today in a package deal.. Post by Gus on 02/16/16 at 09:17:47 Yes Dave, I think it would be a challenge getting a title. What speaks to me about the Ascott design is the amount of clearance it has for a bike that is designed for hard surface road riding. Makes me wonder if it wouldn't be a very good country bike. . . Gravel roads, trails and hard surface riding. |
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Title: Re: picked up 3 bikes today in a package deal.. Post by verslagen1 on 02/16/16 at 10:01:17 If I remember right, it was named for ascot raceway. a short dirt track in SoCal. So it maybe the 1st production tracker. |
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Title: Re: picked up 3 bikes today in a package deal.. Post by Ruttly on 02/16/16 at 22:02:02 That Yamaha twin is a TX750 not really but kinda rare. They had issues with the crankshaft by the time Yamaha got it fixed sales had dropped off? But collectors like them for some reason , they do have nice lines! |
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Title: Re: picked up 3 bikes today in a package deal.. Post by LANCER on 02/17/16 at 05:23:59 2D223528232B7E2320287E4C0 wrote:
Is the Ascot FT500 the single or v-twin ? |
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Title: Re: picked up 3 bikes today in a package deal.. Post by Dave on 02/17/16 at 05:43:35 Single: |
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Title: Re: picked up 3 bikes today in a package deal.. Post by justin_o_guy2 on 02/17/16 at 07:17:54 Did you regret letting go of the Yamaha? I See that thing all cleaned up, back to stock. And I really like what I see, but, I know how much time and money that would be. I'm looking at a W650 to resurrect, should I get the title issue solved. |
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Title: Re: picked up 3 bikes today in a package deal.. Post by Gus on 02/17/16 at 07:41:34 The VT500 is the designation for the twin I think. For what I got for that Yamaha XT750 I've got no regrets. It could be and may be again a real cool machine. The guy that bought it wants it for a restoration project. He's retired with time on his hands. He actually bought both bikes at two different times. It was kinda crazy. He just ga E me what I was asking on both accounts. I just made an offer on the Ascot FT. It needs some work. But my offer is low enough that I can part it out if nothing else. I've actually considered transplanting the engine into something else if need be. . . We'll see. |
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