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[Wetdog]

Anyone want to guess what the indicator lights mean?

Many Japanese bikes have a amber light to indicate 80 km/h, the national speed limit in Japan. I've seen a few modern (year 2000 +) Japanese imports that have them.
Haven't a clue what the rest are.

 

[Motosportz]

Did you guys notice the stock steering damper?

 

[Xcuvator]

That is really neat. Hope you post ride report.
I sure don't remember that model though. Does it look like that is the color it has always been? SP

 

[Motosportz]

That is really neat. Hope you post ride report.
I sure don't remember that model though. Does it look like that is the color it has always been? SP

Nope, repainted and has gold flake in it too I'm sure the frame was black. It is a very cool bike, I'm stoked.

 

[Motosportz]

What would be the EZest way to polish the head and cylinder? Blasting? I want it shinny.

 

[Coffee]

Did you guys notice the stock steering damper?

So far this is what I've got

'68 YR2.

350 twin.

No clue what that means.

EDIT - seems you already had that

 

[Motosportz]

No clue what that means.

Put down the coffee.

1968 Yamaha YR2 350cc twin cylinder 2 stoke motorcycle

 

[somdale]

Too cool Kelly. I put 7,000 on my TR-6 this year and always get comments and convrsation.

That most probably is a Big Bear b ut I recall a couple of variations and I believe the Big Bear was a 305. Definately a good re-do. Wrong color but I like it. Put the correct seat on. That one looks like an old Corbin/Gentry pseudo-chopper style. The indicator lights should be for neutral and high beam for sure and ignition on maybe. I can't remember what the others could be but wait....it could be in anticipation of a system to be added later or removed ( turn signals). My Triumph has the wiring and switch button in place for an electric start added to the next model year.

Blasting the cylinder and head will help. Make sure you use the aluminum oxide media and not sand or glass.

 

[WoodsChick]

Wow...what a pretty little machine, Kelly! It reminds me of a 50/50 bar!

I have very fond memories of my first ride on a 2-stroke street bike. It was pretty much
"handlebar-sky" till I figured out the very foreign yet thrilling power delivery.


WoodsChick

 

[Motosportz]

I like the little seat. I'm going to put lower, no crossbar bars on it and bar end mirrors. Kind of a clubman / cafe style setup. Also already scoped some Maxxis white walls for it which my buddy runs on his GT360 Suzuki. That will be the icing on the cake. I was poking around it last night and it has a little skid plate on it. True scrambler baby.

 

[Coffee]

Maybe this input is more helpful than my last?

http://www.classicyams.com/brochures/brochures/yamaha-yr1-brochure_2.html

 

[Motosportz]

Maybe this input is more helpful than my last?

http://www.classicyams.com/brochures/brochures/yamaha-yr1-brochure_2.html

excellent find Dean, thanks****************************************!

36 hp, hold on

"The YR2C with the upswept pipes looked very nice ideed. I have never seen one on these shores.....!"

Where is this site from? Maybe i got something semi rare? EDIT: the Netherlands

K

 

[pvduke]

Be careful, those twins are addicting.

I found a cherry 1967 180 twin w/ e-start atta garage sale back in the late 70's for 150$. That started it for me and many other 2-stroke twins.

Ed Toomey was just down the street from me in Hermosa. He got a LOT of my paychecks...lol.

 

[gem]

Motosportz wrote:
"cool tach. Anyone want to guess what the indicator lights mean?"

Spoke to my co-worker. He immediately recognized it as a YR2C. Says its been repainted. It should be blue or red with a black frame.

The lights are:

N=Neutral
F=Flasher
C=Charge
H=Hi Beam

 

[Motosportz]

Motosportz wrote:
"cool tach. Anyone want to guess what the indicator lights mean?"

Spoke to my so-worker. He immediately recognized it as a YR2C. Says its been repainted. It should be blue or red with a black frame.

The lights are:

N=Neutral
F=Flasher
C=Charge
H=Hi Beam

Thanks for the info. I'm sure it was blue with a black frame originally. I really like how they painted it, looks very cool in person. Also allows me to modify the bike some without feeling like I am messing with something original.

 

[HuskyDude]

Hey Kelly,

If and when you plate this little puppy...and I hope you do.
Let us know if you have any hassles doing so.
It might be different in the states but a friend just put a collectors plate on his 82 Katana.
Lots of hoops to go through but the insurance was way cheaper then any other 1100cc out there.

 

[PerrisPlanner]

Interesting. I just purchased a 1968 YR2c 350 Scrambler and we had the same question about the indicator lights.

 

[robertaccio]

http://www.classicyams.com/personalities/personalities/sonny-angel-yamaha-yds1r.html

San Diego's very own classic Sonny Angel!!

 

[ray_ray]

Nice find!
Here's an R5, the immediate predecessor of the RD350....

RD350, I have a '75 just like this one....

Those 2-cylinder 2-strokes were very fast! I knew a guy that had some version of a 250, 2-cylinder, 2-stroke yamma-hammer back in '72-'73 - '74...It would scream! His had a stock steering damper on it also. You could lock the steering head 100% from turning...My 74 DT250 yama-hammer was not even in the same ball park. This 350 will roll your eyes back in your head when kick it I bet....

You have a disk brake? I don't remember these on bikes during this time...In fact, I'm not sure all cars had a disk brake during this time frame..

Any bike over a 250 was big back then with a 650 - 750 range the top of the CC range...I guarantee you that those 350s were kicking ass all over the place if you wound them out...

These bikes had a oil tank and an oil pump I think..at least my DT250 did...Don't be surprised if you see this addition to bikes in the future as the way we mix oil and gas in the tank today is very inefficient

 

[mxracernumber1]

Nuetral, low fuel level, center stand down, engine temp (hot)

Damnit! You guys out west get all the good deals. I did find a 1977 CR-125 that had been traded in for a 2007 model at the Honda dealer a while back. It was mint, but the guy wouldn't sell it to me. Lucky, lucky, lucky west coasters...