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Marque Remarks => Yamaha => Topic started by: mx250 on August 10, 2010, 08:54:35 pm

Title: It's Old, it's a Yamaha......
Post by: mx250 on August 10, 2010, 08:54:35 pm
....and it's got knobbies  ;D

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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1957-Yamaha-YA1-Akatombo-Very-Rare-YDS1-YDS2-TD1-TD2-/200500194194?cmd=ViewItem&pt=US_motorcycles&hash=item2eaebe2b92#v4-38
Title: Re: It's Old, it's a Yamaha......
Post by: Davey Crocket on August 10, 2010, 10:20:27 pm
That would have to be the ultimate pit bike....you could even carry a carton on the rack......or use it to ride around after the Honda's had been on the track to pick up all the broken parts they left behind. :D :D :D
Title: Re: It's Old, it's a Yamaha......
Post by: Mick D on August 10, 2010, 10:47:49 pm
That would have to be the ultimate pit bike....you could even carry a carton on the rack......or use it to ride around after the Honda's had been on the track to pick up all the broken parts they left behind. :D :D :D
:D ;D :D :D ;D :D
Title: Re: It's Old, it's a Yamaha......
Post by: matcho mick on August 10, 2010, 11:48:45 pm
geezas,is there anyone who didn't copy the DKW 125, poms a bantam,US err whizzer,or hummer??,italians did a Mival,Russians,Dutch, never knew the Japs did one till now  ::),anymore??, :P
Title: Re: It's Old, it's a Yamaha......
Post by: worms on August 11, 2010, 07:06:01 am
its a classic copy of the 1954 BSA D3 Bantam, would love to own it!

Cheers Trev
Title: Re: It's Old, it's a Yamaha......
Post by: mx250 on August 11, 2010, 08:41:51 am
its a classic copy of the 1954 BSA D3 Bantam, would love to own it!

Cheers Trev
Yeah, but being Japanese the difference was it was cheap and reliable. ;D
Title: Re: It's Old, it's a Yamaha......
Post by: VMX247 on August 11, 2010, 09:26:02 am
That would have to be the ultimate pit bike....you could even carry a carton on the rack.

Simplicity at its best. 8)  Red Dragon Fly.
I'd buy it just for the rim patina.  ;D
cheers