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Marque Remarks => Yamaha => Topic started by: IT400C on April 23, 2011, 03:19:16 pm

Title: Anyone recognise these customisations?
Post by: IT400C on April 23, 2011, 03:19:16 pm
I just picked up another old IT400C..  It looks like it may be a NSW bike (i.e. imported by the NSW Yamaha distributor back in 1976..  was that McCullough Yamaha??)  It has the remains of a red sticker on the left fork leg on which I can vaguely make out Hornsby as part of an address.

But the thing that struck me about it was that it has a few neat little customisations...  Not the type of thing you'd expect Neville Nobody to do to his 10 year old thrash bike, but more the type of things a racer may do to his current race bike..

I'm hoping someone may recognise the handywork and maybe put some history to this bike..

A neat little splash guard around the pipe to maybe stop water/mud ending up in the airbox inlet?
(http://i374.photobucket.com/albums/oo184/IT400C/IT400C-4/IT-1.jpg)

A nice receptacle for the fuel tank breather hose - definitely non-standard..
(http://i374.photobucket.com/albums/oo184/IT400C/IT400C-4/IT-2.jpg)

(http://i374.photobucket.com/albums/oo184/IT400C/IT400C-4/IT-3.jpg)

And a fair bit of effort put into drilling out the shifter lever...  Not sure the reasoning for this.  Maybe to lessen the chance of bending the change shaft from an impact to the lever??   ???  But quite neatly done anyway..
(http://i374.photobucket.com/albums/oo184/IT400C/IT400C-4/IT-4.jpg)
Title: Re: Anyone recognise these customisations?
Post by: mainline on April 23, 2011, 04:05:42 pm
How many does that make, and what excuse have you come up with this time?
Title: Re: Anyone recognise these customisations?
Post by: Iain Cameron on April 23, 2011, 04:49:58 pm
Hi IT400C try Procycles Hornsby they where there in the 70s . my it 400c is in the pile of to do later jobs .Iain
Title: Re: Anyone recognise these customisations?
Post by: IT400C on April 23, 2011, 05:09:23 pm
Quote from: mainline on April 23, 2011, 04:05:42 pm
How many does that make, and what excuse have you come up with this time?

I have NO IDEA what you're talking about Mr Mainline sir.....    ::)

(Five I think - gonna have to release a couple back into the wild soon...) 
Title: Re: Anyone recognise these customisations?
Post by: Mike52 on April 23, 2011, 05:21:13 pm
Oooohhh Tony look. ;)
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/YAMAHA-IT175-/190525007812?pt=AU_Motorcycles&hash=item2c5c2ce7c4
Title: Re: Anyone recognise these customisations?
Post by: mainline on April 23, 2011, 06:23:57 pm
Quote from: Mike52 on April 23, 2011, 05:21:13 pm
Oooohhh Tony look. ;)
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/YAMAHA-IT175-/190525007812?pt=AU_Motorcycles&hash=item2c5c2ce7c4

or even worse!!

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/YAMAHA-175-/150593540136?pt=AU_Motorcycles&hash=item2310131028

one that got away!
Title: Re: Anyone recognise these customisations?
Post by: Mike52 on April 23, 2011, 08:14:25 pm
Quote from: mainline on April 23, 2011, 06:23:57 pm
Quote from: Mike52 on April 23, 2011, 05:21:13 pm
Oooohhh Tony look. ;)
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/YAMAHA-IT175-/190525007812?pt=AU_Motorcycles&hash=item2c5c2ce7c4
or even worse!!
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/YAMAHA-175-/150593540136?pt=AU_Motorcycles&hash=item2310131028
one that got away!
Yer I started the bidding on that one Mainline but didn,t really want it.
Got too many bikes and not much room or time.
Title: Re: Anyone recognise these customisations?
Post by: vandy010 on April 23, 2011, 08:46:57 pm
that first one you put up Mike looks like a DT175 donk in an IT250 frame with DT rear wheel,no airbox etc
bit of a bitsa
Title: Re: Anyone recognise these customisations?
Post by: Mike52 on April 23, 2011, 09:03:51 pm
Quote from: vandy010 on April 23, 2011, 08:46:57 pm
that first one you put up Mike looks like a DT175 donk in an IT250 frame with DT rear wheel,no airbox etc
bit of a bitsa
Not up on my Yammys Vandy.  ;D
Didn,t pick any of that  :o