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yamaha TT500 motard
« on: April 08, 2009, 12:15:28 pm »


bored with that old TT
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Re: yamaha TT500 motard
« Reply #1 on: April 08, 2009, 08:10:41 pm »
Now THAT looks like fun!  :o

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Re: yamaha TT500 motard
« Reply #2 on: April 08, 2009, 10:03:09 pm »
That pic reminds me of something really strange I did about 15 years ago. I've always been into dirt tracker/supermotards for the street, and in the mid 80s I had an XT500 with dirt track wheels etc that I used to rip around town on. In 1994 I built another one, sadly influenced by too much reading Performing Berks magazine. What the heck was I thinking?




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Re: yamaha TT500 motard
« Reply #3 on: April 09, 2009, 07:20:41 am »
wow.... were you on XTC.... your right Performance Berks had a lot to answer, but you had to love their project bikes.
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Re: yamaha TT500 motard
« Reply #4 on: April 09, 2009, 09:31:47 am »
here's my favourite
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Re: yamaha TT500 motard
« Reply #5 on: April 09, 2009, 08:13:48 pm »
The bike looks great but the colour

 




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Re: yamaha TT500 motard
« Reply #6 on: April 09, 2009, 08:36:04 pm »
Yes... The colours were a bit off weren't they? It's OK, I got better and did a resto on it later that year:




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Re: yamaha TT500 motard
« Reply #7 on: April 09, 2009, 08:43:59 pm »
Looking at that I might paint my motor black ;D

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Re: yamaha TT500 motard
« Reply #8 on: April 09, 2009, 10:02:42 pm »


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Æ’ugally; TY tanks should be left on TY's :P :-[

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Re: yamaha TT500 motard
« Reply #9 on: April 10, 2009, 10:00:04 am »
Yes... The colours were a bit off weren't they? It's OK, I got better and did a resto on it later that year:

yes distinct improvement. Like the PP headlight.

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Re: yamaha TT500 motard
« Reply #10 on: April 10, 2009, 10:13:29 am »
It's interesting looking back at that. I bought brand new front and rear guards and sidecovers from Yamaha, although couldn't get the decals. I made my own from contact and stick on letters and numbers. The PP headlight I think I found at a garage sale for $10. The seat was an easy find at a wreckers. Everything else I needed I got from Yamaha. Funny what 15 years does isn't it?

I still feel ill when I think that I carved up those sidecovers to make them look like that...
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Re: yamaha TT500 motard
« Reply #11 on: April 10, 2009, 02:37:24 pm »
And so you should.............You heathen!
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Re: yamaha TT500 motard
« Reply #12 on: April 10, 2009, 06:32:41 pm »
Yeah... but... it does give it a trimmer line doesn't it?  ;)

I do like the look, but I do feel bad about wrecking NOS covers that a TT500 restorer would pay plenty for now!

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Re: yamaha TT500 motard
« Reply #13 on: April 10, 2009, 08:36:45 pm »
With the original paint scheme it does look better. I really can't complain too much, mine have been cut.
I removed the bulges when I changed the shock mounts
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