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    #16
    TX750?I remember them as have a reputation of being the biggest turd Yamaha made.Pretty cool that it's in that nice a condition.

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      #17
      Yammy did have its share of recalls on them. We will work on it and see. It did fire on some ether already. Tank has a VERY light dusting of rust that wiped off with my finger to reveal nice solid metal. Its a worthy candidate in my opinion. My first phototbucket try worked, so i will reload the pics into that as well for the image shack haters..give me a few as i find the bucket pretty slow.
      MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
      1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

      NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


      I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.

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        #18
        After fairing removal and some clean up









        MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
        1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

        NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


        I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.

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          #19
          Guages, Me and Randy and Frank Z.





          MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
          1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

          NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


          I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.

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            #20
            Is that really a 750?
            Looks more like about half that.

            Oh, There's a good pic with the 2 you guys with the bike, now I can see how BIG it is.
            Fabulous bike!
            Yea, a FABULOUS BIKE!
            Last edited by Buffalo Bill; 05-27-2012, 07:59 PM. Reason: Pass me another Summer Ale…
            "Only fe' collected the old way, has any value." from His Majesty O'Keefe (1954 film)
            1982 GS1100G- road bike, body, seat and suspension modded
            1990 GSX750F-(1127cc '92 GSXR engine) track bike, much re-engineered
            1987 Honda CBR600F Hurricane; hooligan bike, restored

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              #21
              The manuals, title, and stuff








              MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
              1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

              NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


              I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.

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                #22
                Cracks me up that an electric starter was such a big deal then that they put on the badges.

                Not too familiar with Yammies of that era. Is that a two smoker or four stroke? And was this pre XS?

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                  #23
                  So, what did ya pay? It's only a good find if ya got it cheap.
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                    #24
                    4 stroke with a dry sump engine. Oil was pumped from the oil tank under the seat thru the engine and recirculated basically. It was one of ..if not the first 4 stroke they made and was the precurser to the XS series.
                    MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
                    1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

                    NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


                    I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.

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                      #25
                      Originally posted by TheCafeKid View Post
                      Cracks me up that an electric starter was such a big deal then that they put on the badges.

                      Not too familiar with Yammies of that era. Is that a two smoker or four stroke? And was this pre XS?
                      Four stroke and about 50 HP.
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                        #26
                        Maybe a tad too much but the guy was locked up at 500. Other than the 1 missing mirror its a really cool little bike!!!
                        MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
                        1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

                        NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


                        I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.

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                          #27
                          Originally posted by chuck hahn View Post
                          Maybe a tad too much but the guy was locked up at 500. Other than the 1 missing mirror its a really cool little bike!!!
                          You should be able to get 600 for it no problem.
                          Current stable:

                          85 Kawasaki ZL900 Eliminator
                          87 Kawasaki ZL1000 Eliminator
                          99 Kawasaki ZRX1100 Eddie Lawson replica
                          15 Yamaha VMAX - The Maroon Monsoon

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                            #28
                            Originally posted by chuck hahn View Post
                            Maybe a tad too much but the guy was locked up at 500. Other than the 1 missing mirror its a really cool little bike!!!
                            I would say it's worth every penny of that as a survivor. Parts availability might be iffy though.
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                            2001 KLR650 too pretty to get dirty

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                              #29
                              It will need the brakes gone thru, a right mirror, carbs done, tires, air fliter foam for sure. All the switches are free, horn works, all the lights work and signals all flash, all the guage lights work as they should. brake lights come on and go off like normal. Not that bad shape wise. No dents of scrapes in the tank or covers. Some sun faded on the top of the tank.
                              MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
                              1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

                              NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


                              I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.

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                                #30
                                Man that is a cool bike. Never heard one of those 750 twins running. Plus having all that original paperwork and a service manual to boot! Good score. Thank god all the parts were there to take the fairing off.

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