Hello. my name is tim and I am in northern indiana. I have a 72 R5. someone gave it to me, I think it was about 10 or 12 years ago,they needed the garage...
... Hey Tim, That's a great story! I have a few r5 as do the rest of the silent majority here. My R5 is my daily driver and I ride it all over the place.Are...
Pretty cool story, I bought mine last summer, my mom actually wanted a bike,.. well the kick start and the clutch pull on the old cable were a little to much,...
Excellent story Tim, just the kind of person and stories this group needs. We have been on life support since I've been a member. I have the butt ugly blue R5B...
It doesn't look too bad, but I can't tell you if I think it is good (srry photo is really low res.) But the whole bike looks pretty nice :) Cheers, Chris...
... It doesn't look bad,hey it's your bike right? now if you want to see UGLY check this site out http://ratbike.org/a_readers.html There are some nasty...
-- Thanks,i feel much better about my red frame! - In r5yamaha@yahoogroups.com, "ed" <valiantwagonguy@y...> ... cans- ... UGLY check this ... looking bikes...
Maybe I'll head out there, I'm in central MD so it's about 400 miles out, that's not to bad, I'll have to see whether or not I have the R5 by then :) Cheers, ...
... Nah, weather's been too nice. I been riding and wrenching, not typing. I got my R5 and my Triumph out yesterday, and took a nice long ride on the Triumph...
... Hey David, Yeah, same here. I got out on my YM1 yesterday and clocked about a hundred seventy miles when the day was over. IT'S SPRING !!! Happy Riding Ed...
So you both have historic tags? I'm about to get tags on mine I think I'm just going to get normal motorcycle tags, I'm in Maryland and think I need to get it...
... to get normal motorcycle tags, I'm in Maryland and think I need to get it inspected even though it is a 1970, I dropped the fuel tank off to get the rust...
... Go over to my YDS Owners group http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/yamahaydsownersgroup/?yguid=162475011 and on the links page you will see Alsdairs site....
I recently acquired a 1971 Yamaha 350 R5. It has 1826 original miles, but has been sitting for close to 30 years. I just need some help getting spark from it....
... Hi Brock, My daily driver is a 71 R5 and I have all sorts of parts. First you have to try some things to find out just is wrong. Have you cleaned and...
I was not getting a spark in one cylinder and all I needed to do was set the points, another thing to check is the clip in the plug wire where it connects to...
Thanks a bunch guys. I have cleaned the points, but haven't set them yet. I am not gettin any spark at all, because I have stuck a screwdriver in each coil,...
Ed, who do you get your insurance through? I have state farm for my auto and they want around $300 a year for my first bike, but they can't "add" a bike for a...
... for my auto and they want around $300 a year for my first bike, but they can't "add" a bike for a small increase (like $20-$50) a year, they say it's $300...
I have my bikes with Foremost Insurance. I was with "Regressive" for 5 years, but in 2004 they decided to jack me from $185 a year to $400 a year. No claims,...
BTW, That is for 365/7/24. You have to have that also in Maryland in order to keep your tags. The Historic tag on the R5 just meant, I did not have to pay for...
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