Oppopinions needed (paging peter black!!!)

"themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles" (themanwithsauce) 07/09/2019 at 03:08 • Filed to: None

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1979 Yamaha XS750 triple. 20k miles. Shaft drive. Guy is asking 1900 but there’s a lot lf minor cosmetic imperfections and I don’t know enough about the service history ot give him more than 1500. Anything else I should look for? These things are  abit rare and quirky and this is the sort of bike I was looking for when I got the grom - quirky, weird, different, and a bit rare. Looking to buy before the end of the week.

DipodomysDeserti > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 07/09/2019 at 04:58

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Service history on a forty year old Japanese bike is generally not a thing. Minor cosmetic imperfections are a given on a forty year-old sub $2k bike.

Old bikes are always a gamble, especially if you can’t wrench on them yourself. As far as what to look for, it should be road worthy and not missing any parts   at $1,900. Expect things to break and need to be fixed semi regularly. Motorcycling in the ‘70s was a different endeavor than it is today. The XS 650 is really popular with custom builders, the 750 not so much. Best bet is to get on an xs750 specific forum to see what you’re getting into. Old bikes all have their own individual quirks.

Paging Peter Black about a forty year old bike is pretty funny.

TheRealBicycleBuck > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 07/09/2019 at 06:36

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Riding a shaft-drive bike is different. Where most bikes squat under acceleration, shafties   lift. It can be a bit unsettling. Whiles shafts usually don’t wear out, if they aren’t maintained, or hey can be hard to repair because it may be hard to find parts, especially on something that old. 

jimz > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 07/09/2019 at 07:24

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Having had to try helping someone keep an old UJM running (a 1981 XJ650 Maxim) be prepared to hunt for parts and pay through the nose for them.  Also, depending on specific year the charging systems on UJMs were pieces of shit. Either the field windings in the rotor short out, or they overheat and melt the connector for the stator.

Pickup_man > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 07/09/2019 at 08:57

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The early XS750's tend to be a little more expensive than the later XS750 Specials, $1900 isn’t out of line, but $1500 seems like a solid deal if it all runs and rides well. These are commonly known to lunch second gear so be sure to check that, otherwise looks like a nice bike. 

Mercedes Streeter > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 07/09/2019 at 09:20

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Shafty!!!! If it runs and rides, I'd say get it! :D

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > TheRealBicycleBuck 07/09/2019 at 09:55

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My first bike was a shaft drive nighthawk 650, so I’m used to it.

nermal > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 07/09/2019 at 11:15

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If you just want something to screw around with, then go for it. Make sure you start with a lowball offer of half what they’re asking though.

Be prepared for random carb issues and random electrical issues. There’s probably an old guy somewhere that knows how to fix these things, but good luck finding one.

If you want something that you actually intend to ride, scrap this idea entirely and get a new MT-07.

bob and john > DipodomysDeserti 07/21/2019 at 20:13

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ow :( 2 of my bikes are over the 20 year old mark....

bob and john > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 07/21/2019 at 20:18

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old bikes are more about the owner then anything else.

if you get a good vibe off of him, do it.

but, i would look into seeing how hard it is to get parts for this first. major stuff like subframes, controls, etc will have to be 2nd hand, but consumables should be easy enough. check into carb kits because you WILL need those at some point.

also, look into your insurance as well...

and what nermal said. this is for mild tinkering and occasional riding,. you want to RIDE  ride, get a bike that’s from this century at least

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > bob and john 07/22/2019 at 02:38

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Yeah I decided against this one, cool as it would be, for a coupe of reasons. But long story short, my bike ADD has lead me down a more modern yet also kinda weird path, but not so weird as to be inconvenient.

I will send you 100$ by paypal if you can guess what bike family I’m looking at (hints are as follows - it spans over two decades, was made to respond to/establish a niche in the moto-market at the time, it had a spinoff model in the early days that was a different riding position, but towards the end of its life it was all alone in terms of its competition.)

bob and john > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 07/22/2019 at 03:02

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well, its BOUND to be some form of honda I think.

I think maybe a magna. 

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > bob and john 07/22/2019 at 08:16

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.......well...........NOW it’s not a magna >_> .... <_<.....

bob and john > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 07/22/2019 at 10:58

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Did i actually guess it? LOL

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > bob and john 07/22/2019 at 11:42

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V4, son. I have a test ride tonight so we'll see if I like it. It's different from what I already have. I test ride an FJ-09/tracer 900 a little while ago and loved it, but it was a bit too close to the Triumph for me to justify getting it.

bob and john > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 07/22/2019 at 11:48

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Ho t DAM im good LOL

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > bob and john 07/22/2019 at 13:31

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I gave away too much. It was easy enough to figure “Yeah that sounds like a honda move” and then from there it was either going to be a magna or perhaps a GB500 or maybe a CB-1. But I did say it was a bit more modern.