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From: bob@vaxwaller.UUCP (Bob Palin)
Newsgroups: net.cycle
Subject: Re: Yamaha problems
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Date: Thu, 23-May-85 11:32:11 EDT
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Posted: Thu May 23 11:32:11 1985
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> I own a very low mileage (3K) 1975 vintage XS750 Yamaha triple. Anyone
> on the net with experience with this bike? The bike is in excellent
> condition but has not been ridden for a long time due to the "bad news"
> I got last year when I brought the bike to the dealer for a tune-up and
> asked him to check out the erratic behaviour the bike exhibited when
> shifting to 3rd (the bike shifts, no problem, but a twist on the throttle
> and the thing feels like it's got a turbo and the boost kicked in). The
> dealer said that the trannie was going (with only 3K miles on it??) and
> said that this wasn't the first case of this he's seen with this model.
> Cost to fix between $100 and $800 depending upon how deep they had to go
> into the transmission and shaft drive to fix the problem (split the cases,
> etc). Now I can't make this kind of investment (wife hates the bike as it
> is) since the book value is probably a lot lower that the cost of fixing
> but since I cannot afford (or justify to the old lady) buying a new bike
> (and don't want to sell it outright since my chances of replacing are slim)
> I'm wondering if anyone has had similar problems or has heard of anything
> like this. Any info, thoughts, comments, etc. would be greatly appreciated.

The ultimate answer is to get a new wife and a new bike 8-) 8-) !

Seriously, what is the problem here ?  "feels like it's got a turbo and the
boost kicked in", wish my bike was like that. Also why keep a bike that
you only ride 300 miles a year ? Get something sedate and persuade the old
lady to try a ride round the block, then two blocks ...

Bob Palin, Varian Instruments, Walnut Creek, Ca.  (415)945-2278
			( formerly of Luton Town, Bedfordshire, England )