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[MarcoIIIc]

Looks a good bit like my '85 LeMans V from that angle... What model is it?

G

1983 Lemans III

 

[Taipei-metro]

川崎 V Nomad 1500 (1, 2)



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Arcadia, Los Angeles County

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Pentax KS1, SMC Pentax18-55 (#1, 2)
Lumix G6, 14-42 Zuiko (#3)

 

[Taipei-metro]

i love Yamaha/ Taipei


Taipei, Taiwan

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Canon T4i, Canon 18-55

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

King of the Road​

Sony A7III
Sigma 65mm f2 DG DN lens
Std. color JPEG
Yokohama, Japan - December 2021
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[Dguebey]

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[Yokosuka Mike]

Sony A7III
Sigma 65mm f2 DG DN lens
Std. color JPEG
Yokohama, Japan - January 2022
Image resized smaller than original (2507 x 1672)​

 

[Doug]

^^^ Looks like a Yamaha SR500, Mike! Single-cylinder 500cc 4-stroke. A sweet ride and very good looking. One for a purist. I almost bought one many years ago...

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

^^^ Looks like a Yamaha SR500, Mike! Single-cylinder 500cc 4-stroke. A sweet ride and very good looking. One for a purist. I almost bought one many years ago...

Hi Doug,

I'm pretty sure it was a Yamaha SR400. Same thing as the SR500 just a tad smaller. The SR400 might only be sold domestically in Japan; I'm not sure.

My last motorcycle was a Yamaha SR500. I bought it used and put a coke bottle muffler on it so that it resembled a classic British bike. It was a lot of fun to ride but on long trips it would give me a sore butt!

All the best,
Mike

 

[mcfingon]

I'm a fan of the SR/XT500 Yamahas too, Doug and Mike, having owned both in the past. The current fleet is both BMW's, a 1970 750 and 2009 800. Pic Leica M6, Sonnar 50, Delta 100 in Xtol.
John Mc

 

[Doug]

John and Mike, I envy your experiences with the SR500! I did ride one once from the Yamaha dealer to try it out. The starting drill discouraged me, along with the thumping. But there's that coolness factor. I did buy a Yamaha 500 twin for my wife... DOHC with balance shafts, very smooth and comfortable, the downside being weak electrical generation and battery. At the time I rode a Yamaha 750 triple but it didn't last long as I was annoyed at the engine vibration that came to a peak every 1000 rpm. If they'd fitted it with balance shafts too it might have been ideal. To get back to smoother running I turned-in the 750 on a Yamaha XS Eleven, an 1100 cc four that was the best bike I ever had. Put a lot of mileage on that one over about 12 years. It unfortunately turned into a Toyota MR2 after progressive hearing loss resulted in a balance problem.

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

I'm a fan of the SR/XT500 Yamahas too, Doug and Mike, having owned both in the past. The current fleet is both BMW's, a 1970 750 and 2009 800. Pic Leica M6, Sonnar 50, Delta 100 in Xtol.
John Mc

John Mc, that 1970 BMW is beautiful. I envy you.

All the best,
Mike

 

[Dogman]

BMW 75/5. Almost bought one of these new from a dealer around 72-73. Then, overnight, my down payment evaporated when the US dollar was devalued. Such is life.

 

[mcfingon]

Thanks Doug and Mike, I count myself lucky to own the 1970 bike and still be able to ride it. I bought this one seven years ago. Later this year it will be 50 years since I bought my first similar BMW in December 1972, so it will be a special memories time.
John Mc

 

[efinglada]

My '83 R100

 

[Moto-Uno]

In reference to an earlier remark about 400cc (Japan) vs 500cc elsewhere , if my memory serves me , Japan used to have a 400 cc
limit on motorcycles sold in Japan , long since removed . Others may remember this . Peter

 

[Taipei-metro]

Bolt by ヤマハ 山葉/ Yamaha 950CC Cruiser

San Marino, Los Angeles County

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Panasonic G6, Zuiko14-42

 

[Taipei-metro]

the Silent Grey Fellow, Harley Davidson 1907

Altadena, Los Angeles County

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Panasonic mFTG6, Panasonic 14mmF2.5

 

[Taipei-metro]

this must be an America Bike

Pasadena, Los Angeles County

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Lumix G6, Zuiko 14-42

 

[Taipei-metro]

Doraemon 'Mio' 100 by SYM/ Sang Yang Motorcycle Co....(a kind of like Honda Taiwan)


Tainan, Southern Taiwan

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Canon T4i, Canon 18-55

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

Kawasaki 650W​

Fujifilm X-H1
Fujinon XF 90mm f2 lens
Classic Chrome film simulation
Yokohama, Japan - February, 2022​