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Japanese Bikes / Re: 73 Yamaha TX750...help...
« on: August 28, 2008, 10:05:02 PM »
Ignore the doom and gloom my friend.
I am currently restoring one of these beauties and have done a fair amount of homework on the ill fated model.
The early models didnt respond well to too much thrashing coupled with oil neglect (no surprise their then).
The oil, especially the out of date variety, struggled to cope with the turbulance created by the ballancer assembly at high revs.
The early model engines that survived where ridden properly and serviced regulaly.
Yamaha altered the design of the ballancer assembly and deepend the sump on the 1973 models onward so no worries your TX will be as reliable as any classic 70s bike, but will probably look a lot better.
Mark. (Liverpool England).
I am currently restoring one of these beauties and have done a fair amount of homework on the ill fated model.
The early models didnt respond well to too much thrashing coupled with oil neglect (no surprise their then).
The oil, especially the out of date variety, struggled to cope with the turbulance created by the ballancer assembly at high revs.
The early model engines that survived where ridden properly and serviced regulaly.
Yamaha altered the design of the ballancer assembly and deepend the sump on the 1973 models onward so no worries your TX will be as reliable as any classic 70s bike, but will probably look a lot better.
Mark. (Liverpool England).