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Title: Caning an XT500
Post by: guest7 on April 22, 2009, 09:16:37 PM

I just found this image:
(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/one.pot/yamaha_xt500_1977.jpg)

And here's another loon on one:
(http://www.yamaha-motor.pl/designcafe/en/Images/01%202008-Tenere%20History%20PS%2001%20top_w_tcm71-228862.jpg)

And, I hate to admit it, I sort of think this is a waste of a Seeley chassis:
(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/one.pot/seeleyyamaha.jpg)

Very, very pretty though.

GC

Title: Re: Caning an XT500
Post by: themoudie on April 22, 2009, 11:54:13 PM

Aye GC,

"I hate to admit it, I sort of think this is a waste of a Seeley chassis"

Touch of snobbery there, 'Old Fruit'? ;)

Toodle pip, Bill.

Title: Re: Caning an XT500
Post by: bullet350 on April 23, 2009, 05:45:28 PM

 that seeley chassis is ideally suited to a powerful brit engine.

 the engine could happily blow its crank out the bottom without taking any paint off the frame.

 its a shame XT's are too valuable to give a good thrapping, one on e-bay was for sale for £5000!

 bullet350

Title: Re: Caning an XT500
Post by: Steffan on April 23, 2009, 06:08:08 PM

Quote from: themoudie on April 22, 2009, 11:54:13 PM

Touch of snobbery there, 'Old Fruit'? ;)
Toodle pip, Bill.

An old fruit that rides Hondas, where is the grounds for snobbery?  ::)


Steffan

Title: Re: Caning an XT500
Post by: guest614 on April 23, 2009, 06:34:38 PM

Hi Guys,

Get yourselves to Baskerville Hall Hotel in Clyro Hay on Wye, May 8-10 to for the UK's 1st XT meeting, to see 30+ XT's ranging from the original 76's to later 600/660's from as far as belgium, makes for a cracking weekend, might get a few riders replicating the picture in the posting.

Want to know more.

Contact Alun on 07816 894633.