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EARLY YAMAHA'S 1959 -63 YDS's

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You must be referring to this video of John Stein's YDS2 Catalina racer...
John sure passed a lot of guys during that first lap of the 2010 Catalina Grand Prix

It's sure fun to watch !

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Replied by DTDave on topic EARLY YAMAHA'S 1959 -63 YDS's

That is the one ! There is something about the sound a two stroke twin makes that is music to the ears, that you can hear it in the video you posted above.
Can't wait to hear yours !
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Replied by Makotosun on topic EARLY YAMAHA'S 1959 -63 YDS's

You Probably already have a copy of this:





I just uploaded a PDF of the article to the vintage articles . . .

yamaha-enduros.com/index.php/2014-09-12-...cle-world-ascot-test
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16 Dec 2015 20:16 #233

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Replied by Scootern29 on topic EARLY YAMAHA'S 1959 -63 YDS's

There is no flippin way that is unrestored. I call BS on that one. Nice bike though. :likey
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My tires arrived for my Ascot project this week......so I started on getting them mounted.

I mounted up the front first....

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The Ascot uses the same 4:00 X18 trials block tire front and rear.

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I have been researching various 4:00 X 18 trials tires for several months....from Michelins, to Cheng Shin and
Pirellis and others..

I finally decided on the IRC because of their slightly lower profile than some of the other brands I was considering.

Visually these tires are the closest to the original (unobtainable) Yokohama's it came from Japan with..
I really dig the "old school" look of the lettering and the size looks right too!

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So far so good
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Replied by Scootern29 on topic EARLY YAMAHA'S 1959 -63 YDS's

I'm diggin it. :OnFire

You are doing an stupendous job on this bike. I just want to sit on this bike once after it is done. Amazing work Dave!
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Here's the rear before mounting.....

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The rear needed some final truing and a new rim strip installed....

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Tomorrow I hope to get the rear mounted up ....

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Replied by RT325 on topic EARLY YAMAHA'S 1959 -63 YDS's

Man all you guys do a fantastic job with your restorations--love it!!.
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I know this Ascot is the most rare and valuable Yamaha I will ever restore.....so I am trying to the bike justice.

I am definitely not as skilled and talented as other are here..... trying to make up for that by making the bike as correct

as I reasonably can ?

Thanks for the kind words guys ! :Throttle
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