I know this forum is for enduros but can someone tell me a little bit about the 1972 Yamaha DS7? Anything will be helpful. Thanks

I had one of those back in the day . What exactly were you wanting to know .

What can i say--great 250 in their day & would like one now. Trouble is to find a good one after 46 years use. The R5 350 top end swaps straight over if you want more power eventually. If you have one lined up to buy then go for it if it's a good one.

Great little bike, strong 12 volt 250 twin two stroke, can do highway speeds. Pretty reliable. We love ours.

What a great bike the '72 DS7 was! I bought one in '73 as a " leftover" previous year model for (can you believe this...) $595.
brand new from Berkely Yamaha in Calif. I rode the hell out of that thing all over California, Oregon and even 2 round trips
to the Olympic Peninsula in Washington from my home in Redwood City, CA. I kept it basically stock, adding Dunlop K81 tires,
Koni shocks, rearset footpegs and low handlebars. Eventually, I pulled the bike off the street, polished the engine ports, did some more handling mods, joined the AFM racing club and raced the bike for 2 1/2 years at Sears Point. That was probably one of the best and most reliable and fast (for it's size) I've ever had in the 55 years I've been riding. I even put a RD350 six-speed trans. in it...the cases are the same for all the RD, R5, DS7 range (not the RD400). Alas, I threw the bike away into the wall on
turn 10 at Sears, running flat out...lost the rear end to a nasty slide. Never rode the poor thing after that...it was toasted.
But man-o-man, what a bike! Thanks for the memories...wish I could find another one to stable up with my '75 DT250.

Super machine and much rarer than the 350cc R5 version as it was only produced for one year.
The only difference with the DS7 was the cylinder bore, stroke was identical as was the gearbox and all cycle parts with the exception of the tachometer which I think redlined 250rpm higher on the DS7 although I'm open to correction on this one.
Usual advice applies, buy the most complete example that you can and be sure to check timing and carbs are set correctly.
Will attach a pic of mine with a friends identical model taken a couple of years back in Skerries, Co. Dublin, Ireland.

Anyone know what color is correct for the DS7 tank badge lettering? I've seen both gold and silver.

I've checked photos of my DS7 ( from back in the day ) , and confirmed my recollection they were silver .

Thanks for checking, much appreciated.