Yamaha Moto-Bike

Took these photos this afternoon after riding the bike up and down the driveway a couple of times.

The old cover for the seat was torn in several places, probably where the bike had been flipped.

The seat cover is formed to the seat with a wire drawstring sewn into the perimeter of the cover. It is held in place with clips that are welded to seat base.

Here are a few photos of the reassembled bike. A couple of small tasks remain.

• Recover and install the seat.
• This morning, I found the Cateye  reflectors originally on the bike for the front and rear on eBay.  They’re on the way.

A few photos of the frame and other parts being painted.

I used BASF Limco single stage for the frame and gloss black parts. The handlebars, triple clamp and handlebar clamps were painted with SEM Hot Rod Satin Black.

After removing the cover, one ugly bent up seat was revealed. I was able to straighten it with a little “hammer time” and careful bending using an adjustable wrench.

The forks were bead blasted to remove the old finish and oxidation. Deep scratches were filed out. . After filing, the forks were sanded starting with 220 wet/dry and finishing with 1000 wet/dry. Two coats of Duplicolor  Paint Shop lacquer was applied to protect the bare aluminum.

Where possible, I’m cleaning, repainting or otherwise restoring parts. Here are the new parts purchased.

I’d forgotten how simple bicycles are. Fortunately, from my years of bicycle riding, I had all of the special tools needed and reduced the Moto-Bike to a box of parts without any problems.

Brought this 1976 Yamaha Moto-Bike home following our trip to Vintage Days. It belongs to my cousin. I’m planning to restore it for him.