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Post by tipfinchy on Aug 12, 2020 9:23:06 GMT 1
Noticed last night that Yamaha are celebrating their 65 year anniversary So if you book or take a test ride you get a Yamaha icons T shirt and entered in a draw to win a new bike (not sure what as I only wanted the shirt) Mart   |
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Post by JonW on Aug 12, 2020 9:34:32 GMT 1
Great shirt! Id love one of those, its got a few of my bikes on it  |
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Post by tipfinchy on Aug 12, 2020 9:56:29 GMT 1
Great shirt! Id love one of those, its got a few of my bikes on it i have 2 of them a 4xv R1 and the LC , so i made my mind up last night to make a trip into town and see if my local Yamaha shop was doing the promo i saw on line , i did try and buy a T shirt but no can do , no 65th anniversary promos in Aus then Jon? mart |
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Post by dc on Aug 12, 2020 10:47:02 GMT 1
Nice shirt, that DT is significantly lower than one I used to ride, it was unusually high. 😊
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Post by earthman on Aug 12, 2020 11:27:54 GMT 1
It's mad that you can't just buy one from a dealer,..why waste everyone's time, not many folk are going to be buying new vehicles period for a long time I feel.
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Post by lolly on Aug 12, 2020 12:19:05 GMT 1
i will put the cat amongst the pigeons ; i think the 250LC not the 350 is the iconic one . We were all riding 250 air cooled on L plates back in the early 80s ; so the 250LC was the one we all wanted .
Generally once you got rid of your L plates you went up to a big zed or a GS
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Post by tipfinchy on Aug 12, 2020 12:47:24 GMT 1
i will put the cat amongst the pigeons ; i think the 250LC not the 350 is the iconic one . We were all riding 250 air cooled on L plates back in the early 80s ; so the 250LC was the one we all wanted . Generally once you got rid of your L plates you went up to a big zed or a GS OR you got caught by the 2 part test and 125cc law and had a KH125  as i did , mates from the same school year had X7s and air cooled RDs  so when i passed the test went for the 350LC mart |
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Post by JonW on Aug 12, 2020 13:41:38 GMT 1
Great shirt! Id love one of those, its got a few of my bikes on it i have 2 of them a 4xv R1 and the LC , so i made my mind up last night to make a trip into town and see if my local Yamaha shop was doing the promo i saw on line , i did try and buy a T shirt but no can do , no 65th anniversary promos in Aus then Jon?mart Sadly not Mart. But its not like many of us are about to set foot in a dealer at the mo with Melbourne already locked down and Sydney looking set to follow. State borders are shut etc. Anyway, glad you guys are getting them, its a PITA to do the test ride, but might be enjoyable |
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Post by badger1 on Aug 12, 2020 14:34:00 GMT 1
Xs?  Really, Yamaha proud of that ?? |
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Post by veg on Aug 12, 2020 14:40:46 GMT 1
Could have done a classic flops design, xs250 custom, xv550, xs750 etc
Although I have fond memories of sitting on an xs250 custom at the bike show and getting the old dealer brochures.
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Post by oldelsieboy on Aug 12, 2020 15:30:26 GMT 1
I think the dealers should award a T shirt to anyone turning up on one of the 12 featured bikes  OEB |
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Post by Tobyjugs on Aug 12, 2020 15:59:13 GMT 1
I think the dealers should award a T shirt to anyone turning up on one of the 12 featured bikes OEB Great idea |
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Post by Tobyjugs on Aug 12, 2020 16:01:12 GMT 1
I'm going to Jangle the connection tree to Ferry Brouwer and see if anything falls out. |
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Post by cb250g5 on Aug 12, 2020 16:30:11 GMT 1
Could have done a classic flops design, xs250 custom, xv550, xs750 etc Although I have fond memories of sitting on an xs250 custom at the bike show and getting the old dealer brochures. I rode an XV550 from Yorkshire to the Yugoslavian / Albanian border and back. Not a sales success but a reasonable tourer. |
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Post by steve h on Aug 12, 2020 16:33:05 GMT 1
i will put the cat amongst the pigeons ; i think the 250LC not the 350 is the iconic one . We were all riding 250 air cooled on L plates back in the early 80s ; so the 250LC was the one we all wanted . Generally once you got rid of your L plates you went up to a big zed or a GS Totally with you on that! |
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Post by hoist1 on Aug 12, 2020 20:57:35 GMT 1
Could have done a classic flops design, xs250 custom, xv550, xs750 etc Although I have fond memories of sitting on an xs250 custom at the bike show and getting the old dealer brochures. I rode an XV550 from Yorkshire to the Yugoslavian / Albanian border and back. Not a sales success but a reasonable tourer. The XV550 was a brave move by Yamaha, the XS750 with its shaft drive was their taking on bmw. Honda have built some bikes just to show they can, like cx turbos but Yamaha really dared to be different. The Tdms were ahead of their time when you look at what a lot of people are riding now. Szrs are probably a better bike than poor sales would suggest, and not my kind of bike but viragos have been filling a market for a long time. Would have an mt01 just to look at the engine, it’s a work of art. Must add that have always appreciated the xv550. |
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Post by donkeychomp on Aug 12, 2020 21:42:06 GMT 1
There's a dealer not far from me where a few years ago I had a rather startling test ride on a R1. Might give 'em a bell and see if they are doing this.
Alex
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Post by damiensk on Aug 12, 2020 23:08:01 GMT 1
is that 65 years making motorbikes?
if thats right, they were still new to the game when the a/c RDs came out
im ssure Yamaha as company were making piano's well before then
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Post by donkeychomp on Aug 12, 2020 23:09:22 GMT 1
That's how they started out. Still make them and great guitars too. Hence the tuning fork logo!
Alex
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Post by copper99 on Aug 13, 2020 15:36:03 GMT 1
Theres supposed to be a brochure as well but when I visited my local Yam dealer, all they had was a drinks coaster !
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Post by tipfinchy on Aug 13, 2020 16:26:48 GMT 1
Theres supposed to be a brochure as well but when I visited my local Yam dealer, all they had was a drinks coaster ! good to know i will have a nose back in there , i have to go back as the shirts size up on the small side mart |
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as i did , mates from the same school year had X7s and air cooled RDs 
Really, Yamaha proud of that ?? 
