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AS1 RESTORE


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G'day all,

for those intrested in restoring old classics,iam beginning my first 'classic restore' of a 1968 YAS1.

i've had the bike since i was 12 yrs old,back then dad thought it was time to upgrade from the KD80 to a 125cc and brought it off a work mate who only had it to teach his daughters to ride, after that just sat in his shed for years.

Offered it to us for $350 in 1983,i was a happy young fella the power was unreal at that age.(only went round'n'round in the paddock really)

Back then we had no idea what bike it was,just rode it for a few yrs until the throttle cable broke, and that's when it went into a deep long sleep (25yrs)..... :zzz: ......zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz! (bit more background in my fist post).

Moved on to more modern bikes at the time and just left the AS1 in the shed,

wasn't until 10 yrs ago i knew i had something special and decided 'one day i will restore her'.

funny thing is, ive had more then a dozen bikes come and go,(regret selling my RZ 250 :banghead: ),but i never for once thought about selling my AS1,something in my head kept saying 'dont sell it,dont sell it',glad i never.

here are some pics of my progress:

where she slept for 25yrs

YAS11968011.jpg

first sun light for 25yrs

YAS11968009.jpg

frame stripped

ASrestorestripdown003.jpg

all in bits

AS1restorestrip003.jpg

the parts a have gathered so far

AS1restore009.jpg

this may take me a while for 100% restore,trying to build a house at the same time :eusa_doh:

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Looks great man. Wonder what colour it is. They are usually red or black but that looks real nice. You should have no problem getting parts for it. Have a look art this website http://www.yamaparts.com/ they have restored several YAS1s to a very high standard. :o

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