bacchus_74

Hello, and thanks in advance for any input. I recently ( stupidly) purchased a 74tx500A. Of course I researched post-purchase only to find out that these were very troublesome bikes to say the least. I am wondering if anyone here has or has had one of these that ran well, and if so what was done to it to make it run well? I called a local mechanic who specializes in older yamahas and he laughed when I told him what I bought. He told me that I should not put any money into the engine, ( just a waste of money) rather I should just ride the thing into the ground. He was a yamaha mechanic when these were sold new, and said that almost all sold came back with issues. I should say that my bike runs, albeit not well, idles high, of course,, not much top end power, wants to stall when stopped quickly, and makes a rather quirky birdchirpping sound when first started from cold. Too bad, it's a damn cool looking bike.Any input is appeciated. Cheers

Hello,, anyone know if an rd engine would fit without too much improv into a 74 tx500A chasis?