1968 Yamaha YDS5E

 

SORRY THIS BIKE HAS NOW BEEN SOLD

 

Here a some photos of my completely restored 1968 Yamaha


Early Japanese bikes were very pleasing to the eye with bright metallic paintwork

 

These models were made between 1968 and 1969 and so are very very rare.

In its day the Yam was extremely advanced and came with unheard of luxuries such as electric starter, direction indicators and autolube. The performance was comparable with a Triumph Bonneville with a top end of around 90 MPH, remember that this bike is only has a capacity of 250 cc.


Note the friction steering damper and the FS1E rear light

 

This model is extremely rare as learners were allowed to be unleashed on a bike that was comparable in performance to the best of British bikes of the time, and so many were crashed