tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3179571938485917453.post4412604197239735211..comments2024-03-12T13:20:19.256-07:00Comments on Tales from the Road: Past Bikes - 1972 Yamaha CS5E 200cc fj_stuarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04920330776560562445noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3179571938485917453.post-86950474992062402092023-09-11T00:45:13.100-07:002023-09-11T00:45:13.100-07:00I will agree. However I have only owned Yamaha dir...I will agree. However I have only owned Yamaha dirt bikes as well as a 1979 suzki RM 125 and my wife had a 2002 ish Honda CR 100 have only (cr?...damn I forget haha.back in February 2006 on my son's 4th birthday I took him to the dealership before it closed Yamaha kawasaki honda l in one..I bought him a brand new YAMAHA PW50. <br />THAT WAS SWEET !<br /> Street bikes i have owned a 1980 Honda CB750 F that I got for 1600 bucks in Long Beach California. Total deal.<br />And back in October my wife and I picked up a 1981 Honda CB750 F near the LAX airport in California.<br />Got an even better deal on that one. Paid 900 bucks..could not believe this 20 year old had put it up for sale for that low of a price. <br />He actually wanted 946.00 bucks for what he said was tge exact amount of money he needed to buy his future bike.<br />I had 900 cash and he wZ cool with it <br />I kinda felt bad Buf he was more than happy Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3179571938485917453.post-16776448822222263342021-02-15T08:30:09.881-08:002021-02-15T08:30:09.881-08:00Very nice picture, on photo #2 it's a brand ne...Very nice picture, on photo #2 it's a brand new bike!<br />A friend of mine had the same one, in 1974. I still have the datasheet, I made a scan of it some time ago, you can get it on this page : https://aetjps.pagesperso-orange.fr/Moto/DocsYAMAHA.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3179571938485917453.post-77685107878862589302016-11-14T09:56:44.315-08:002016-11-14T09:56:44.315-08:00Yamaha is the king of bikes. Yamaha is the king of bikes. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03641658066344916326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3179571938485917453.post-42318757151344422942016-04-15T15:39:42.128-07:002016-04-15T15:39:42.128-07:00I bought one of these in 1977, fell off it and bro...I bought one of these in 1977, fell off it and broke my leg. 14 weeks in hospital then I was back on it. Sold it in 1980 to buy a CB250RS (new), which I still have. After a couple of decades on four wheels I bought a 1982 Z650, having never had anything bigger than a 250 and a 20 odd year break from two wheels, plus being older and hence less suicidal, I decided the big Kwacka was too scary and sold it on, and bought a box bits purporting to be a complete CS5E - so full circle. The Yam has been put together and runs, but is still awaiting an MoT. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10545951831933792201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3179571938485917453.post-29736600639516258242013-03-17T17:45:45.358-07:002013-03-17T17:45:45.358-07:00Mine was smaller and built from scraps of quarter ...Mine was smaller and built from scraps of quarter inch and half inch ply my father had laying around. And finished with stain and varnish he had as well. After seeing what aluminum panniers sell for, I've decided to go the homemade route again. We'll see how I do with that. Have found a lot of info on the web....Hairy Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07561143328956868685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3179571938485917453.post-14049597341333108032013-03-17T14:14:44.816-07:002013-03-17T14:14:44.816-07:00The box was made of 3/4" ply! It weighed at t...The box was made of 3/4" ply! It weighed at ton - it must have ruined the bike's handling - but I didn't know anything in those days. There is better (or is that worse?) home-made luggage to come in this series.fj_stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04920330776560562445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3179571938485917453.post-28998412251021023082013-03-17T12:58:55.842-07:002013-03-17T12:58:55.842-07:00Nice little bike. Just reminded me, I still have a...Nice little bike. Just reminded me, I still have a homemade box I made for my old 175 Honda to keep my books dry when I was commuting to college in the 70's...guess I really don't throw anything away. Hairy Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07561143328956868685noreply@blogger.com