Finally getting started on my YAS1C Scrambler. This example is the super rare "special edition" Yamaha provided for the best 200 dealership owners. Only one per dealer was available for this promotion. Unfortunately mine, which was given to a dealer in NYC was not exactly treated well and will need extensive work to bring it back to it's original luster. Motor shouldn't need a lot of work, as it shows only 698 miles on the working odometer. Another plus is it was only in New York for 1-2 years last registered in 1969 before the family moved it to the western slope of Colorado, so rust is very minimal. Will try to keep this build thread to a minimum as I typically take 100's of photo's.
Here it is on the lift to get started. The seat here is an NOS seat that I temporarily fitted after taking off the destroyed original.
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First step will be a complete dismantling of the the bike, as it will need serious clean-up that can't be achieved
while together. Here I've removed the front wheel. The sealed beam headlight was missing, so a replacement has been acquired.
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Here I've disconnected all electrical from the headlight bucket. Removed the bucket along with the forks and fork ears.
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Removal of the skid plate and foot rest assembly exposes a lot of mud and tar like substance this bike has been ridden through.
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Mufflers and heat shields are now removed. Decided to quit for the day before the rear wheel and motor are removed.
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Thanks for posting. This is going to be an awesome resurrection to watch.
Man, that brings back memories! I grew up in Dublin Ireland in the late 60's early 70's and the "Yassy" as we called it was the cool bike to have. Nice to see her being brought back to life :clap:
Love those scrambler pipes! :bacon: I've always been a big fan of the high pipes on the early Yamahas.
Cool project. Looking forward to seeing the progress.
Took a couple weeks off, but finally spent a day on the YAS1C refurbishment project working on the front end.
Painted the fork ears and headlight bucket. Also installed speedometer with new indicator bulbs and replaced vibration gasket.
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Forks were dismantled, resealed and new boots installed. Since original boots were non-existent I found out that a Honda CT90 had the same dimensions as Yamaha YAS1C, with the exception of one additional rib, 13 instead of 12. Hope no one is picky enough to notice. LOL
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After forks were pulled up through the tripe tree the front fender was polished and also cleaned up on the inside, along with some rust prevention. Also installed a new tire on the wheel. Tire was replaced with the proper tread pattern and size. The tire that was on the bike at time of purchase was to large and incorrect pattern which rubbed the fender. New brakes were also installed.
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Headlight bucket installed and main wiring harness pulled through new grommet. Waiting on some more grommets for speedo cable and handle bar switches before closing up. Then called it a day!
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What's that bike in the background? :lol: