To perform all repairs listed in this manual, a complete set of standard tools, as well as the special tools and fixtures shown and listed are necessary. The head angle was steepened slightly to sharpen the steering, while a narrower front tyre and alloy wheel rims were also fitted to lighten the load through the handlebars. This was increased to 826cc for the final 2 model years but was referred to as an 850. The air box assembly was different from later years. Nearly every biker I've met through the years has expressed at least some regret for selling a motorcycle they once owned. The fairing also introduced additional stability to the motorcycle by creating additional rake to the frame.
Because the Special tire is wider it will tend to be a bit steadier in a straight line. The air box assembly was different from later years. New air filter, New gaskets. You will experience more buffeting and wind noise at speeds above 65-mph with this fairing and stock-height windscreen. The bike now had 3 into 2 exhaust system with silencers on both sides of the bike, and improvements made to the engine to improve reliability.
It's been said that you can never go back. The addition of an oil cooler helped keep things cool. I then learned that Vetter had gotten out of the business in the mid-1980s, which meant buying a new fairing wasn't likely. I believe the large and heavy layshaft washer acts as a flywheel, which fatigues the bolt over time, eventually resulting in bolt failure. Not to say that it's a tire shredding beast, but rather a competent motor for hauling around a rider or two and their gear. Little did we know at the time the Special with completely America styling was due for release the following year. This service manual has been specially prepared so that the explanation is very simple.
Low grade gas will cause knocking, pinging and fouled plugs, but keep it well fed and it will reward you with miles of uninterrupted service. New plugs, all new fluid. The air filter could be changed by opening the seat. Unless specific values are given, all threaded connections should be tightened according to the required tightening torques listed on torque charts. Every issue delivers exciting and evocative articles and photographs of the most brilliant, unusual and popular motorcycles ever made! The Special's shaft drive remains one of its best attributes, but it does produce some torque reaction with abrupt changes in throttle application.
The air filter could be changed by opening the seat. Neither could be termed a rousing success. With the B model things improved immensely enabling a fair impression of good handling to be carried off. A wet multi-plate clutch is used and this puts the power through a five-speed gearbox and into the shaft drive which runs along the left-hand side of the bike. The first 4 model years the bike displaced 750cc. This is a great looking and performing motorcycle that gets attention whenever we're on the highway together. Yamaha not only had the audacity to make a four-stroke twin, they did it considerably better.
It's easy to pick and hold a line through either a slow and tight corner or a fast sweeper. Also featured was a separate regulator and rectifier. The turn signals actually do a pretty good job of doing what you expect, but you can manually cancel the turn signal at any time by simply depressing the center of the turn signal switch. It was never a popular setup until the Seventies when the British, Japanese, and Italians all offered their own version of the triple. It was a silver example.
Pistons have three rings installed, two compression and one oil control ring. Nearly half of the 750 Yamahas sold are Specials. Owner and Founder of Total Motorcycle. The motorcycle's average fuel economy was 51. All of the previous machines taught me way more than I wanted to know about points ignition and chain maintenance.
The tank now sports the familiar piping around the contours picking out the detail. Youth, as the saying goes, is wasted on the young. At the time, an impressive looking engine was as important as any other single aspect of the motorcycle. Also check out our at Bikez. It was only used 318 miles and had been stored ever since until it was purchased last year.