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Interesting article on vintage motorcycles.

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18 Myths About Vintage Motorcycles and Their Reliability - My Car Makes Noise
1973 Yamaha RT3
2023 Triumph Tiger 1200 GT Pro
2024 Suzuki DR650
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Replied by asco on topic Interesting article on vintage motorcycles.

With 7 years of experience fixing vintage motorcycles for the public “customers” are invariably in No Mans Land generally speaking. They pay exorbitant amounts of money because they don’t live and breathe vintage Yamaha.

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1971 CT1-C (BRANDY)
1970 DT1-C (MONICA)
1972 AT2M (ZIFFLE)
1970 CT1-B (HULK)
1971 DT1E (GINA)
1970 CT1-B (CLIDE)
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Replied by Sneezles61 on topic Interesting article on vintage motorcycles.

I see one of the key comments in regards to keeping up maintainence. So, are the new ones maintainence free?
I’m thoroughly confused here.. (:
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Replied by Schu on topic Interesting article on vintage motorcycles.

Newer bikes may not be maintenance free, but I gotta say my 2017 SCR950 is pretty dang close. The belt drive plays a big role in it. It’s my first and only belt drive bike. My Virago was shaft drive, but I’m really liking this belt drive. But you always have oil/filter changes and cleaning air filters.
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CT1B, CT1C, JT1, JT2, CT2, RT3, DT360A, GT80B, DT100B, DT125B, DT175B, DT175C, DT250B, DT400B, Z50

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Agree about belt drive for street bikes. Less maintenance than a chain and lighter than a shaft. I had a number of belt drive bikes, put 25k miles on my HD and it was in great shape when I sold it. Wish my Tiger had a belt.
1973 Yamaha RT3
2023 Triumph Tiger 1200 GT Pro
2024 Suzuki DR650
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