Barn Find

[Paradox]

1967 Yamaha Trailmaster. I bought it from the original owner who purchased it in Vietnam (via Hong Kong) and used it in Laos. He came home to California with it in 1973. He then emptied the fluids, put it under a cover in the garage and it has been sitting there ever since. It came with all the original documentation and spare NOS parts including an un-filled battery. It still has the original Laos license plate on it and the odometer shows 3,880 miles of use. I guess the nerd in me is coming out as I find this so cool. Really looking forward to getting it on the road. Added bonus, it is extremely similar to the first motorcycle I ever owned (bought used) back in 1973.

 

[lakemadness]

Nice find!

 

[bonesfab]

Cool piece and a better story.

 

[monkeyswrench]

That's beautiful! Fresh fluids and a little priming, check for cracked lines and let her rip!

 

[4Waters]

Gorgeous

 

[bonesfab]

The size of that rear sprocket. Must be a 50 cc and it spins to the moon..

 

[Activated]

Ho Lee Phuk...

 

[wallnutz]

Bitchin !

 

[TimeBandit]

Super nice. Better than a restoration.

Don't use the battery. Put in a sealed one.

 

[Bullet28]

Awesome

 

[HALLETT BOY]

That’s really cool !

 

[Paradox]

The size of that rear sprocket. Must be a 50 cc and it spins to the moon..

I thought so as well until I took a closer look. Attached to the outside of the sprocket is another one about a 1/3 of its size. There are also two quick links in the chain to reduce its length for use with the smaller sprocket. Bike is 100cc.

 

[SoCalDave]

Fukin nice!

 

[redone76]

Score!!!

 

[coolchange]

I was going to say there should be two sprockets. Boy howdy I’m not sure I would chance riding it.

 

[W.O.T]

Wow beautiful. Crazy to think what some people have tucked away in heir garages.

 

[LHC Kirby]

Interested in selling it?

 

[Moabifam5]

Brings back some memories. Just looking at some photos of my childhood and found a picture with all of us loaded and ready to go to the desert in 1970. Dad had the same bike in the back of our 67 Chevy pickup.. Good luck!

 

[Paradox]

Interested in selling it?

I’ll be hanging on to this one for a while. Still got space in the garage.

 

[rrrr]

I thought so as well until I took a closer look. Attached to the outside of the sprocket is another one about a 1/3 of its size. There are also two quick links in the chain to reduce its length for use with the smaller sprocket. Bike is 100cc.

This is a good example of how the Japanese engineered utility into their products.

Remember that first little N600 Honda coupe that was imported in 1969? It was the harbinger of the ass kicking American auto manufacturers were going to get. At the time, Detroit just laughed.

In 1970 my Dad bought a 240Z. He saw a Datsun ad in the LA Times while on a business trip to LA, and when he got home, began searching Datsun dealers for one. He located a yellow one at a dealership in St Johns, AZ of all places.

He had the dealer install A/C and put some Ansen wheels on it. I think it cost $2700, and the dealer had someone drive it to Albuquerque. Later that summer he bought a Land Cruiser from Burt Chevrolet/Toyota in Denver, it cost $2500.

It was a crackup reading the owner's manuals. They were written in a strange pidgin English, quite difficult to understand.

Both of the vehicles were well built, and never had any major mechanical issues. We drove the Land Cruiser all over the Colorado Rockies looking for ghost towns, using USGS topo maps. They were 1:24,000 scale, and showed detail like buildings and other structures.

 

[boatpi]

My first bike was a 1968 Yamaha 100 very similar to this

 

[wishiknew]

This is a good example of how the Japanese engineered utility into their products.

Remember that first little N600 Honda coupe that was imported in 1969? It was the harbinger of the ass kicking American auto manufacturers were going to get. At the time, Detroit just laughed.

Honda laughed all the way to the bank

 

[wishiknew]

My first bike was a 1968 Yamaha 100 very similar to this

Mine was a mini bike before they made taco

 

[HTTP404]

That is number one motorcycle!

 

[HBCraig]

1967 Yamaha Trailmaster. I bought it from the original owner who purchased it in Vietnam (via Hong Kong) and used it in Laos. He came home to California with it in 1973. He then emptied the fluids, put it under a cover in the garage and it has been sitting there ever since. It came with all the original documentation and spare NOS parts including an un-filled battery. It still has the original Laos license plate on it and the odometer shows 3,880 miles of use. I guess the nerd in me is coming out as I find this so cool. Really looking forward to getting it on the road. Added bonus, it is extremely similar to the first motorcycle I ever owned (bought used) back in 1973.


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So sick.

 

[v6toy4x]

man cave art!

 

[boatdoc55]

I thought so as well until I took a closer look. Attached to the outside of the sprocket is another one about a 1/3 of its size. There are also two quick links in the chain to reduce its length for use with the smaller sprocket. Bike is 100cc.

I was going to mention the two sprockets but you beat me to it. I actually worked on some of those in the early 70's at the Yamaha shop in Orange Ca.. That's a nice find!!

 

[Magic Mike]

Me love it long time!

 

[Mandelon]

Those little old bikes are bringing big bucks on Bring A Trailer .com.

 

[charlyox]

SWEET

 

[bonesfab]

Those little old bikes are bringing big bucks on Bring A Trailer .com.

I am hoping to retire off my trail 70 collection.

 

[Jay Dub]

1967 Yamaha Trailmaster. I bought it from the original owner who purchased it in Vietnam (via Hong Kong) and used it in Laos. He came home to California with it in 1973. He then emptied the fluids, put it under a cover in the garage and it has been sitting there ever since. It came with all the original documentation and spare NOS parts including an un-filled battery. It still has the original Laos license plate on it and the odometer shows 3,880 miles of use. I guess the nerd in me is coming out as I find this so cool. Really looking forward to getting it on the road. Added bonus, it is extremely similar to the first motorcycle I ever owned (bought used) back in 1973.


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great story.

 

[Paradox]

Those little old bikes are bringing big bucks on Bring A Trailer .com.

I’ve been looking for some time. Actually bid (on BaT) on a Yamaha YG—5 (1968 80cc) a few months back. Although the style is the same, it was a lesser bike not even remotely as nice as this one. I was out bid. It ended up going for more than I paid for this. Looks like I got lucky.

 

[Drew]

That’s awesome. Good luck

 

[gqchris]

I am hoping to retire off my trail 70 collection.

Your collection is amazing sir!

 

[TITTIES AND BEER]

1967 Yamaha Trailmaster. I bought it from the original owner who purchased it in Vietnam (via Hong Kong) and used it in Laos. He came home to California with it in 1973. He then emptied the fluids, put it under a cover in the garage and it has been sitting there ever since. It came with all the original documentation and spare NOS parts including an un-filled battery. It still has the original Laos license plate on it and the odometer shows 3,880 miles of use. I guess the nerd in me is coming out as I find this so cool. Really looking forward to getting it on the road. Added bonus, it is extremely similar to the first motorcycle I ever owned (bought used) back in 1973.
I had one in 9 th grade I thought I was a moto crossn MF

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