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I got in contact with Dalton Timmis and everything is looking good. Looks like my insurance is going down about $75/year and I will insured with Echelon :) . Just waiting on the final deets!

It doesn't leak oil, at least my garage looks clean. And... the engine is still running 40+ years later so I gotta give it that!

Not original. I’m going to check around with a few more people and see if I can find a winner

It is a real VIN. They were only standardized in 1981 to 17 digits. Prior to that Yamaha had 9 digit VIN numbers

Yup I have the serial number (9 digits starting with 1J3) but some of them have never heard of a 9 digit vin, some just can't find an XS500C (which is the real model number).... I'll update you if I find anyone. (and I will contact John R. Duffy thank you!)

Hi All, I am looking to start modding my 1976 XS500C and I want to start with a new café style seat and some clubman bars. Any suggestions on places in the GTA/Simcoe area that make seats for older bikes? I am also looking for new LED signals and lights. Thanks in advance!

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I have a 1976 Yamaha XS500C and the insurance companies are having a hard time identifying the bike. I gave the 9 digit VIN to a couple of brokers and they were like... it should be 17 digits, but no it is 9 digits. Now I am trying to sort it out with a broker and they can't locate the bike...

Looking for a donor bike that I can ride now but would be a candidate for some Café style upgrades. Some options would be a CB or CX 400-650, GS 650, Virago 500 or 750 Must be in working order but I am not afraid of some minor work on carbs, brakes or cosmetics. Thanks, Bibby

I took the Learning Curves course this weekend as well (#midnightmadnesscrew) so we got late afternoon sun, night time, and even pissing cold rain experience which was really nice. I thought I would walk through it as a returning rider but I learned a ton and was definitely challenged! Can't...

In the end I am going to take the Learning Curves course this weekend (they have a midnight madness course from 4pm -> midnight which fits my schedule really well! Plus it is going to help on insurance big time! Thanks everyone for the help and advice, it is so appreciated! JB

From my research if you do it with a 51+cc scooter it counts as a full M2, it is only 50cc and below that are M2-L. (mostly figured that out from scooter people complaining about not being able to buy a Vespa 150 without redoing their whole test). I might be wrong, but this was the impression...

I am not averse to it, but finding a full weekend is tough right now (I have a wedding coming up in July, my sailboat goes back in the water this coming weekend and needs some attention plus work, family, etc) I was hoping to look for other options if they exist. I never got my M license, I...

Hi all, I used to ride back in the early-mid 2000s before I moved to Europe for a decade. (I went on quite a few rides with GTAM folks in 2003/2004ish and even did ride for sight the last year before I left for Amsterdam. (I had a 1986 Yamaha Radian and then a blue Suzuki SV650s) Now...