YAMAHA YR5
Feb 17, 2020
4 minutes
WORDS: STEVE COOPER
PHOTOS: GARY ‘D’ CHAPMAN
SEAT
Natural latex based seat foam acts as a sponge if seat cover is perforated leading to rusted seat base. Trim strips incredibly hard to source.
SUSPENSION
Upgraded with modern shocks and uprated springs or even fork emulators get the best out of the race-derived chassis.
EXHAUSTS
Exhausts tend to get stressed if fitted badly. Get them mounted without stress at the barrel first then adjust at the silencer before nipping up the nuts back at the barrel. Rusting at the top mount is endemic due to poor plating.
OIL PUMPS AND TANKS
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