Thanks for your comment and yes I did paint it my first time painting candy mandarin orange think it’s the 73 color 72 was more yellow I think take care
I had the same 79 GT 80 red and silver. My father bought it new for my brothers and I in 1979. The forks were very weak and they would twist and the upper clamp would bend. had to fix that a few times. Later I got a YZ80.
In the spring of 1973 my dad bought me that exact same bike...I was 12 years old. Dealer said it was a 72 and so did the title. Ive had the same debate with another guy recently.
The good thing about paint vs powder coat, you can at anytime touch up the paint if ever it gets chipped or scratched as you have spare paint so the color will be an identical match.
Your bike looks in great condition. I can see why you like it. My Yamaha AT-2 story: My first motorcycle was a bike like this, a 1972 AT-2 in the orange paint color. Back then, Yamaha model year designations worked like this: 1971 = AT-1 1972 = AT-2 1973 = AT-3 Even though the engine serial number may say AT-1, they call a 1973 model an AT-3. In 1974, they dropped that method and started using a model year designating digit after the basic model designation: All 1974 Yamaha motorcycles had the letter A following their model designation. So, in 1974 this was changed to DT125A. A 1974 YZ125 was the YZ125A. The 1974 TY250 was the TY250A. 1975 models used the letter B. 1976 used the letter C. Much better system, actually, so your bike uses an older designation system. That's old! Anyway, even though I enjoyed riding my old AT-2, I bought it when I was 15 years old in September of 1981, when the bike was 9 years old and thoroughly obsolete. Not old enough to be a collectable antique or nostalgic, just old enough to be outdated and obsolete and undesirable by most people. A 1981 Yamaha YZ125H or 1981 Honda CR125R looked absolutely space-age compared to my 1972 AT-2, and unlike the attention old vintage bikes get these days, back in 1981, NOBODY wanted a 9-year-old AT-2, except for maybe a teen with no money to buy something modern. So, this has always shaped my view on vintage bikes. When the bike was simply old enough to be obsolete, most people wouldn't look sideways at it and wouldn't have given you a dime for it. It was when the bikes got to be 30, 40, or 50 years old and perhaps worth some money did they start to get attention. Might seem like common sense today, but back when I rode mine, it was obvious nobody cared about it except me.🤣🤣🤣
I HAD THE SAME 1973 YAMAHA 125 BLUE!!!!! EXACTLY THE SAME!!! I WAS 15 YEARS OLD!!!! RODE EVERY WHERE!!! STREET/ TRAILS!!!! HWY!!!! GREAT BIKE!!!! I LIKE TO HAVE A 1973 YAMAHA 360 NOW !!!!!
Beautiful bike :)))))) in highschool i had a 1973 Suzuki TS 185 and loved it , But i always wanted the Yamaha in Blue 175 :)))) i was 13 when i got my 185, i ended up on a Kawasaki H2 Triple in 1974 Green , man a big azz two stroke 750 on steroids , had her for 5 years almost killed me twice , My fault for being young dumb and full of come ajajjaahhahaha:)))))
Love it. As long as it brings a smile to your face. My dad had one brand new. He said he had a Pissano(?) pipe on it an it went like a rocker (but very noisy)
"It's a resto-mod". .......Really?? The colour looks stunning on that, the spoked wheels where not what i was expecting but look good non the less. Maybe not what i would have done, but very well executed
