YAMAHA R5

Finally got around to putting together a Twitter account for the blog. Here I'd like to post items of interest that might not warrant a ...

Paul writes in to share his creations: Hi, I'm Paul van Vessem and I live in the Netherlands, Europe. I have restored an Yamaha R5 of 19...

Ward from Burbank California wrote in offering an original Yamaha R5C workshop manual for sale. He's looking for $20. Interested parties...

Jesse in Pittsburg writes in to show us his progress, share a few things, and ask some questions: Hi Lawrence, After a long hiatus, I'm ...

Received an interesting question from Cale out of Amarillo, Texas: Lawrence, I've been enjoying your R5 blog... Good stuff, man. I keep ...

Hello again, Chris "Rooster" Reagan here from Nashville tn. I'm writing to update on my r5 project(I had wrote in last year ab...

Great R5 ad from Popular Mechanics, June 1972.

Bob writes in with a rather intriguing story: i have a 1972 R5-C that was delivered new from Yamaha with a six speed transmission instead of...

Laura writes in to say hello and ask this question about fork locks: For one your web site is awesome!! I'm trying to figure out if all...

Alex wrote is with some questions: Awesome R5 you got! Where did you get your cafe racer handlebars and mirrors? Also, does your bike seep ...