YAMAHA SCRAMBLER: AN XSR700 THAT EVOKES THE IT ENDUROS

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YAMAHA SCRAMBLER: AN XSR700 THAT EVOKES THE IT ENDUROS

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Re: YAMAHA SCRAMBLER: AN XSR700 THAT EVOKES THE IT ENDUROS

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Love the styling and look of that, it's sort of not one thing or the other in practical terms, but that's really not that unusual now I guess, and that's not what it's about.
I reckon a pitbike probably has a larger capacity tank though :)
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Re: YAMAHA SCRAMBLER: AN XSR700 THAT EVOKES THE IT ENDUROS

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I like it to look at, I'd want some different tyres on it before I'd ride it.
It would look better with a longer seat

And this looks better

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Re: YAMAHA SCRAMBLER: AN XSR700 THAT EVOKES THE IT ENDUROS

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Top pic has a different swinging arm? :crazy:
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Re: YAMAHA SCRAMBLER: AN XSR700 THAT EVOKES THE IT ENDUROS

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If you're going to copy and paste the headlines, can you at least proof them?

(unless of course I've mistranslated it in my head - I don't know what IT Enduros are - unless it's a mis-type of ISDT ?)


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FWIW I quite like the look, but that chain is not going to last long! (unless, again, I'm wrong and off-road bikes run very slack chains as standard)
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Re: YAMAHA SCRAMBLER: AN XSR700 THAT EVOKES THE IT ENDUROS

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IT's were a range of Yamaha enduro bikes.

http://yamahait.com.au/history/
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Re: YAMAHA SCRAMBLER: AN XSR700 THAT EVOKES THE IT ENDUROS

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Yamaha ITs were endures bikes based on the motor cross bikes, generally they were tuned for a bit of mid range, but it wasn't unusual for the faster people to use YZs disguised as ITs
They were great bikes, especially the 175.
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Re: YAMAHA SCRAMBLER: AN XSR700 THAT EVOKES THE IT ENDUROS

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KungFooBob wrote: Wed Dec 16, 2020 10:54 am IT's were a range of Yamaha enduro bikes.

http://yamahait.com.au/history/
Now it all makes sense. Cheers. :) :thumbup:
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