1976 Yamaha XS750-D Road Test - Not the fastest 750, but the smoothest and nicest.

Deep inside its several basic-black cases and compartments the new Yamaha XS750D is a technoid's delight, especially with respect to its absolutely labyrinthine power train and clever self-cancelling turn indicators. We'll get to the mechanical minutiae in due course, but for most of you none of it is as important as simply knowing that Yamaha's 750 triple genuinely is an all-new design and not an XS500 twin with an extra cylinder and shaft drive as some people have supposed... 1976 Yamaha XS750-D Motorcycle Road Test 10-Page Article available at www.DadsVintageAds.com CLICK THE PICTURE TO "BUY IT NOW"

1978 July Cycle World - Four for the Road

Contents: Tests: Four for the Road - BMW R80/7, Honda 750A, Suzuki GS750, Yamaha XS750 - evolution touches the big bad 750; Kawasaki KX125; Laverda 500 Zeta; Can-Am 175 Qualifier; Hodaka SL175-A; Features: What's happening with emissions controls? - what the feds are up to now; Profile; Dave Emde; From Sea to Salton Sea; 1928 Velocette KSS; Technical: Frame Work; more 1978 July Cycle World Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com CLICK THE PICTURE TO "BUY IT NOW"