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Welcome to Yamaparts.comWe're a site dedicated to the collection and restoration of vintage motorcycles, especially from the late 60's early 70's.
Here you'll find galleries of the motorcycles currently in our collection, our various restoration projects, useful links and even a section for your own projects. We'll continously update the site with galleries of new motorcycles, projects and other useful information. If you have any questions about restoration or want to add one of your own bikes to our friends section, don't be afraid to send us an email from our contact us section!
We're also looking for new bikes and parts so if you have an old motorcycle or parts you feel like selling send us an email.
06/28/2009
Hi everyone!
I Hope you're enjoying the summer, because we sure are, the temperatures are up and the sun is shining! We've completed the blue AS1C, it was as good as done in the last update but now we've gotten the last few pieces in place, you can see the last update here.
On top of that we've got the first of the three upcoming galleries done: the first bike up is, fittingly, the blue AS1C. We started of shooting the pictures outside in the sun, unfortunately some problems with firing the flashes to lighten the shadows on the bike meant we had to move it inside for the detail shots. That meant that instead of basking in the sunshine for a few hours I was confined to a small room with no windows and lacking ventilation for crawling around with a camera. Needless to say it got ridiculously warm in there! The end result more than justifies the temporary inconvenience, the bike is looking insanely good! You can see the gallery here.
We've also recieved pictures from Alan in South Africa of his FS1, be sure to head over to the friends section and take a look, it's a real pearl.
Until next time!
/Joacim
I Hope you're enjoying the summer, because we sure are, the temperatures are up and the sun is shining! We've completed the blue AS1C, it was as good as done in the last update but now we've gotten the last few pieces in place, you can see the last update here.
On top of that we've got the first of the three upcoming galleries done: the first bike up is, fittingly, the blue AS1C. We started of shooting the pictures outside in the sun, unfortunately some problems with firing the flashes to lighten the shadows on the bike meant we had to move it inside for the detail shots. That meant that instead of basking in the sunshine for a few hours I was confined to a small room with no windows and lacking ventilation for crawling around with a camera. Needless to say it got ridiculously warm in there! The end result more than justifies the temporary inconvenience, the bike is looking insanely good! You can see the gallery here.
We've also recieved pictures from Alan in South Africa of his FS1, be sure to head over to the friends section and take a look, it's a real pearl.
Until next time!
/Joacim
06/14/2009
Hi,
Today we've got a brand new update on the blue AS1C, it's complete apart from the side covers on the fuel tank. This means we're in a situation we haven't been in before, we now have three bikes that are about to be fotographed for the gallery and each one of them is a different AS model! We have the blue AS1C, the second orange AS2J and the red AS3. The reason for this is that we've rebuilt our workshop! During the last weeks we've had contractors here who've installed new equipment for us, now they are done and we can get back to building more efficiently again :)
We've also recieved quite a lot of pictures from you during the last few weeks so we have a new updates in the friends section, you can see Michael Vallejos AS2C, Ray Conways AS3, Russel Nelsons AS3, Simon Watts AS1 and last but not least Tom Christensens AS3!
Now that summer is here we'll start working on our restoration walkthrough, we'll post the updates as we go along in the coming weeks!
Until next time!
/Joacim
Today we've got a brand new update on the blue AS1C, it's complete apart from the side covers on the fuel tank. This means we're in a situation we haven't been in before, we now have three bikes that are about to be fotographed for the gallery and each one of them is a different AS model! We have the blue AS1C, the second orange AS2J and the red AS3. The reason for this is that we've rebuilt our workshop! During the last weeks we've had contractors here who've installed new equipment for us, now they are done and we can get back to building more efficiently again :)
We've also recieved quite a lot of pictures from you during the last few weeks so we have a new updates in the friends section, you can see Michael Vallejos AS2C, Ray Conways AS3, Russel Nelsons AS3, Simon Watts AS1 and last but not least Tom Christensens AS3!
Now that summer is here we'll start working on our restoration walkthrough, we'll post the updates as we go along in the coming weeks!
Until next time!
/Joacim
05/30/2009
Hi everyone!
It has been longer since last update than we would have hoped, hopefully this will make up for it :)
Two of the bikes are completed! Both the second orange AS2J and the red AS3 with galleries on their way in the near future so keep your eyes peeled.
During the summer we plan on doing a complete walkthrough on restoring a bike with every last detail described, like a service manual but more comprehensive complete with a lot of pictures and all our special knowledge! It'll be done sometime during late summer or early autumn, something to look forward to!
Until next time!
/Joacim
It has been longer since last update than we would have hoped, hopefully this will make up for it :)
Two of the bikes are completed! Both the second orange AS2J and the red AS3 with galleries on their way in the near future so keep your eyes peeled.
During the summer we plan on doing a complete walkthrough on restoring a bike with every last detail described, like a service manual but more comprehensive complete with a lot of pictures and all our special knowledge! It'll be done sometime during late summer or early autumn, something to look forward to!
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Until next time!
/Joacim
05/09/2009
Hi!
At the moment we're extremely close to completing three different projects but we're just not quite there yet. Each project is waiting for parts and they're all different parts! The second orange AS2J is waiting on the engine, the blue AS1C is waiting on the fuel tank and side covers while the red AS3 is waiting on the rear fender but great news: all of them should be ready in a week of two, then we'll have a massive update in the gallery just in time for the summer!
In the meantime you can check out the progress in the projects: AS1C, AS2J, AS3.
Until next time!
/Joacim
At the moment we're extremely close to completing three different projects but we're just not quite there yet. Each project is waiting for parts and they're all different parts! The second orange AS2J is waiting on the engine, the blue AS1C is waiting on the fuel tank and side covers while the red AS3 is waiting on the rear fender but great news: all of them should be ready in a week of two, then we'll have a massive update in the gallery just in time for the summer!
In the meantime you can check out the progress in the projects: AS1C, AS2J, AS3.
Until next time!
/Joacim
05/03/2009
Hi,
Today we have a couple of new updates. A while ago we recieved a new AS3, now we've disassembled it! It contained a few nice surprises and a lot of old oil...
You can find the update here, since we haven't decided how we will restore it yet you can find it in the general project tab but as soon as we've decided we'll move it :)
A fun thing about it is the handle, it's one of those special heightened ones. It lowers the performance a lot because of the extra air resistance but it gives a special touch of the 70's!
We have also got a big update on the blue AS1C, you can find it here.
/Joacim
Today we have a couple of new updates. A while ago we recieved a new AS3, now we've disassembled it! It contained a few nice surprises and a lot of old oil...
You can find the update here, since we haven't decided how we will restore it yet you can find it in the general project tab but as soon as we've decided we'll move it :)
A fun thing about it is the handle, it's one of those special heightened ones. It lowers the performance a lot because of the extra air resistance but it gives a special touch of the 70's!
We have also got a big update on the blue AS1C, you can find it here.
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/Joacim
04/16/2009
Hello!
Today we've got a brand new project! We've finally decided what to do with the blue AS2J we got a while back, we're going to restore it with a few custom components and other options. We haven't decided what colour it will have yet but soon enough! Head on over to the project to see the entire process of disassembling it!
/Joacim
Today we've got a brand new project! We've finally decided what to do with the blue AS2J we got a while back, we're going to restore it with a few custom components and other options. We haven't decided what colour it will have yet but soon enough! Head on over to the project to see the entire process of disassembling it!
/Joacim
04/06/2009
03/29/2009
Hi!
During this weeked Yamaha Center had their annual Yamaha days and we were there! A lot of people came and talked with us and took a look at some of the bikes. It's always great to meet other restorers and motorcycle enthusiasts.
We've also got quite a lot done with our own bikes, we've got a new update on the red AS3 and a big one on the blue AS1C!
A few weeks ago we got two new AS2Js, one of them was in worse condition than the other so we decided to harvest it for parts, you can see the entire process of disassembling it in the project section.
We snapped some pictures at Yamaha Center while we were there, who knows, maybe you'll see yourself in one of them? As a bonus we got two brand new tires for the AS2J we're restoring, straight from cold storage at Yamaha in Japan!
Until next time!
/Joacim
During this weeked Yamaha Center had their annual Yamaha days and we were there! A lot of people came and talked with us and took a look at some of the bikes. It's always great to meet other restorers and motorcycle enthusiasts.
We've also got quite a lot done with our own bikes, we've got a new update on the red AS3 and a big one on the blue AS1C!
A few weeks ago we got two new AS2Js, one of them was in worse condition than the other so we decided to harvest it for parts, you can see the entire process of disassembling it in the project section.
We snapped some pictures at Yamaha Center while we were there, who knows, maybe you'll see yourself in one of them? As a bonus we got two brand new tires for the AS2J we're restoring, straight from cold storage at Yamaha in Japan!
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Until next time!
/Joacim
03/24/2009
Hi
This weekend Yamaha Center Helsingborg are having their annual Yamaha Day with a lot of special offers and, of course, us!
We'll be there with a whole bunch of our motorcycles (almost all of them!) from the AS1 to our Kawasaki Mach III. It's always a nice day with a lot of motorcycles! We've got some pictures of when we were there last year below, if you've got the chance make sure you stop by!
/Joacim
This weekend Yamaha Center Helsingborg are having their annual Yamaha Day with a lot of special offers and, of course, us!
We'll be there with a whole bunch of our motorcycles (almost all of them!) from the AS1 to our Kawasaki Mach III. It's always a nice day with a lot of motorcycles! We've got some pictures of when we were there last year below, if you've got the chance make sure you stop by!
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/Joacim
03/21/2009
03/08/2009
Hello,
Although it may not show on the site, we've been quite busy lately. First, we've got one new build update and we're starting up a brand new restoration! We've got a bit more done on the blue AS1C and we've decided to give Peter Spicers AS3 a tune-up, over the coming weeks we'll disassemble it, clean and modify it to european spec!
In similar news, we've just recieved two new objects, one blue AS2J and one which is a colour I can't quite place...
We haven't decided what to do with them yet, but we'll probably make at least one custom like the yellow AS3. A fun thing is that the original registration came with one of them, you don't see them every day.
We've also moved our restoration room, so now you'll get a brand new backdrop in the restoration pics! (Those of you who've been reading us since the start will recognize the room as the one we shot the earliest galleries and projects in).
The one part we've been having problems getting for our restorations have always been the seats, they deteriorate over time and are hard to restore. Seeking a solloution to the problem we came to no simple answers, so we decided to do something drastic! Over the past weeks we've been in contact with a replica seat manufacturer, together we've been developing replica seats for the AS1 and AS2 (with AS3 on the way...). They're almost done with just a few minor fixes left to the attachment. The base is fiberglass, molded after the original base. They're pretty much the closest thing you can get to a NOS seat.
Cheers!
Joacim
Although it may not show on the site, we've been quite busy lately. First, we've got one new build update and we're starting up a brand new restoration! We've got a bit more done on the blue AS1C and we've decided to give Peter Spicers AS3 a tune-up, over the coming weeks we'll disassemble it, clean and modify it to european spec!
In similar news, we've just recieved two new objects, one blue AS2J and one which is a colour I can't quite place...
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We haven't decided what to do with them yet, but we'll probably make at least one custom like the yellow AS3. A fun thing is that the original registration came with one of them, you don't see them every day.
We've also moved our restoration room, so now you'll get a brand new backdrop in the restoration pics! (Those of you who've been reading us since the start will recognize the room as the one we shot the earliest galleries and projects in).
The one part we've been having problems getting for our restorations have always been the seats, they deteriorate over time and are hard to restore. Seeking a solloution to the problem we came to no simple answers, so we decided to do something drastic! Over the past weeks we've been in contact with a replica seat manufacturer, together we've been developing replica seats for the AS1 and AS2 (with AS3 on the way...). They're almost done with just a few minor fixes left to the attachment. The base is fiberglass, molded after the original base. They're pretty much the closest thing you can get to a NOS seat.
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Cheers!
Joacim
02/22/2009
Hi!
Today we've got a lot of goodies for you! We have two new project updates, one on the blue AS1C and one on the second orange AS2J, be sure to check them out.
We've got a brand new gallery of the first orange AS2J, you can find it here. Since the AS2J is done now, the project is in the completed projects directory. We're fast running out of space, that's why the AS2J is photographed sideways, we sorely need to get the museum up and running. In the meantime we're gonna take part in the motorcycle days at Yamaha Center in Helsingborg again this year, we'll be there with a lot of the 125's and a few heavier bikes aswell! Make sure you stop by if you're nearby, they will have a lot of special offers and you'll get a chance to see our bikes up close and personal.
We'd also like to congratulate our master painter Bassel, his son was born during the week!
As a last bonus we lined up the three latest completed bikes, all of them will be at Yamaha Center.
Today we've got a lot of goodies for you! We have two new project updates, one on the blue AS1C and one on the second orange AS2J, be sure to check them out.
We've got a brand new gallery of the first orange AS2J, you can find it here. Since the AS2J is done now, the project is in the completed projects directory. We're fast running out of space, that's why the AS2J is photographed sideways, we sorely need to get the museum up and running. In the meantime we're gonna take part in the motorcycle days at Yamaha Center in Helsingborg again this year, we'll be there with a lot of the 125's and a few heavier bikes aswell! Make sure you stop by if you're nearby, they will have a lot of special offers and you'll get a chance to see our bikes up close and personal.
We'd also like to congratulate our master painter Bassel, his son was born during the week!
As a last bonus we lined up the three latest completed bikes, all of them will be at Yamaha Center.
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02/18/2009
Just a quick announcement, we've changed our contact us section. Now we've got a regular email contact instead of the old flash contact form.
This'll hopefully make it easier for us to keep track of all the questions we get :)
/Joacim
This'll hopefully make it easier for us to keep track of all the questions we get :)
/Joacim
02/15/2009
Hello!
Just as promised we still have an update this weekend, we've got a small one on the second orange AS2J project and a bigger one on how to convert an AS1 front fork to an AS1C front fork in the blue AS1C project. Our friend Peter Abelmann also sent us more pictures of his motorcycles, you can see them in the friends section.
We'll be back next week with a bigger one, hopefully a gallery!
/Joacim
Just as promised we still have an update this weekend, we've got a small one on the second orange AS2J project and a bigger one on how to convert an AS1 front fork to an AS1C front fork in the blue AS1C project. Our friend Peter Abelmann also sent us more pictures of his motorcycles, you can see them in the friends section.
We'll be back next week with a bigger one, hopefully a gallery!
/Joacim
02/08/2009
Hi!
Today, or rather yesterday if you noticed, we have a quadruple update barrage - 4 updates in 1!
The first orange AS2J is off the bench, the only thing missing is the headlight, the project can be found here. As the first orange AS2J rolled of the bench the next orange AS2J went up. The project has been slumbering since summer but now it's time to get rolling, it would have been too confusing to restore two orange AS2Js at once...
We've also got a brand new project and a quite rare one at that. We have managed to get our hands on an AS1C. On top of that it is a 1968 model, one of the earliest made. Over the coming weeks it'll grow on the bench, you can see the project here (it will be blue by the way).
One of our friends, Peter Abelmann, in Germany has sent us pictures of his Yamaha collection. The pictures brings summer to mind, an extra bonus when everything is cold and grey.
Unfortunately both I and Ole will be out of town next week so the update will probably be a bit shorter than usual but when we return you'll have the gallery of the first orange AS2J to look forward to!
Cheers!
/Joacim
Today, or rather yesterday if you noticed, we have a quadruple update barrage - 4 updates in 1!
The first orange AS2J is off the bench, the only thing missing is the headlight, the project can be found here. As the first orange AS2J rolled of the bench the next orange AS2J went up. The project has been slumbering since summer but now it's time to get rolling, it would have been too confusing to restore two orange AS2Js at once...
We've also got a brand new project and a quite rare one at that. We have managed to get our hands on an AS1C. On top of that it is a 1968 model, one of the earliest made. Over the coming weeks it'll grow on the bench, you can see the project here (it will be blue by the way).
One of our friends, Peter Abelmann, in Germany has sent us pictures of his Yamaha collection. The pictures brings summer to mind, an extra bonus when everything is cold and grey.
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Unfortunately both I and Ole will be out of town next week so the update will probably be a bit shorter than usual but when we return you'll have the gallery of the first orange AS2J to look forward to!
Cheers!
/Joacim
02/01/2009
Hello!
Today we have a massive update on the orange AS2J for you, it covers both how far the restoration has come and how to assemble the front brake.
We ran into some part trouble, you can read more on that in the project, that kept us from completing it today but if all goes to plan we should have it ready next weekend with a gallery of it as extra sugar on top.
Cheers!
Joacim
Today we have a massive update on the orange AS2J for you, it covers both how far the restoration has come and how to assemble the front brake.
We ran into some part trouble, you can read more on that in the project, that kept us from completing it today but if all goes to plan we should have it ready next weekend with a gallery of it as extra sugar on top.
Cheers!
Joacim
01/25/2009
Hi everyone!
We've got yet another new update tonight, this time creating it went a lot smoother...
The orange AS2J is starting to come together now, you can see the update here.
/Joacim
We've got yet another new update tonight, this time creating it went a lot smoother...
The orange AS2J is starting to come together now, you can see the update here.
/Joacim
01/21/2009
Hello everyone!
We've got a new update on the Orange AS2J tonight, check it out here.
The update almost didn't happen, we ran into some camera problems but some persistance can solve most things :)
Cheers!
Joacim
We've got a new update on the Orange AS2J tonight, check it out here.
The update almost didn't happen, we ran into some camera problems but some persistance can solve most things :)
Cheers!
Joacim
01/18/2009
Hello everyone!
We've got a handful of new things tonight. Our friend Per Bjølsand sent us some more pictures, his AS1C is done now and there's also some pictures of his CS3!
There are two new build updates aswell, we've completely disassembled the orange AS2C so now we can get another new project on the bench. We've also got quite a lot done on the orange AS2J, it's starting to somewhat resemble a motorcycle now.
Now let us be frank here for a while, we haven't gotten as many updates up on the site as we would have liked to, both of us have been busy all winter getting things ready for the spring. Now that things are returning to their normal pace we'll be getting back on track with the updates :)
Cheers!
Joacim & Ole
We've got a handful of new things tonight. Our friend Per Bjølsand sent us some more pictures, his AS1C is done now and there's also some pictures of his CS3!
There are two new build updates aswell, we've completely disassembled the orange AS2C so now we can get another new project on the bench. We've also got quite a lot done on the orange AS2J, it's starting to somewhat resemble a motorcycle now.
Now let us be frank here for a while, we haven't gotten as many updates up on the site as we would have liked to, both of us have been busy all winter getting things ready for the spring. Now that things are returning to their normal pace we'll be getting back on track with the updates :)
Cheers!
Joacim & Ole
01/09/2009
Hello everyone
We've begun one of the new projects, restoring the AS2C we got from england a few weeks ago. It's on the bench and getting disassembled, you can find the update here.
You can see the youtube video we shot of it either here or just a bit further down the page :)
Until next time
/Joacim
We've begun one of the new projects, restoring the AS2C we got from england a few weeks ago. It's on the bench and getting disassembled, you can find the update here.
You can see the youtube video we shot of it either here or just a bit further down the page :)
Until next time
/Joacim