Classic Motorcycle Mechanics

Time capsule twin!

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Where does the time go? I ask this as I am at a loss to explain how it’s four years since I opened the crate that contained a Yamaha CS3C street scrambler from Canada!

The bike has sat at the back of the workshop covered in protective blankets and hidden by two push bikes, neither of which I shall ever use. Having occasionally sneaked a look at the 200 twin I’ve pondered long and hard what I should do with it in terms of fettling/spannering/ repairing etc. One thing that’s a given is that the motor needs to be taken down and carefully overhauled.

The previous owner, Peter Howes, has told me he bought the bike pretty much as is and when he got it running it sounded noisy

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