In 1973, Yamaha released the TX750 – an incredibly smooth parallel twin that journalists loved…until the fancy Omni-Phase balancer that kept the twin as smooth as a four started eating up crankshafts. Even though Yamaha fixed the issue pretty quickly, the reputation of unreliability had already stuck – the bike was out of the market after 1974. Still, Yamaha knew it needed a big bike to compete, so they decided to go with a triple, and the XS750 was born!
The basics are 64 horsepower, 106 mph top speed, and 511 pound dry weight, but none of those digits give you a sensation of the overall package – Cycle World named it one of their top 10 and called it a bargain BMW. For more on the XS750, check out this profile from Motorcycle Classics.
This example (VIN: 1J7 – 229599) has 4,116 miles and looks fantastic, though it’s unfortunately not road ready at the moment. To change that fact, you’ll need to clean/possibly rebuild the carb, service the brakes, and throw a new battery in there. But that’s not a lot of work for what will be a classic you can use every day! If you agree, find this XS for sale in Vernon-Rockville, Connecticut with bidding up to $1,500 and the reserve not yet met