1979 Kawasaki it400

[BR3W CITY]

(Thread title should say Yamaha lol, whoops). I was over at my old mans garage the other day to take care of a few things over there. He ended up rolling home with an old bike since he was looking for a small spring project. He's had about 200 bikes come and go over the years and occasionally still picks one up to do.

Its a 79 Yamaha it400. Single cylinder two stroke. Found it way up north in WI, you don't see as many of these floating around anymore. This one was in incredibly good shape. All the plastics are near perfect, has all the side covers and snorkel for the air box, even had its original trail bag and owners manual.

Only grabbed this pic at first. I have a few more. We'll be restoring a few things and I'm sure he'll end up selling it sooner than later.



Also had a neighbor drop off a KX frame to have some gusseting done.


Don't ride anymore, but guess I gotta work on a couple now!

[DT1]

Very nice find!
I desert raced an IT400 for two seasons in the late seventies. Rock solid. Two years and approximately 4000 miles and the engine held up well. Wish I could say the same for myself. A few years ago, I was feeling nostalgic so I found an 81 IT425G to restore. Sure brings back memories. There's nothing more exhilarating than an open class two stroke.

[BR3W CITY]

Very nice. After putting some small work into it, someone came by and offered us a pocketful of cash. I love selling things without advertising them.