Honda was the first of the major Japanese manufacturers seriously to challenge British manufacturers in the big-bike category, firstly with the CB450 in 1965 and then with the seminal CB750 four in 1968. By the early 1970s the rest of the Japanese ‘Big Four’ were still struggling to catch up. Yamaha’s first effort was a brace of twins: the XS650 and TX750. While the former was conceived in the traditional mould and looked much like a BSA or Triumph, the latter was far more advanced, boasting twin overhead camshafts, four valves per cylinder, electric starter and a vibration-damping balancer shaft. Very few were brought to the UK, and this unrestored example bears a USA Federal VIN plate. Not registered in this country, it displays a total of 15,471 miles on the odometer and is offered without documents.
Honda was the first of the major Japanese manufacturers seriously to challenge British manufacturers in the big-bike category, firstly with the CB450 in 1965 and then with the seminal CB750 four in 1968. By the early 1970s the rest of the Japanese ‘Big Four’ were still struggling to catch up. Yamaha’s first effort was a brace of twins: the XS650 and TX750. While the former was conceived in the traditional mould and looked much like a BSA or Triumph, the latter was far more advanced, boasting twin overhead camshafts, four valves per cylinder, electric starter and a vibration-damping balancer shaft. Very few were brought to the UK, and this unrestored example bears a USA Federal VIN plate. Not registered in this country, it displays a total of 15,471 miles on the odometer and is offered without documents.
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