78/79 SRX project

[TimeBomb]

i got my waverunner back sooner than i thought from being winterized but i made room for them anyway. here they are, 79 srx with a good chassis and no motor and the 78 with a good motor and bad chassis

 

[TimeBomb]

i have no idea why the guy i bought the 78 from painted the pipes green

 

[PowerValve-700]

I'd love to tackle a project like that some day! Be sure to take progress pics, can't wait to see it finished!

 

[vmax3]

Project

Good luck with yours. I have had lots of fun with my 79 rebuild.

 

[TimeBomb]

thanks, i completly stripped except the rear skid on the 79 today. it was pretty fun actually, suprisingly everything came apart easy for how long it has sat outside except the seat. i pretty much destroyed the seat to get that off but it was junk anyway.

 

[03viperguy]

looking good what makes the chassis bad, just dinged up and beat up?

 

[TimeBomb]

yeah the 78 chassis has alot of dings in the belly pan and the tunnel is tore up pretty bad, where the hood hinges bolt to the chassis is just about ripped off. the 79 is perfect, no dings, scratches or anything. just the hood is faded and the seat is junk.

 

[SRXfromHELL]

takin them apart is cheap , puttin it back together - $$$$$$ but it is fun
hope to finish my 81 before snow hits

 

[srx570]

those have to be one of the coolest body styles yamaha ever came up with.i remember those when they first came out and how they looked futuristic for the time especially when you compare them to the motorcycles of that era.i hope to come across a vmax down the road when my current project is finished.

 

[vmax3]

srx

nice sled. I am sure you will have fun putting it all back together.
what do you have planned for mods???

 

[SRXfromHELL]

Vmax3

check my post in working log " the easy parts done " so i thought !

 

[TimeBomb]

srxfromhell, how do you manage to get your hands on an 81 srx500? aren't they really rare?

 

[SRXfromHELL]

time

I WISH no its the 82 that yamaha never made one mines just a 81 440 (473) there was one one ebay was at 10100.00 yesterday with the reserve not met !

 

[vipertripplexxx]

Those green pipes are aaens pipes, thats the color they painted them! YUCK!

 

[mrviper700]

Those are stock pipes

No, those are stock pipes. The Aaen pipes have individual cone sections when built, silencers built into each pipe on the trail pipes, they exit out the side of the bellypan just above the right side bottom. The wild pipes have no silencer, open stingers out thru the footwell.

 

[TimeBomb]

did any company make twin pipes that split? one goes on the right side and the other out the left side just below the cowl?

No, those are stock pipes. The Aaen pipes have individual cone sections when built, silencers built into each pipe on the trail pipes, they exit out the side of the bellypan just above the right side bottom. The wild pipes have no silencer, open stingers out thru the footwell.

 

[TimeBomb]

oh, i thought it was 81 that the 500 was built. so in 81 the changed the style?

I WISH no its the 82 that yamaha never made one mines just a 81 440 (473) there was one one ebay was at 10100.00 yesterday with the reserve not met !

 

[SRXfromHELL]

yes 81 was the first year -remenber my dad taking me to the dealership to get me a sled I begged him for that srx ,went home with an enticer 340
Dad lookin out for me then , but i got one now lol

 

[TimeBomb]

i've got the motor out of the 78, sundays are really my only day to work on them. today was the 1st time i've really looked at the 78 and pulling the motor out i noticed ALOT of "cobs" that the previous owner did. the wiring alone is a complete mess. but i'm most likely going to just make new wiring harnesses. i'll have some pics once i get a nice day to wash them.

 

[03viperguy]

sounds fun, makes me really want an old srx, but the trail twister is pretty fun itself