I know I have read that some guys have the production numbers for sleds made, do any of you have numbers for the 1981 srx440E? I know of the trade in program and was curious as to how many were built that year and am sure at least 50 percent of them were junked? they were a nightmare for yamaha. An old yamaha dealer here said that they got the sleds on trade in and then smashed the engines with sledge hammers and threw them away, junked the chassis. My serial number on mine is #2168, just curious if any of you have one and how high your serial number is.
SRXfromHELL
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mines a spring chicken compared to yours...LOL!!, well they made at least 2168 units so far....LOL!
Anyone else?
Anyone else?
RON HYDRAULIC YAM
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Unless things changed over time . The sn changed with # of sleds
produced in the year and not for just one model at a time .
In 75 a GPX might be 30914 and a GP might be 30915 and a TL could
be 30916 and so on ..............I'm looking for production
#'s of the hydraulic sleds myself and would appreciate any info or
clarification on how they counted.
RON
produced in the year and not for just one model at a time .
In 75 a GPX might be 30914 and a GP might be 30915 and a TL could
be 30916 and so on ..............I'm looking for production
#'s of the hydraulic sleds myself and would appreciate any info or
clarification on how they counted.
RON
looking for info on 81-82 srx's im sure jon bertolino could answer any questions on them go to retrosno.com click on retrosno rarities gallery and scan the whole page he has 2 differentsections on there also has his e-mail to reach him. if you have never been to that site you are in for a good time! be prepared to spend some time cause there is a lot to see! and say hello to rudedog while you are there. awesome site!!
SRXfromHELL
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serial #
My Yamaha service manual shows the frame ID and starting # as 8M6-000101 and the engine ID and starting # as RT437-00101 making mine the 386th SRX produced for the 1981 model year .
My Yamaha service manual shows the frame ID and starting # as 8M6-000101 and the engine ID and starting # as RT437-00101 making mine the 386th SRX produced for the 1981 model year .
that how yamaha starts there vin# 101 and up. ive never seen any lower. if there is ,it would probably be factory prototypes
ya, I see that in the service manual about the 101 start, mines still a late spring chicken.....LOL!
I still would like to see what others have for a vin number on thier 81 srx's.
I still would like to see what others have for a vin number on thier 81 srx's.
YAMMIEGOD3:16
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DON, ALOT OF THE INFO THAT DEALER GAVE YA IS CORRECT. I GOT LUCKY, MY 1981 WAS A GREAT SLED. I RACED THE CRAP OUT OF IT AND IT STILL LIVES TODAY. I THINK I SENT YOU ALL THE UPDATES RIGHT FROM YAMAHA IN THEIR 81 TECH MANUAL. THAT SLED WAS A MODERN DAY F-7!! lol. BUT THEY FLRE. MATTER OF FACT THE 8M6 CLUTCH WEIGHTS WERE PAT HAUCKS SET-UP IN HIS 77 SRX WITH THE YAMAHA PRIMARY. ALSO I CAN TELL YA YAMAHA MADE A TON OF 81 SRX,s. I HAVE PRODUCTION NUMBERS. ALSO YOUR RIGHT MOTORS WERE DESTROYED BUT SLED WAS GIV,EN BACK TOO OWNERS, THATS WHY MANY YOU SEE HAVE 78-79 440 ,s SRX MOTORS IN THEM. I HAVE GOOD FRIEND WHO STILL HAS 81 SRX WITH MOTOR NUMBERS THAT MATCH CHASSIS. VERY RARE. 3:16 (tony)
94max
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I have number 8m6-00453. Belonged to one of Yammigod's Buddies with original motor. Very nice shape.
Also have 8m6-00441 that I got from Yammigod. Needs total restoration,but has it's original motor.
Also have 8m6-00441 that I got from Yammigod. Needs total restoration,but has it's original motor.
Mine has 5000 miles so it must have been one of the good ones....LOL
I have the motor out and am completely redoing it just from its sheer age. When I bought it, had a smeared ring but had those cheap kimpex pistons in it, they are also cracked all the way across the top, over the sides to the top of the wrist pin on each side, amazing they dint fall into 2 chunks in the engine!
The waterpump definitely needed attention, was leaking antifreeze into gear case, replaced with all new bearings and seals, wasnt cheap!
I also bought OEM yamaha piston and rings, the rings are legal robbery!!, they are sick priced for 1 ring!!
Tony, I talked to the old dealer and he said once they were traded in they were destroyed, engine and chassis as per yamaha. I even asked him if any old engines/sleds just happend to not make the dumpster pick up...He has been a yamaha dealer since mid 70's, got out of sleds in the 90's here in the big snow state of Ohio...LOL!!!
I have the motor out and am completely redoing it just from its sheer age. When I bought it, had a smeared ring but had those cheap kimpex pistons in it, they are also cracked all the way across the top, over the sides to the top of the wrist pin on each side, amazing they dint fall into 2 chunks in the engine!
The waterpump definitely needed attention, was leaking antifreeze into gear case, replaced with all new bearings and seals, wasnt cheap!
I also bought OEM yamaha piston and rings, the rings are legal robbery!!, they are sick priced for 1 ring!!
Tony, I talked to the old dealer and he said once they were traded in they were destroyed, engine and chassis as per yamaha. I even asked him if any old engines/sleds just happend to not make the dumpster pick up...He has been a yamaha dealer since mid 70's, got out of sleds in the 90's here in the big snow state of Ohio...LOL!!!
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YAMMIEGOD3:16
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I THINK I SAW YOUR 81 SRX ON E BAY. IT WAS WITH A SS 440. NICE SLED. 94MAX HAS A AWSOME ONE TWO. DON, NO KIMPEX CRAP IN THAT MOTOR!! BIG TROUBLE, OEM IS $$$$$$ BUT THATS ALL THAT WORKS. I RACED A 81 SRX THAT JUST HAULED, GOT LUCKY LIKE YOURS lol!! EXCEPT ONE DAY WHEN I COLD SEIZED IT, ( 94max remebers that ). WELL MAYBE THEY TURN CHASSIS IN ALSO ON RECALL BUT I HAVE SEEN ALOT OF 81 SRXs WITH OUT THAT ENGINE IN THEM. 3:16 (tony)
Oh I have seen em too with other motors in them, Dave Delaughter used to sell conversion kits to run the older 80-76 engines in them when he had his SSR specialties company open. I used to have a 81 like you and I got it to scream, it was very finiky when it came to jetting though, I spent alot of time with gas on my hands changing jets, but it did haul the mail! I went thru 2 sets of cylinders learning that you CAN make ports too big!!!-LOL!!!! ahh yes, the good ol days.
YAMMIEGOD3:16
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AND 81 HAD BIG PORTS STOCK !!!!!!!!! WHAT YA DO, STICK YOUR ARM THROUGH ONE lol!. HEY I HAVE NOT TALKED TO YA IN AWHILE, RIGHT NOW, I AM PRETTY PLEASED WITH THAT HEEL CLICKER SET-UP. THE HELIX I STARTED OUT WITH DID NOT WORK BUT GOT THAT TOO COME AROUND WITH AFEW CHANGES. MIGHT TRY TO TAKE GEARING UP FOR 660. WHAT ACCELRATION THOUGH. AGAIN, THANKS FOR TIPS. 3:16 (tony)
Ya, I had to buy the package deal in order to get them both, I turned around and sold the ss for almost what I bought both of the sleds for, so I am in this SRX for the right price. It is almost perfect shape, the seat was cracked but I got lucky and bought a NOS yamaha seat cover off ebay for $120, it has the original ski's yet, got new ski rubber s from yamaha for them and just need the repo decals from Jon B. The sled has almost all the updates, against the sheets you sent me I found almost every single one done to the sled.
Sleds got a comet 102c clutch on it so I dont have to maintain the yamaha primary, plus theres alot more parts available for the comet. I cant wait to get it out and get her dialed in, should be a fun sled to just keep around and blast up and down the road every once in a snow and just keep an eye on the value it gains as it gets older and older. It is a true one of a kind machine, one year only engine , I am sure yamaha was thankfull for that with 21 service bulletins.....LOL!!
Sleds got a comet 102c clutch on it so I dont have to maintain the yamaha primary, plus theres alot more parts available for the comet. I cant wait to get it out and get her dialed in, should be a fun sled to just keep around and blast up and down the road every once in a snow and just keep an eye on the value it gains as it gets older and older. It is a true one of a kind machine, one year only engine , I am sure yamaha was thankfull for that with 21 service bulletins.....LOL!!
YAMMIEGOD3:16
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GLAD THAT INFO HELPED YA. THE WAY VINTAGE SLED ARE GOING , BIG $$$$ SOMEDAY, LOT OF PEOPLE AT SHOWS GET THAT SLED CONFUSED WITH THE 82. COOL THAT 81 STILL HAS CORRECT SKI,s!! THOSE ARE MEAN, ALOT OF GUYS SWITCHED TOO THE BIGGER VMAV OR SR-V SKI,s. TELL YA DON, EVERY 81 SRX I HAVE SEEN ALWAYS HAD THE COMETS ON THEM, THAT WAS A FIRST PROBLEY BEFORE THESE SLEDS LEFT THE DEALERSHIP. I NEVER SAW ONE WITH STOCK CLUTCH. SEEN 8M6 WEIGHTS. YOU WILL GET A NUT OFF RIDING THAT SLED. , STILL MEAN AS HELL TODAY. 3:16 (tony)