You sir have some balls kicking that over with sandals. My dad told me a story about his yankee. One time it bit back and ripped his brand new boots from the heel all the way up. The kick start had a nice curve perfect for a decent bite.
Guy I worked with, we both drove semi's between the Mississippi River at Davenport, Iowa to Chicago 5 days a week, He rode his Honda 750 4 - cam most days to work, I'd had a couple Honda's as a kid, 50-Z Mini-Trail and a Scrambler 70, my BIGGEST mystake was getting the 1972 Harley 125 RAPIDO, I spent more having Roger Reiman, yes, the Daytona 200 multi-time winner rebuild it TWICE after it blew up, but I got $200 cash and it was taken away from my sight. Then years later this OSSA 250 SIX DAY REPLICA drops in my lap, it hadn't been run in years but I had it running an hour or two after getting it home. It was GREAT for Sunday rides, mix some Yama-Lube with some 100+ leaded race gas and it ran like a striped APE. It ALWAYS got me home. The wiring on the OSSA had seen better days, but it was almost legal. The magnets in the MOTOPLAT ignition were getting weak, it was getting fussy about starting. I gave it to another co-worker who last I knew was riding a brand new KTM, I suspect my Ossa is setting in his old chicken house with a dozen other bikes that don't run! It's CRAZY, I've seen nicely restored low mile 250 SDR's advertised for $8000, yes, EIGHT Thousand Dollars. It's getting hard to find the YAMA-LUBE R I mixed with the 100+ leaded race gas to keep my 250 SDR running, Maybe I should look for a Honda 4-stroke, but I know I'll soon find it boring and trade it. I had a Yamaha RD-350 when I graduated college and started dating my wife, it started slipping out of gear, I didn't know ANYBODY that could fix it, I knew I could probably split the cases and maybe find the new parts it needed but doubted I'd ever get it shifting right so I gave it to my cousin with 4 sons. It's probably squeezed into a corner of one of his machine sheds. I seem to remember paying $600 for it, and I put a couple thousand miles on it. Sad twist of fate but about 6-8 years later I was working at a company that had 4-5 factory trained bike mechanics that worked on ALL brands of Japanese bikes, any one of them could have fixed it. Yep, would be nice to have a YANKEE 500 or a 250 SDR. I seem to remember giving the owner of the Ossa $100 cash for the SDR. Things like the fiberglass front fender were replaced with Preston Petty unbreakable plastic, but the fiberglass gas tank was starting to leak, THAT was going to be tough to replace. Everything the Cycle Magazine article said needed fixed had been fixed, and there was a multi-brand dealer about 40 miles away that carried a few parts, and Barnett Clutches sent me a complete set of new clutch plates to install when I replaced the worn primary chain. The over-size 4.50x18 rear knobby was replaced with a Chen Sing 4.00x18 to clear the drive chain. The seat was even in decent shape. Maybe someday I stumble into another SDR.
Wow ! Thanks for this long story. Apart from the trial and enduro world, the Ossa where pretty rare in France. Thanks for sharing your young biker's years.
Great video I have 6 yankees, all mine have also been in storage since the 80's. I just got one out and fired it up last week. Only 500 miles on that one, will ned clean uolike yours. My others not as nice and will get full restores. I was not aware there were any in Europe.
I had that exact bike from 1977 until 1980. My parents sold it while I was in the Marines to some guy who said he wouldn’t take any other bike to Alaska.😅. It had a lot of funny idiosyncrasies, one of which was it had a throttle lock, and the two exhaust pipes were perfect for warming your hands on a cold night riding home.
Esta es la Yankee Z de Enduro que se fabricó en España para el mercado USA para carreras tipo Baja California. La exportación no funcionó bien y entonces Ossa como se quedó con muchos motores sin vender creo la Yankee 500 de carretera que todos conocemos. Y cuidado que fue en su tiempo la moto de serie más rápida del mercado Español y llegó a competir bajo varias preparaciones en las 24 Horas de resistencia de Montjuic. De estas Yankee Z Americanas quedan muy pocas y funcionando creo que es la primera que veo.
The basic modell was the Ossa 500 Yankee, right? Liked the design of the street version. Just what I see it's a hard cookie to drive with, especially to start. Well, a neighbour had the Yamaha XT 500 and I sometimes helped to kickstart it, that's why I decided to restore a XT 250 and with that I'm very happy ;)
Félicitations ! As always, you did a brilliant job. Actually, I can't remember any Yankee models of that time. (I think there was only a 250 Ossa Yankee provided here on the German market. But not sure about that.)
Hello Nothing !!! Just an ultra sonic cleening of the two carbs who where in a good shape. I didn't check the CDI timing, supposed to be tuned for once. Two new spark plugs probably help and that's all. I used the multiple head gaskets (4 !) on my Yamaha 360 RT1 and RT2 with succes ua-cam.com/video/Zpg9MghB2ug/v-deo.html
Great video, I enjoyed from Australia though unfortunately I'm not a fan of this bike, big bore old Maico yes, but not this, DT 400 Yamaha was a beauty in its day though
Well Done ! A rare classic ....... and NOT an ugly sound to a 500 two-stroke Twin fan !
And if similar to the roadbike "SS" version of '76, then 58hp, with a 6-speed 'box, is not too shabby!
Awesome video !!! My Yankee is currently being restored . Engine number 490
You sir have some balls kicking that over with sandals. My dad told me a story about his yankee. One time it bit back and ripped his brand new boots from the heel all the way up. The kick start had a nice curve perfect for a decent bite.
Guy I worked with, we both drove semi's between the Mississippi River at Davenport, Iowa to Chicago 5 days a week, He rode his Honda 750 4 - cam most days to work, I'd had a couple Honda's as a kid, 50-Z Mini-Trail and a Scrambler 70, my BIGGEST mystake was getting the 1972 Harley 125 RAPIDO, I spent more having Roger Reiman, yes, the Daytona 200 multi-time winner rebuild it TWICE after it blew up, but I got $200 cash and it was taken away from my sight. Then years later this OSSA 250 SIX DAY REPLICA drops in my lap, it hadn't been run in years but I had it running an hour or two after getting it home. It was GREAT for Sunday rides, mix some Yama-Lube with some 100+ leaded race gas and it ran like a striped APE. It ALWAYS got me home. The wiring on the OSSA had seen better days, but it was almost legal. The magnets in the MOTOPLAT ignition were getting weak, it was getting fussy about starting. I gave it to another co-worker who last I knew was riding a brand new KTM, I suspect my Ossa is setting in his old chicken house with a dozen other bikes that don't run! It's CRAZY, I've seen nicely restored low mile 250 SDR's advertised for $8000, yes, EIGHT Thousand Dollars. It's getting hard to find the YAMA-LUBE R I mixed with the 100+ leaded race gas to keep my 250 SDR running, Maybe I should look for a Honda 4-stroke, but I know I'll soon find it boring and trade it. I had a Yamaha RD-350 when I graduated college and started dating my wife, it started slipping out of gear, I didn't know ANYBODY that could fix it, I knew I could probably split the cases and maybe find the new parts it needed but doubted I'd ever get it shifting right so I gave it to my cousin with 4 sons. It's probably squeezed into a corner of one of his machine sheds. I seem to remember paying $600 for it, and I put a couple thousand miles on it. Sad twist of fate but about 6-8 years later I was working at a company that had 4-5 factory trained bike mechanics that worked on ALL brands of Japanese bikes, any one of them could have fixed it.
Yep, would be nice to have a YANKEE 500 or a 250 SDR. I seem to remember giving the owner of the Ossa $100 cash for the SDR. Things like the fiberglass front fender were replaced with Preston Petty unbreakable plastic, but the fiberglass gas tank was starting to leak, THAT was going to be tough to replace. Everything the Cycle Magazine article said needed fixed had been fixed, and there was a multi-brand dealer about 40 miles away that carried a few parts, and Barnett Clutches sent me a complete set of new clutch plates to install when I replaced the worn primary chain. The over-size 4.50x18 rear knobby was replaced with a Chen Sing 4.00x18 to clear the drive chain. The seat was even in decent shape. Maybe someday I stumble into another SDR.
Wow ! Thanks for this long story. Apart from the trial and enduro world, the Ossa where pretty rare in France. Thanks for sharing your young biker's years.
Always enjoy your old bikes and the scenery. Good job.
Good for you getting the old bike running again 👍
Nice job Micou! Missed your videos for so long, was very excited to see a new one from you!!
Great video
I have 6 yankees, all mine have also been in storage since the 80's.
I just got one out and fired it up last week. Only 500 miles on that one, will ned clean uolike yours. My others not as nice and will get full restores.
I was not aware there were any in Europe.
I had that exact bike from 1977 until 1980. My parents sold it while I was in the Marines to some guy who said he wouldn’t take any other bike to Alaska.😅. It had a lot of funny idiosyncrasies, one of which was it had a throttle lock, and the two exhaust pipes were perfect for warming your hands on a cold night riding home.
That thing sounds sweet, a very nice.👍
Sounds amazing!🤠👍
Ah yea, Dick Mann's creation: The Yankee Z! Had one in the mid-70's, what a torque monster!
Ojalá tuviera una ossa yankee 500.
En España no se comercializó ese modelo, era demasiado potente y cara.
Esta es la Yankee Z de Enduro que se fabricó en España para el mercado USA para carreras tipo Baja California. La exportación no funcionó bien y entonces Ossa como se quedó con muchos motores sin vender creo la Yankee 500 de carretera que todos conocemos. Y cuidado que fue en su tiempo la moto de serie más rápida del mercado Español y llegó a competir bajo varias preparaciones en las 24 Horas de resistencia de Montjuic. De estas Yankee Z Americanas quedan muy pocas y funcionando creo que es la primera que veo.
The basic modell was the Ossa 500 Yankee, right? Liked the design of the street version. Just what I see it's a hard cookie to drive with, especially to start. Well, a neighbour had the Yamaha XT 500 and I sometimes helped to kickstart it, that's why I decided to restore a XT 250 and with that I'm very happy ;)
Beautiful yard
Félicitations !
As always, you did a brilliant job.
Actually, I can't remember any Yankee models of that time.
(I think there was only a 250 Ossa Yankee provided here on the German market. But not sure about that.)
Don't see these every day. I remember when they were a real deal.
Awesome !!!! Cheers from Las Vegas
OSSA YANKEE. The beast
Super histoire 👍🏻
Hi, besides the double head gaskets what else did you do to get the bike to start well?
Hello
Nothing !!! Just an ultra sonic cleening of the two carbs who where in a good shape. I didn't check the CDI timing, supposed to be tuned for once. Two new spark plugs probably help and that's all.
I used the multiple head gaskets (4 !) on my Yamaha 360 RT1 and RT2 with succes
ua-cam.com/video/Zpg9MghB2ug/v-deo.html
Great video, I enjoyed from Australia though unfortunately I'm not a fan of this bike, big bore old Maico yes, but not this, DT 400 Yamaha was a beauty in its day though
When I was 14 At the NEOTT grounds Mick Andrews let me ride his Yankee. I'm searching for one now. Any help, l?
It's also a 6 speed 😊 I have 2
Super fun to ride road mine in vintage motocross had dick man sign one off my tanks
Quand ça démarre pas au roller, tu te dis qu’elle n’était pas prête de partir à la tatane. Ça rassure quand même.
ugggggtgt, just got vertigo...08:13
Porque nadie sabe como se ponen en marcha las ossa sous muy muy muy malos tio
Hacia tiempo que no veía una moto de Cross tan horrible !
Tienes idea la estupidez que acabas de decir?
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