Several Collectors do like to know the differences between the YDS3 models and the bore-up 305 cc versions YM1 and YM2. And I found a YM2C (scrambler) one!

Actually the YDS3 can only be comapred with the YM1, the YM2 was simply the big brother or sister from the YDS5E.

Yamaha YDS3 1964

This is a 1964 early YDS3 with the tuning fork emblem on the tank, one-piece front fender (same as the YDS2) and a black, thin seat. The brochure has a small cut-out. Someone needed the Yamaha emblem for his scrapbook! I will add the later YDS3 brochures later!