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Yamaha MF1 restoration, part 5#

With some last efforts the Yamaha MF1 now finally has to be made ready for the road. The leg-shields have to be fitted and some other small things have to be done.

It is surprising how you can be held up by these details!

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The legshields are loosely attached to the cast aluminium stay above, the frame (halfway down) and to small plates attached to the front upper engine bolts.

 

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Here is the small l.h. stay. It is simply a plate, a 6 mm nut welded on front and a rubber against friction and scratches.

 

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When everything is in place, both shields can be fastened carefully.

 

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The airfilter is attached to the carburetor inside the frame.

 

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I glued a rubber string on the inside of the carburetor cover to avoid scratches and vibration.

 

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Carburetor cover installed.

 

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My local decal shop made some excellent original size decals for the headlamp.

 

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The speedometer was a mess when I got it (you have seen the picture in a previous report). Thanks to a good friend of another friend (.....!) it is near perfect again.

 

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The small aluminium riveted shield was scratched very much. I put a new decal on the aluminium shield and riveted it together to the crankcase cover. Looks very good!

 

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After 2 years the Yamaha MF1 1961 is finally ready and it runs very sweet. Seat position is very cramped as it was designed for Japanese ladies with small feet.

 

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I am satisfied with the result but now we have to try it as well!

 

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Power is not overwhelming....... But the Yamaha MF1 is ultra smooth. That day I was surely the only person in the world who was riding a Yamaha MF1! That gives a good feeling after all that work.yamaha mf1

I put the battery temporarily on the luggage carrier as I only rode the machine around the block. No registration, no insurance, nothing yet.
 

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