Archive for the ‘1974 Yamaha MX360 Project’ Category

Sometimes you can find a hidden treasure, this brand new NOS tank for a 1974 Yamaha MX360 was found on the bottom shelf of a Yamaha M/C dealership and was all but forgotten about. It even had a new gas cap and petcock still in original packaging sitting with it.

It is perfect and makes a great part for the MX360 project, its a good start… now for the rest of the bike, well that will be a few months in the making.

1974 Yamaha MX360 Tank

Motocross Action Magazine did a dirt bike test on the Yamaha MX360 in 74 which makes an interesting read if you own , intend to own/race or restore one of these yellow racers as we do:

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“Used to know this dude that lived out in the middle of a big swamp in south Georgia down amongst the cotton mouths, red ants and chig­gers. He was what we used to call a good ol’ boy—made downright ex­cellent home brew he called “Mother’s Milk” and had this big, mangy dog he just called “Yaller.” Which made sense, because he was. Read the rest of this entry »