XT500 Yamaha Build Part 2. Nuts & Bolts. Paul Van Wyk's build. Yamaha's finest machine

STOP THE PRESSES! Paul won the Classic and Overall prize at the Thumper Concours on the first weekend of September 2024.
Paul talks us through his current build.
In Part 1. Everything was in component form. Off to painting and plating and chroming and polishing.
Now go and watch Part 1 also on this channel.
• XT500 Yamaha Build Par...
In this Part 2. The bike's coming together, looking like the thing we recognise and love. XT500 1980

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Brilliant

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Thanks mate

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Amazing

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Paul is a meticulous and skilled bike builder. I think he's on two number 14 now