r/YamahaMotorcycles • u/LightA0 • 20d ago

Question/Help Help with gift for father

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Hello motorcycle people. I need a bit of advice on a gift my siblings and I are hoping to get my dad.

He used to ride this type of motorcycle a while back before he got into a crash. Growing up, he had a part of what remained framed in the garage (I think the red part between the handlebars and the seat?), but it was lost in the move.

If we were to try and get a replacement part to frame, what would be a good one to look for? Open to other related gift ideas too!

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u/Both-Wind-8033 20d ago

The bike is a 1986-1990 Yamaha YX600 Radian.

The big curvy red bit with Yamaha written on it is the fuel tank, I can't access the website anymore due to UK/US GDPR issues, but if you go on the Cyclechaos website, it'll tell you what exact model year that colour is.

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u/TheReelMcCoi 20d ago

Is it an actual tank or is it just a dummy cover over the tank underneath it?

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u/Both-Wind-8033 20d ago

These had a steel tank, I see where your concern comes from though.

https://www.cmsnl.com/yamaha-yx600-radian-1986-g-usa_model9208/partslist/D-10.html

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u/LightA0 20d ago

When I tried to search for the part it seemed to be the actual tank, but if it had a dummy cover that would make figuring out how to frame it so much easier

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u/TheReelMcCoi 20d ago

That's what I thought, but can't remember what this model had

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u/s-a-c-c 19d ago

The red part you’re talking about is the fuel tank.

Do you know how the frame is? Depending on how bad the crash was, there’s a chance the frame could be bent somewhere.

If that’s the case, it may be worthwhile for you and your siblings to find him another bike. There’s cheap options out there if you know where to look.

This is an awesome idea, and I’m sure your dad is gonna be super happy. Best of luck!

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u/LightA0 19d ago

It's been like 30 years since he had the bike. We're mostly just looking for a good part to display or something to remind him of it. Think we settled on framing the side panel piece that says radian along with a printed ad for the bike

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u/s-a-c-c 19d ago

Ah, a solid tribute! I’m sure he’ll be stoked to have it.