32 Trail Rider
As one who grew up riding Yamaha Enduros, I've
got a so spot in my heart for them as they bring
me back to days of my youth. As vintage bikes go,
they're actually very capable mounts for ripping
around town and light-to-moderate trail duty. As
projects go, I've found Yamahas to be the easiest
to complete since parts are never a problem. As
for this month's "Roach Resurrec on" that's push-
ing 45 years old, Yamaha s ll lists a tremendous
number of OEM parts in their catalogs. Ease of
parts availability goes a long way when considering
a vintage project. Another huge bonus is vintage
Yamaha parts are very inexpensive compared to Eu-
ropean offerings. As a result, this month's vintage
feature went super smooth and was wrapped up
within a couple weeks.
As with many of our vintage features, this month's
Roach was one that had tried to find me, got away
for a few years and interes ngly enough popped
back up only a few miles from our house. About
five years ago, I'd been riding our local hammer
spot "Jugtown Forest" in the next town over of
Casco, Maine. At a trailhead, I ran into a hiker in the
woods. Jugtown shares trails with hikers, bikers and
ATVs equally, and, incredibly, all interact famously.
Roach Resurrection
1975 Yamaha DT400B
