Saturday, October 11, 2014

Specifications, Media and service table Yamaha LS3

Right after purchasing the Yamaha LS3 I started looking for a service manual and a parts manual. I found  them for a couple of dollars on eBay.

Yamaha model LS3 Parts List 1972

Yamaha 100 LS3 Service Manual

If you wanna work on your bike you really need those books.Searching for the LS3 won't get you far, but if you have the parts list and look up the number of a part you need it will pop up if it's still available. Like most motorcycle manufactures in those days Yamaha used the same parts on many different models.
Tip: right click on an image and choose open in new window to see it full size (easier to read ;).

Yamaha LS3 specifications - 1
Yamaha LS3 specifications - 1

Yamaha LS3 specifications - 2
Yamaha LS3 specifications - 2

Yamaha LS3 Service Data - 1
Yamaha LS3 Service Data - 1

Yamaha LS3 Service Data - 2
Yamaha LS3 Service Data - 2

Yamaha LS3 Wiring Diagram
Yamaha LS3 Wiring Diagram

I couldn't find any data about production numbers etc., so I sent an e-mail to Yamaha. They replied the same day and wrote that they don't have those records anymore. However they were only build in 1972 as you can see in the list I got from Yamaha customer service. Model number is 336.

Yamaha motorcycle model list early seventies
Yamaha model list early seventies

Yamaha 100 LS3 in "Two wheels" edition march 1973.

Yamaha 100 LS3 in "Two wheels" edition march 1973
Yamaha 100 LS3 in "Two wheels" edition march 1973
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Yamaha 100 LS3 in "Two wheels" edition march 1973
Yamaha 100 LS3 in "Two wheels" edition march 1973
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Yamaha 100 LS3 in "Two wheels" edition march 1973
Yamaha 100 LS3 in "Two wheels" edition march 1973
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Yamaha 100 LS3 in "Two wheels" edition march 1973
Yamaha 100 LS3 in "Two wheels" edition march 1973
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Check the price for a new Yamaha 100  LS3 in 1973..... A depreciation of around 4 dollars a year, that's a good investment ;)
I also found a Journal for the World Wide Yamaha Dealers - Yamaha News September1972 ..

Yamaha 100 Street LS3 in Yamaha Dealer News September 1972

Yamaha 100 Street LS3 in Yamaha Dealer News September 1972
Yamaha 100 Street LS3 in Yamaha Dealer News September 1972

Yamaha Advertising News Special Issue 1972
Yamaha Advertising News Special Issue 1972 page 1

Yamaha Advertising News Special Issue 1972
Yamaha Advertising News Special Issue 1972-page 2+3

Yamaha Advertising News Special Issue 1972
Yamaha Advertising News Special Issue 1972 page 4+5

Yamaha Advertising News Special Issue 1972
Yamaha Advertising News Special Issue 1972 page 6+7

Yamaha Advertising News Special Issue 1972
Yamaha Advertising News Special Issue 1972 page 8