Yamaha Ascot Scrambler YDS Factory Racer 1965 Restored With Documents

1965 YAMAHA (Lot F 269)

250 cc ASCOT SCRAMBLER

limited Production Factory Racer

Found in Michigan under a collapsed garage in Dec . 2014. Vin # D16070

Originally purchased by James Mille, orrice Mi in 1965. This bike remained in his ownership from the time of new purchase until his death in 2013. A rare Documented Treasure.

Restored over Six months by Bill Melvin

This bike comes with historical Original Titl, nbsp;and finance agreement from 1965 as well as a new bill of sale. This is an off road Competition bike not eligible for Hiway use.

This Motorcycle : D16070 is intact with almost all of its original equipment. Including expansion chambers and Rare original DiD copies of Akront rims. These have a distinctive set of numbers stamped on the outside edge. Also the air cleaner, rame, as tank, ender and tachometer. The bike has undergone a complete restoration. The engine is as foun, ot restored. It was found seized from long storage and received an external restoration. The engine would require a rebuild to function.

The Story: Jim Miller was a young high school student from a very small farm tow, Morris ) in central Michigan. Jim like others, ad seen stories about the fast Yamaha Ascot racer in National Magazines. He dreamed of owning one. But these bikes were quite Rare and generally only sold to dealers who had accomplished racers lined up to race them.

One day Jim entered the local Yamaha shop and there sat an Ascot. The bike had been ordered for a fast racer from Flint Michiga, hot bed of Half mile racing. But the proposed rider took a sponsored ride on another brand and left the dealer high and dry. So he sold the bike to Jim. Jim didn’t have enough mone, ut he did have a down payment and a job. So they arranged financing and the sale was completed . Jim had a lifelong good frien, aul (Rocky) Roll, ho has related much of this story.

Paul tells us that Jim rode the bike for a few weeks around the farm road, ook it to a race or two and then decided to take the bike apart to see what made it tick. After taking the bike apart he let it sit and eventually repainted some of the part, ith the intention of putting it back together. Most kids had the desire to put their own custom look on a bike. Ji, like others we may know, as good at taking things apart but a little slow at putting them back together.

Eventually Jim’s parents passed and Jim inherited the family home. The bike sat in his barn from 1965 until Decembe, 2014 in pieces.

Jim passed away in 2013 and his wife called Rocky in Dec. 2014. To tell him that she wanted to get the back yard cleaned up and that a few years previous the barn had collapsed. She was pretty sure there were three bikes under the wreckage. If Rocky wanted them, e should come dig them out before the bulldozer got there.

Rocky called his friend Bob and myself and we went to see what might be hiding inside the mess. It turned out the Yamaha was in there in piece, s it had been left as well as a BSA and Honda Scramble, ll in parts . Rocky and Bob dug most of the parts out and it was determined that the Yamaha was complete but ruste, amaged and very muddy. The barn had a dirt floor and with rain and pressure from the collapsed barn, t was driven deep into the mud.

Rocky knew, e, Bill Melvin), nd that I liked to restore old racers

and called me to come get it. Bob gave the bike a bath and placed the parts in proper locations to see what might be missing. It turned out only the Tachometer was missing . After another excavation at the sight, e dug up the Tach and I started the restoration process.

What you see is the finished project. Dec, 5th 2015 .

I than, ob Bulmer and Rocky Roll for their efforts to save this piece of history and Marty Spalding for hours upon Hours of work to save the original exhaust system and fender.

WHAT THEY COST
The retail price in 1963 for a brand-new Ascot Scrambler was $745. An Early Years of Motocross Museum, xample has an estimated value of $14000. But was not in as good a condition as this example.

MODELS
The Ascot Scrambler was unique in that it was designed and built to be used at one racetrack (although it could be used at other oval dirt tracks). The production was limited, nd were offered in high pipe and low pipe models. They were basically a stripped down version of a YDS -2 with many lighter racing parts. The engines were sourced from Yamaha’s very fast TD-1 Road racers . So they were generally much faster than other dirt bikes but also very peaky and hard to control in the dirt.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR
Make sure it is actually an Ascot Scrambler. The TD1 wheels and brakes with alloy rims,( look for Stamped numbers on outer surface of DID rims) front number plate with brackets, xpansion chamber exhaust, nique clamp-on air filters and a tach are standard items. They are difficult to find separately—and virtually impossible to replace. This bike’s serial number is D6-16070.

Sales were brisk, ut owners soon found out that the handling was not on par with the custom frame twins that were being raced at Ascot. Imagine a 35-horsepower machine with a peaky power band and a short wheelbase. Production of these very unique machines lasted from 1962 to 1967 with very few changes. The 1965 and later models had a fiberglass racing seat, hich is the only way to tell the difference between the earliest models. Expansion Chambers changed but few other parts.

This bike has had a few non original parts added where original’s were damaged or lost. The Clutch and brake perches are from a later model, orrect ones should be available . The grips were replaced with NOS grips . A small bracket was fabricated to anchor the air filters . A new chain was installed, t was pretty clear from the condition of sprockets and other parts that the bike had little use . It took a lot of tim, cleanin, aint and Chrome to make it look like this. An enjoyable project that brought back old memories.

Back in 1965 a friend of mine had an Ascot and decided to take it to the drag strip, helped him change sprockets and tires and he let me take a run of the strip on it. Best time of the day was 13.7 second, f I remember right ? It was a fast bike and hard to handle the abrupt power band. Enjo, Bill Melvin

1965 YAMAHA 250 cc ASCOT SCRAMBLER

limited Production Factory Racer

For sale Las Vegas - Mecum Friday Jan 8th Lot F269

Found in Michigan under a collapsed garage in Dec . 2014. Vin # D16070

Originally purchased by James Mille, orrice Mi in 1965. This bike remained in his ownership from the time of new purchase until his death in 2013. A rare Documented Treasure.

Restored over Six months by Doc Speed

This bike comes with historical Original Titl, nbsp;and finance agreement from 1965 as well as a new bill of sale. This is an off road Competition bike not eligible for Hiway use.

This Motorcycle : D16070 is intact with almost all of its original equipment. Including expansion chambers and Rare original DiD copies of Akront rims. These have a distinctive set of numbers stamped on the outside edge. Also the air cleaner, rame, as tank, ender and tachometer. The bike has undergone a complete restoration. The engine is as foun, ot restored. It was found seized from long storage and received an external restoration. The engine would require a rebuild to function.

The Story: Jim Miller was a young high school student from a very small farm tow, Morris ) in central Michigan. Jim like others, ad seen stories about the fast Yamaha Ascot racer in National Magazines. He dreamed of owning one. But these bikes were quite Rare and generally only sold to dealers who had accomplished racers lined up to race them.

One day Jim entered the local Yamaha shop and there sat an Ascot. The bike had been ordered for a fast racer from Flint Michiga, hot bed of Half mile racing. But the proposed rider took a sponsored ride on another brand and left the dealer high and dry. So he sold the bike to Jim. Jim didn’t have enough mone, ut he did have a down payment and a job. So they arranged financing and the sale was completed . Jim had a lifelong good frien, aul (Rocky) Roll, ho has related much of this story.

Paul tells us that Jim rode the bike for a few weeks around the farm road, ook it to a race or two and then decided to take the bike apart to see what made it tick. After taking the bike apart he let it sit and eventually repainted some of the part, ith the intention of putting it back together. Most kids had the desire to put their own custom look on a bike. Ji, like others we may know, as good at taking things apart but a little slow at putting them back together.

Eventually Jim’s parents passed and Jim inherited the family home. The bike sat in his barn from 1965 until Decembe, 2014 in pieces.

Jim passed away in 2013 and his wife called Rocky in Dec. 2014. To tell him that she wanted to get the back yard cleaned up and that a few years previous the barn had collapsed. She was pretty sure there were three bikes under the wreckage. If Rocky wanted them, e should come dig them out before the bulldozer got there.

Rocky called his friend Bob and myself and we went to see what might be hiding inside the mess. It turned out the Yamaha was in there in piece, s it had been left as well as a BSA and Honda Scramble, ll in parts . Rocky and Bob dug most of the parts out and it was determined that the Yamaha was complete but ruste, amaged and very muddy. The barn had a dirt floor and with rain and pressure from the collapsed barn, t was driven deep into the mud.

Rocky knew, e, Doc-Speed), nd that I liked to restore old racers

and called me to come get it. Bob gave the bike a bath and placed the parts in proper locations to see what might be missing. It turned out only the Tachometer was missing . After another excavation at the sight, e dug up the Tach and I started the restoration process.

What you see is the finished project. Dec, 5th 2015 .

I than, ob Bulmer and Rocky Roll for their efforts to save this piece of history and Marty Spalding for hours upon Hours of work to save the original exhaust system and fender.

WHAT THEY COST
The retail price in 1963 for a brand-new Ascot Scrambler was $745. An Early Years of Motocross Museum, xample has an estimated value of $14000. But was not in as good a condition as this example.

MODELS
The Ascot Scrambler was unique in that it was designed and built to be used at one racetrack (although it could be used at other oval dirt tracks). The production was limited, nd were offered in high pipe and low pipe models. They were basically a stripped down version of a YDS -2 with many lighter racing parts. The engines were sourced from Yamaha’s very fast TD-1 Road racers . So they were generally much faster than other dirt bikes but also very peaky and hard to control in the dirt.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR
Make sure it is actually an Ascot Scrambler. The TD1 wheels and brakes with alloy rims,( look for Stamped numbers on outer surface of DID rims) front number plate with brackets, xpansion chamber exhaust, nique clamp-on air filters and a tach are standard items. They are difficult to find separately—and virtually impossible to replace. This bike’s serial number is D6-16070.

Sales were brisk, ut owners soon found out that the handling was not on par with the custom frame twins that were being raced at Ascot. Imagine a 35-horsepower machine with a peaky power band and a short wheelbase. Production of these very unique machines lasted from 1962 to 1967 with very few changes. The 1965 and later models had a fiberglass racing seat, hich is the only way to tell the difference between the earliest models. Expansion Chambers changed but few other parts.

This bike has had a few non original parts added where original’s were damaged or lost. The Clutch and brake perches are from a later model, orrect ones should be available . The grips were replaced with NOS grips . A small bracket was fabricated to anchor the air filters . A new chain was installed, t was pretty clear from the condition of sprockets and other parts that the bike had little use . It took a lot of tim, cleanin, aint and Chrome to make it look like this. An enjoyable project that brought back old memories.

Back in 1965 a friend of mine had an Ascot and decided to take it to the drag strip, helped him change sprockets and tires and he let me take a run of the strip on it. Best time of the day was 13.7 second, f I remember right ? It was a fast bike and hard to handle the abrupt power band. Enjo, Doc Speed

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