racerdave
^ Gone not forgotten ^
Did Yammie have any meaning behind the letters TX or XS?
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TX---XS ??
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TeeCat
One-Mik Wonder
racerdave
^ Gone not forgotten ^
Thanks TCat, but nothing there says if there is a meaning behind the letters.
TeeCat
One-Mik Wonder
I don't think there is. I believe it's just a nominal designator because the TX was only used in '73 and '74... at least I have never been able to discover otherwise.
OakBehringer
XS650 Guru
It's because any model with the letter X in it is cool sounding.
spokes73
XS650 Member
This is the explanation I have heard:
The TX750 was introduced in 1973 to compete in the horsepower race with other brands. It may have been one of those marketing things to clone some image from the TX750 to the TX650. But, the TX750 had problems, and became a drag on the Yamaha brand. So, the TX750 production was cancelled at the end of the 1974 model year, and the TX650 went back to the XS designation in 1975.
The TX750 was introduced in 1973 to compete in the horsepower race with other brands. It may have been one of those marketing things to clone some image from the TX750 to the TX650. But, the TX750 had problems, and became a drag on the Yamaha brand. So, the TX750 production was cancelled at the end of the 1974 model year, and the TX650 went back to the XS designation in 1975.
littlebill31
Smells of Raw Fuel
"All my XS live in TX"
Ya, that was bad.
Ya, that was bad.
I dont care who you are thats some funny stuff 
