The Motorcycle is a 1979 Yamaha 750 Special, or for the specifics, an XS 750 XS.  For those who do not know about these motorcycles, the thing that makes the unique is they have 3 cylinders and are known as Triples. 

Here are a couple of photos of the bike after I got it in 2003.  I rode it most of the summer and when winter came I thought it was time for me to get some of the work done that needed doing.

Here is a list of what I did myself, had done and where I got the parts:

New Pirelli Tires, front and rear.  Purchased from the local Yamaha dealer (which also happens to be the local harley dealer)

Replaced the fork seals.  Had this done at the Yamaha dealer only because I tried to do it last year and they leaked so bad they ruined the front brake pads.

Replaced the valve cover gasket, starter button, clutch cable, oil filter bolt, needle & seat valves, carb float bulb gaskets, front and rear brakes.   Thanks to Parts N More for the great service and low prices.

Cleaned, conditioned and sealed the inside of the gas tank with Kreem tank liner kit from Dennis Kirk.  Also installed in line fuel shut off valves and in line fuel filters.  Only problem I had here was room under the tank for all the stuff.  So what I did was run a line from the right side petcock to the left side fuel shutoff.  Problem solved!

Paint.  Now here is where most of the work came in.  First was to fill the little dings in the tank along with the indentations where the old emblems bolted on.  Next was a good primer coat.  I got some really good paint and advice from a local paint shop where a firend works (THANKS Connie!!!).  After priming the tank, side covers and the air box covers, I put on the base coat.  Once the base coat was in place, I had the lettering done by the world famous D. Cox from London.  It did not take long to get the lettering done and then it was on with a couple coats of clear. 

I did paint the windshield as shown in the photos, but did not like it.   In the process of cleaning the paint off, I broke the windshield and bought a newer and better one from Dennis Kirk.