Original - Not from Hobby Lobby

I won't say "absolutely not" that these tin and porcelain signs are copies of some older vintage signs, simply because I can't prove it. . . . . but seems to me they only started appearing just a few short years ago, and I've never seen any evidence of them anywhere, EVER, before. I think these would fall into the realm of modern day nostalgia . . . made for those that are looking to dress up their Man Cave, Shop, or Garage. If someone is trying to pass them off as vintage or nos, that seems like a rather shady seller to me.

Wow!

I like my $10 Hobby Lobby even more now!

I do not know if Yamaha released this sign back in the day. I noticed the gas and oil tanks have the 76 graphics, but the oil tank lettering is in black. The 76 model had white lettering. The 75 had black lettering. Also, the 75 black lettering said Enduro 400, while the 76 just said enduro. What MarkT said sounds very plausible, I do not think Yamaha would release a sign with those errors. People often try to make a buck dishonestly.

Hate to say this but it looks like there are a ton of these signs on ebay... every one I looked at had similar "distressed" mounting holes and "flaws"... cheapest one was from India at $120 shipped.

Great sign, but it sure looks like they might be reproductions? (or even completely new... Enduronut would probably know if Yamaha had signs like this in 1976...)

I saw a show on the History channel a while back where they said vintage porcelain sign prices have dropped dramatically because there are so many "fakes" out there... prices of originals were insane and many people won't hesitate to buy a reproduction for decoration since the originals got so expensive. Now the prices on originals have dropped 50% or more.