Anybody on this site ever race one of these?

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Yamaha MX 100
first race ever, got second to last, it would foul a plug or two... never raced minis



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should of put in old school moto, please move it
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h&m_cycle wrote:
should of put in old school moto, please move it
I'd leave it.

Very Moto, to me.
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My little brother had one exactly like that.

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My best friend as a kid had one,we would ride that thing from sun up to sun down in a field in our neighborhood.
Great times.
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Uncle Tony 1/28/2015 1:36pm
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They had a flip up seat also, don't see that on ten thousand dollar 4 strokes
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shanes 1/28/2015 2:31pm
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close i had one of these as my first bike



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Kartwheel84c 1/28/2015 2:33pm
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I still have a '71 HT-1 90, candy metallic purple, its my Mom's old race bike.
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my mother loved this thing, sitting on the gas tank



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My first bike was an 1980 MX80. I can't imagine how many hours I put on that thing.
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My first ride back in 1972. Wish dad wouldn't have sold that thing.

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I think the 1971 LT 100 was my second bike the first being an SL 70, my Yamaha was all green tank
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mgifracing wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2015/01/28/78447/s1200_INDIAN_50.jpg[/img] My first ride back in 1972. Wish dad wouldn't have sold that thing.


My first ride back in 1972. Wish dad wouldn't have sold that thing.
That's what i had, too, except mine was orange. From there, I moved to a '74 (maybe '76) Yamaha GT80, and then to an '82 RM80.
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BAMX wrote:
My first bike was an 1980 MX80. I can't imagine how many hours I put on that thing.
Mine too, '80 or '81. It was my first bike I didn't have to share with my older brother(that was a QA50).
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Uncle Tony wrote:
They had a flip up seat also, don't see that on ten thousand dollar 4 strokes
Good place for your Genuine Yamaha Tool Kit.
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h&m_cycle wrote:
Yamaha MX 100 first race ever, got second to last, it would foul a plug or two... never raced minis [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2015/01/28/78427/s1200_1973_Yamaha_MX_100_764594.jpg[/img]
Yamaha MX 100
first race ever, got second to last, it would foul a plug or two... never raced minis



My very first, true to life dirt bike ever. 1973 Yamaha MX100. Bought it used in like new condition for $300.00. Oil injected, never had to premix the fuel.
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h&m_cycle wrote:
Yamaha MX 100 first race ever, got second to last, it would foul a plug or two... never raced minis [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2015/01/28/78427/s1200_1973_Yamaha_MX_100_764594.jpg[/img]
Yamaha MX 100
first race ever, got second to last, it would foul a plug or two... never raced minis



my brother got that bike, and I got the 125 elsinore, was an amazing time to ride dirt bikes.

I remember the power band on that thing didn't seem to start until about 10 grand and then started screaming forever..
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h&m_cycle wrote:
Yamaha MX 100 first race ever, got second to last, it would foul a plug or two... never raced minis [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2015/01/28/78427/s1200_1973_Yamaha_MX_100_764594.jpg[/img]
Yamaha MX 100
first race ever, got second to last, it would foul a plug or two... never raced minis



>"Yamaha MX 100
first race ever, got second to last, it would foul a plug or two... never raced minis "100 lbs.) lined up with the 250 amateurs, 250 CZ, 4x4 blocks doubled up to put his feet on. His pop's was with him, could believe somebody my size on a 250 CZ, on the line with the amateurs. I go watch the race after it starts and there that little kid dicing it out with two other for the win ! ! ! ! Later learned his name, Danny Chandler, he had a reputation in nor-cal - California Wild Child was the nickname locally.

Yeah it fouled a plug or two when you'd never ridden a two-stroke with power !

Thanks for the memories all, first time I typed that story, first race I still remember it pretty clear.

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h&m_cycle wrote:
Yamaha MX 100 first race ever, got second to last, it would foul a plug or two... never raced minis [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2015/01/28/78427/s1200_1973_Yamaha_MX_100_764594.jpg[/img]
Yamaha MX 100
first race ever, got second to last, it would foul a plug or two... never raced minis



I remember those bikes very well. That downswept pipe from the right rear shock back resembles the 30mm chain gun barrel under the nose of an apache helicopter. Very cool!
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I have the 73 mx 360 that I raced in 74 . Dad rode the open ex and me the open am.
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I had my first success on one when I was 14 and I was hooked on off-road.
Mine had Koni shocks and I put white Preston Petty fenders and a weird but relatively quite round X-Duser? silencer/spark arester.
Never failed to finish an enduro or hare scramble on that thing.
Hey h-amp-m-cycle, I was born right across the river from Steubenville, in Weirton, WV.
We moved to TX when I was 8 and been here ever since.
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72 HT-1MX for my first bike. Rode the wheels off of it and wore the motor out 3 times.
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That thing is cool. I raced against those on my 73 SL100. could not compete but when I got my 74 TM100 things changed.Evil

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