Some Old School Bike Pics

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1979 YZ400 by teyblyy, on Flickr

I remember going to the bike shop as a kid and these bikes looked so cool with the big #1's on them. Seemed like ten feet tall to at the time.
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1984 YZ250 RIGHT by teyblyy, on Flickr

I had an 1985 one of these jewels and dame was it fast. The downside was that it turned like an ocean liner and the suspension would bottom out over everything and then rebound so bad it would try to buck you off. They just don't build bikes with that kind of personality any more.
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1987 YZ250 by teyblyy, on Flickr

Again great motor but horrible suspension. This bike had the harshest forks I have ever ridden on. Bone jarring. I thought it looked nice at the time though.

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1994 YZ 250 by teyblyy, on Flickr

I only rode one of these once. I got to try it out at a demo day and promptly looped it out in front of everyone. Not one of my prouder moments.
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tblazier 7/29/2011 9:32am
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1995 YZ125 by teyblyy, on Flickr

I loved the look of this these graphics when the 95's came out bout damn they look silly now. Still better than the purple and red CR's though I think. Damn the early 90's were a weird time for bikes.
steedmills 7/29/2011 9:39am
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tblazier wrote:
[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/65727046@N02/5988072518/][img]https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6122/5988072518_921cc7f0a7_b.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/65727046@N02/5988072518/]1993 YZ AD[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/65727046@N02/]teyblyy[/url], on Flickr I never rode one of these babies.

1993 YZ AD by teyblyy, on Flickr

I never rode one of these babies.
For me the best looking YZ ever
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tblazier wrote:
[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/65727046@N02/5988072518/][img]https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6122/5988072518_921cc7f0a7_b.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/65727046@N02/5988072518/]1993 YZ AD[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/65727046@N02/]teyblyy[/url], on Flickr I never rode one of these babies.

1993 YZ AD by teyblyy, on Flickr

I never rode one of these babies.
steedmills wrote:
For me the best looking YZ ever
Good looking but a stout running Huffy would smoke it to the first turn....and the 125, Fuhgettaboutit!
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njracer46 7/29/2011 9:56am
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Just wait till I get off work.. I got something that will blow all these away Smile
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tblazier wrote:
[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/65727046@N02/5988072192/][img]https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6016/5988072192_1b18e723af_b.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/65727046@N02/5988072192/]1989 WR250 RIGHT[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/65727046@N02/]teyblyy[/url], on Flickr This was a cool bike. I loved the blue when I first saw it.

1989 WR250 RIGHT by teyblyy, on Flickr

This was a cool bike. I loved the blue when I first saw it.
One of the best bikes I ever owned.
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1990 YZ250 was a real great bike.

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tblazier wrote:
[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/65727046@N02/5988071970/][img]https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6020/5988071970_da60af6ee0_b.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/65727046@N02/5988071970/]1987 YZ250[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/65727046@N02/]teyblyy[/url], on Flickr Again great motor but horrible suspension. This bike had the harshest forks I have ever ridden on. Bone jarring...

1987 YZ250 by teyblyy, on Flickr

Again great motor but horrible suspension. This bike had the harshest forks I have ever ridden on. Bone jarring. I thought it looked nice at the time though.
I had an 87 YZ125... Not so great..
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Sandberm 7/29/2011 11:02am
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andymoto wrote:
1990 YZ250 was a real great bike. [IMG]http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj107/andymoto/3m33o13l4ZZZZZZZZZ97605be7513ec4d1d.jpg[/IMG]
1990 YZ250 was a real great bike.

I loved mine. Not the fastest but it handled great. It would settle in nice in the turns and would track a strait line through the roughest sections. A Bills Pipe made a huge power gain also.
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Sandberm 7/29/2011 11:07am
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tblazier wrote:
[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/65727046@N02/5988071970/][img]https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6020/5988071970_da60af6ee0_b.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/65727046@N02/5988071970/]1987 YZ250[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/65727046@N02/]teyblyy[/url], on Flickr Again great motor but horrible suspension. This bike had the harshest forks I have ever ridden on. Bone jarring...

1987 YZ250 by teyblyy, on Flickr

Again great motor but horrible suspension. This bike had the harshest forks I have ever ridden on. Bone jarring. I thought it looked nice at the time though.
I had a Tommy Hahn moment on my 87 right after i got it. Going great...then all of a sudden i was high-sideing. It spit me off so fast i didnt know what happened. I was the mechanic/team owner/rider, so i yelled at myself when i got back to the pits

Great motor for hard-pack tracks though
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I had a 87 490. I absolutely loved that bike. Got bad reviews but I thought it was a hell of a machine. It felt like a mini-bike riding it.
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is it just me, or does Kawasaki always seem to have the worst looking fenders & body style? yamaha & honda always have clean great looks
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seth505 7/29/2011 11:25am
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I had a 1990 yz80 and that thing SUCKED. I then moved to a 94 yz80 and that thing ruled.

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tblazier wrote:
[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/65727046@N02/5988071652/][img]https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6007/5988071652_75ca9c7612_b.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/65727046@N02/5988071652/]1979 YZ400[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/65727046@N02/]teyblyy[/url], on Flickr I remember going to the bike shop as a kid and these bikes looked so cool with the big...

1979 YZ400 by teyblyy, on Flickr

I remember going to the bike shop as a kid and these bikes looked so cool with the big #1's on them. Seemed like ten feet tall to at the time.
Had me one of them bad boys. Loved it. The ironic thing: When you added in the letter for the year model, that thing was officially called the YZ400F.
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andymoto wrote:
1990 YZ250 was a real great bike. [IMG]http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj107/andymoto/3m33o13l4ZZZZZZZZZ97605be7513ec4d1d.jpg[/IMG]
1990 YZ250 was a real great bike.

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I loved mine. Not the fastest but it handled great. It would settle in nice in the turns and would track a strait line through the...
I loved mine. Not the fastest but it handled great. It would settle in nice in the turns and would track a strait line through the roughest sections. A Bills Pipe made a huge power gain also.
Yup. Turned very well for the straight line stability it had.
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Ing wrote:
I had a 87 490. I absolutely loved that bike. Got bad reviews but I thought it was a hell of a machine. It felt like...
I had a 87 490. I absolutely loved that bike. Got bad reviews but I thought it was a hell of a machine. It felt like a mini-bike riding it.

1987 YZ490 by teyblyy, on Flickr

The mighty Air Hammer. My buddy had one of these babies and it was a death trap. It had horrible suspension and a hard to ride motor. Plus it had vibration like no bike I have ever ridden.
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Great thread. Thank you.
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pitbike502 wrote:
[img]http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0PDoX1i.DJO6XMAm8mjzbkF/SIG=12igsrn7j/EXP=1311992034/**http%3a//i2.photobucket.com/albums/y38/dtblodgett/1996YZ2501.jpg[/img] My favorite stock YZ


My favorite stock YZ
I almost bought one of these new. I liked the color combo.
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seth505 7/29/2011 3:50pm
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^ I had a 96 yz125, loved that bike!
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tblazier wrote:
[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/65727046@N02/5988072518/][img]https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6122/5988072518_921cc7f0a7_b.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/65727046@N02/5988072518/]1993 YZ AD[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/65727046@N02/]teyblyy[/url], on Flickr I never rode one of these babies.

1993 YZ AD by teyblyy, on Flickr

I never rode one of these babies.
They were just talking about Washougal being the spot where a lot of the factories would shoot their magazine and commercial ads in one of the pre-story write ups last week. Can't think of a better place!
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rmpilot 12/4/2012 9:46pm
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Ing wrote:
I had a 87 490. I absolutely loved that bike. Got bad reviews but I thought it was a hell of a machine. It felt like...
I had a 87 490. I absolutely loved that bike. Got bad reviews but I thought it was a hell of a machine. It felt like a mini-bike riding it.
tblazier wrote:
[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/65727046@N02/5988586624/][img]https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6022/5988586624_9fdf492126_b.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/65727046@N02/5988586624/]1987 YZ490[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/65727046@N02/]teyblyy[/url], on Flickr The mighty Air Hammer. My buddy had one of these babies and it was a death trap. It had...

1987 YZ490 by teyblyy, on Flickr

The mighty Air Hammer. My buddy had one of these babies and it was a death trap. It had horrible suspension and a hard to ride motor. Plus it had vibration like no bike I have ever ridden.
i love my yz 490, easy bike to ride. but yes it does vibrate.
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Bauer 12/4/2012 10:43pm
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So, where are the old school bikes?
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125

250


490
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Zeke27G 12/5/2012 6:39am
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Bauer wrote:
So, where are the old school bikes?
I'm with Bauer, where are these so called old skool bikes you speak of?Tongue

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