My '74 YZ125A monoshock

Pure genius

That's a lot of work!
Looks like he got 6+ inches of travel, wow!
Did he use a 250 swingarm?
What did he use for a shock?

That is very cool

Any chance you have more pictures for us to drool over.

You had a home made Works bike back when there were real sweet Works bikes.

Richard

Fantastic. When you have the time, could you please post more pictures?

Richard

Richard, was that you that ended up with my old 75 YZ125 off ebay about twelve or so years ago??

Thank you Joe for even pretending that I have enough working brain cells to remember that far back. LOL. Too funny. I have had so many bikes pass through my hands that I do not even try to remember what I had or who I got it from.....as I would most likely be wrong. If I do not have this info written down, I just cannot remember.

I have had two 1975 YZ 125b's over the years. I know we have bought from each other over the years....but, I will stop right there, as to say either way would be me just making up my own version of history. I will look through some notes to see if it was indeed me that bought your bike.

I have also owned a handful of 1974 YZ 125a's. I have kept one to finally put together. It has a 1974 MX 175 cylinder with a Webco head, 1974 YZ 250 forks, DNR top triple clamp, Noguchi painted tank. I was going with a Redline swingarm, but I sold that when I had another bright idea to go with a custom design to mimic a late model long travel twin shock "Works" bike I had seen on some web site. It seems if I do not get to a project in a timely manner, I tend to change the concept a few times.

Richard

Two old guys with "can't remember shit CRS syndrome discussing a bike they may have owned...

White Euro paint scheme 75 YZ125 with 76 "C" cylinder, FMF porky head, ACE Racing cone pipe, Works Performance shocks. May have sold the aftermarket box section chromoly swingarm (kinda crusty looking) and a 74 YZ250 front end (upper tubes needed rechrome) with it.

I bought my YZ125a from Joe P. from New Jersey a few years ago. He had a 1975 YZ125b for sale that fits that description.

Your Dad pulled off a super clean build. Did you guys buy a new shock from Yamaha? That had to cost half of what a yz250 was back then. eBay has opened up a new world to us of piecing projects together. It's hard to imagine not having eBay or Craigslist to buy junk from. You must have had everyone in the pit checking your mono shock 125 out

Humyam1u, will you be posting more pictures?

Richard