1990 YZ490 ??

Vecchia Scuola 11/23/2014 1:57am
11/23/2014 1:57am


Almost finished my '85.
That was really in bad bad conditions!
When it's done I'll do a thread about it.. Smile
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Uncle Tony 11/23/2014 6:55am
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Looking good
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MaxPower 11/25/2014 3:15pm
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You look pretty good on that thing Vmx3
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PapaLou 12/2/2014 8:17pm
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1990 YZ490 with the 92 WR500 front end. A little attention to the motor and rear shock as well as a cleaner looking color scheme. Finally broke in and ready for next years events here in the Northwest. Great bike and handle terrible with gobs of mid range!
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sjsingle1 12/2/2014 9:19pm
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PapaLou wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2014/12/02/72437/s1200_YZ490lt.jpg[/img] 1990 YZ490 with the 92 WR500 front end. A little attention to the motor and rear shock as well as a cleaner looking color scheme...


1990 YZ490 with the 92 WR500 front end. A little attention to the motor and rear shock as well as a cleaner looking color scheme. Finally broke in and ready for next years events here in the Northwest. Great bike and handle terrible with gobs of mid range!
you used the 490 master cylinder instead of the 500 MC ?
Aceofspades 12/2/2014 10:12pm
12/2/2014 10:12pm Edited Date/Time 12/2/2014 10:13pm
To me as a woods and play rider, A newer yz490 would be the perfect bike if it had a good set of usd forks, a rear disc, and headwork/balanced crank. They are as rare as Bigfoot around here though.
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vmx3 12/3/2014 9:22am
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MaxPower wrote:
You look pretty good on that thing Vmx3
Thanks, I just try to have fun on it
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Tgo 12/3/2014 10:47am
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Aceofspades wrote:
To me as a woods and play rider, A newer yz490 would be the perfect bike if it had a good set of usd forks, a...
To me as a woods and play rider, A newer yz490 would be the perfect bike if it had a good set of usd forks, a rear disc, and headwork/balanced crank. They are as rare as Bigfoot around here though.
That bikes exists. It's called the WR500.
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sjsingle1 2/7/2015 8:27pm
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anybody got a copy of that VMX article?
VMX has digital copys you can buy online as opposed to buying back issues and paying an arm and a leg for shipping from OZ.......so i bought a digital copy that has the article about that 83 yz490 ....they raved about the Pro-form pipe that was custom made for that bike........how it almost cured all the motor ills that 490s are known for......interesting read
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CodyMX4ever 2/11/2015 4:57am
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Frog #1 wrote:
I have this low hour 1989 YZ490 for-sale! $1800[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2014/08/18/62824/s1200_photo_1_2.jpg[/img]
I have this low hour 1989 YZ490 for-sale! $1800

Still have the '89 for sale?
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PapaLou 2/11/2015 5:39am
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Yes it is and still virtually no time on it as other project mainly vintage stuff (74 RN250 & 74 Noguchi 125) has kept me tied up. Where are you located?
Shawbridge Husky 2/11/2015 9:58am
2/11/2015 9:58am Edited Date/Time 2/11/2015 9:59am
Stop it you guy's there's an '86 locally that is tempting me.. Laughing
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PapaLou wrote:
Yes it is and still virtually no time on it as other project mainly vintage stuff (74 RN250 & 74 Noguchi 125) has kept me tied...
Yes it is and still virtually no time on it as other project mainly vintage stuff (74 RN250 & 74 Noguchi 125) has kept me tied up. Where are you located?
Ironton, OH...............it's at the very bottom of the state, right on the river.
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Going through old topics. Anybody have an 89'-90' 490 for sale? Or a WR500?
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flinthills wrote:
Going through old topics. Anybody have an 89'-90' 490 for sale? Or a WR500?
im building this wr for dilla rewind i have lots of bikes i dont need, ill prolly let it go after i realize how crappy it is, ill post up a pik of it finished in a couple weeks just took it apart this past sunday

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flinthills 3/9/2016 10:48am
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Thanks! Keep me updated.
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shue415 3/9/2016 3:22pm
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flinthills wrote:
Thanks! Keep me updated.
I have a nice 1992 WR 500,I might sell
Im in Iowa
Thanks
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flinthills 3/11/2016 3:17pm
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Shue, do you have any photos?

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shue415 3/11/2016 3:29pm
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flinthills wrote:
Shue, do you have any photos?
Sure
Do you want to send you the pics and everything I have done to the bike to a email address or post them here?
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shue415 3/11/2016 4:10pm
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flinthills wrote:
Shue, do you have any photos?
I sent you a PM

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