83 yz125?

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lookin to get into a few vintage races this year and i can get my hands on a clean 83 yz125 how were these bikes compared to the kawi and suzooks ...i had an 83 cr125 when i was a kid but i dident think it ws that fast or handles that great and i also had an 85 rm125 that was a good bike....so what should i be lookin for?
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Slow ~ Pro 1/1/2009 2:34pm
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1983, is not a Vintage bike !
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onenastynotch wrote:
lookin to get into a few vintage races this year and i can get my hands on a clean 83 yz125 how were these bikes compared...
lookin to get into a few vintage races this year and i can get my hands on a clean 83 yz125 how were these bikes compared to the kawi and suzooks ...i had an 83 cr125 when i was a kid but i dident think it ws that fast or handles that great and i also had an 85 rm125 that was a good bike....so what should i be lookin for?
IF you want a good 125 from back in the day, go with a rm125 floater 1983. great bike. 1985 is good also. Rear suspension was ahead of its time.
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onenastynotch 1/1/2009 3:13pm
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Slow ~ Pro wrote:
1983, is not a Vintage bike !
its older then my son by over 12 years .....i belive vintage is anything with drum brakes..lol
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Slow ~ Pro wrote:
1983, is not a Vintage bike !
You can ride it in the bomber class. It has linkage and a power valve so its not legal in the vintage classes

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It's not about how good the bike is, it's about racing with your friends and laughing your ass off after wards.
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Slow ~ Pro 1/1/2009 6:59pm
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Slow ~ Pro wrote:
1983, is not a Vintage bike !
onenastynotch wrote:
its older then my son by over 12 years .....i belive vintage is anything with drum brakes..lol
Vintage is Pre-1975


There is sometimes an Evolution, and Bomber, class

If it had to do with just Drum Brakes, I would race an CRF100, and kill them all !
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If you are racing a Ahrma Event, the 83 YZ125 is legal in the Post-Vintage Ultima Class. The 83 YZ125 was a great bike, it was fast and handled well.
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I loved my 83' YZ125. It was as fast and handled as well as anything else out there at the time.
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I own (same bike since 85') and race a 1983 yz 125. The AHRMA rule book states no motors with power valves (82 and 83 have them) but nobody ever enforces it.

The 83 YZ and its black/yellow plastic is not as pretty as the Yellow/Blue RM floaters but the motor is better in my opinion. Yz motor is very strong stock. Forks are decent with Race Tech emulators but I could never get the shock to work the way I wanted.

One thing to note on the YZ is the shock bodies. I have already been through three shocks! The bodies were made with soft aluminum and wear out easily also the rebound clickers get seized up and you can no longer turn them.

I also have a 1985 RM 125 and the motor is a dog compared to the 83 YZ. The RM handles great but I am seriously disappointed in the hit of the motor. I prefer racing the YZ over the RM.






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well i mighta just got an 83rm in running condiation all there for 250 bucks 3 blocks from my house....man craigslist is great......if not the ill pay the 450 for the good shape yz125 thanx again guys
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trick121 wrote:
I own (same bike since 85') and race a 1983 yz 125. The AHRMA rule book states no motors with power valves (82 and 83 have...
I own (same bike since 85') and race a 1983 yz 125. The AHRMA rule book states no motors with power valves (82 and 83 have them) but nobody ever enforces it.

The 83 YZ and its black/yellow plastic is not as pretty as the Yellow/Blue RM floaters but the motor is better in my opinion. Yz motor is very strong stock. Forks are decent with Race Tech emulators but I could never get the shock to work the way I wanted.

One thing to note on the YZ is the shock bodies. I have already been through three shocks! The bodies were made with soft aluminum and wear out easily also the rebound clickers get seized up and you can no longer turn them.

I also have a 1985 RM 125 and the motor is a dog compared to the 83 YZ. The RM handles great but I am seriously disappointed in the hit of the motor. I prefer racing the YZ over the RM.






yeah my 85 was a dog but the suspension was pretty good for me....
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MXVet261 1/3/2009 7:25am
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83 & 84 YZ's are legal in AHRMA Post Vintage, as already stated above. No loopholes, they are legal.

Here's my '83 RM.
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MaxPower 1/3/2009 11:56am
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I liked the Hondas in 83.Both the 125 and 250.If I had the choice I would ride a 83 Honda 125 or a 83 RM with 43mm forks from a YZ250.The 83 RM forks were cheesy with a goofy front brake cable
But in the end , Terry K pretty much summed it up.

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I have a 83 yz 250 it's ahrma post vintage legal.
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One, no problem racing that bike right here in the NE with ACR
www.acrmx.com check it out.
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83's are very good bikes ! Ranks 1 favorite bike I raced



project racer 8/7/2009 1:55pm
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For 125 racing in '83, I was glad to be on this one.







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project racer wrote:
For 125 racing in '83, I was glad to be on this one. [IMG]http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j140/projectracer/scan-4.jpg[/IMG]
For 125 racing in '83, I was glad to be on this one.







The following '84 KX125s were the absolute shit.....best 125 ever in pre current link suspension to me. Liked '88 KX125 very much, but was current rear link suspension.

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