Finally got it! 18 years later

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I have been in a search for a 94 yz 80 for a few months now. I was in 4th grade and would look at the magazine ads of this bike every day. My dad would take me to the dealer to get parts for my 89 yz80 which I raced and I would stare at this new bike with its modern design, upside down forks and (then) cool looking graphics. So i found this bike which is all original down to the factory warning stickers on the fenders. I firmly believe this thing cant have more than about 15 hrs on it. So anyway i thought i would share

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Scicchi 12/9/2012 2:22pm
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Awesome story and awesome find! It looks mint!

Congrats!
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newmann 12/9/2012 2:43pm
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So clean! Congrats on the score.
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hbdesigns913 12/9/2012 4:53pm
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Thanks guys. Some new oem graphics and the original bars and i will call it good.
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Zeke27G 12/9/2012 6:01pm
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Congrats!

What are your plans for it?

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Wandell 12/9/2012 6:40pm
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Sweet! Amazing how much it looks like the 2013 version.
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hbdesigns913 12/9/2012 7:33pm
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Zeke27G wrote:
Congrats!

What are your plans for it?
I plan on letting the wife ride it, and if she likes riding maybe get her a bike of her own.
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Surfinglbi23 12/12/2012 1:54pm
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Man that is a beauty ... I came up riding in the same era you did, so these early/mid 90's bikes are my obsession too, even the cheesy graphics are beautiful!
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MCfan4life 12/12/2012 4:19pm
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Awesome find!!
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MXVet261 12/13/2012 6:09am
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Awesome find! Funny how years later we get so excited about seeing a bone stock bike.
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Kidkawie 12/13/2012 8:20am
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Sweet pickup, that thing is mint!
thrillbillie91 12/13/2012 9:01am
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lovely find, can't beat a fresh 2-stroke
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Banana_oil 12/14/2012 2:07pm
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Great to see, I totally understand! I dreamt about the 93-94 YZ 80 aswell. I add some photos from my local dealer. As you can see the 93 was sold with large wheels in sweden. The Swedish importer built them.





The KX was also pretty cool



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hbdesigns913 12/14/2012 9:08pm
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Banana_oil wrote:
Great to see, I totally understand! I dreamt about the 93-94 YZ 80 aswell. I add some photos from my local dealer. As you can see...
Great to see, I totally understand! I dreamt about the 93-94 YZ 80 aswell. I add some photos from my local dealer. As you can see the 93 was sold with large wheels in sweden. The Swedish importer built them.





The KX was also pretty cool



man those are really cool pictures. I wish I would have took some of the showroom floor back in the day. Every bike in those pics are awesome looking.
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mxnick 12/14/2012 9:19pm
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Very cool showroom pics! Nice work...
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mxnick 12/14/2012 9:19pm
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Really nice find on that YZ80, it looks near perfect!
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jeffro 3/11/2013 2:43am
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I ended up with one of those, a 94 model.Traded a same year xr100 engine for it. it's equipped with a fmf pipe ,silencer, V force reeds, it runs, needs the once over. The plastic's and seat's a little chewed I call it the ufo yz cause to me all the mid 90's to present have that spaceship look. I'm kind of partial to the early to mid 80's yz's.I shouldn't turn my nose up at it cause it does come with some neat stuff but it's not what I rode as a kid....
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Banana_oil 8/8/2016 8:08am
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I have also been looking for a clean yz80 and I finally found one. Now the question is if I should restore it or just clean it and leave it as it is. It hase a quite nice patina, still original tires Smile




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Micahdogg 8/8/2016 9:14am
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A restore would be very tempting, but I think you would get more joy by just cleaning it up and actually riding it. It certainly is no beater.
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hbdesigns913 wrote:
I have been in a search for a 94 yz 80 for a few months now. I was in 4th grade and would look at the...
I have been in a search for a 94 yz 80 for a few months now. I was in 4th grade and would look at the magazine ads of this bike every day. My dad would take me to the dealer to get parts for my 89 yz80 which I raced and I would stare at this new bike with its modern design, upside down forks and (then) cool looking graphics. So i found this bike which is all original down to the factory warning stickers on the fenders. I firmly believe this thing cant have more than about 15 hrs on it. So anyway i thought i would share

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I had it...it was awesome picked it up on the way to the mini o's in November of 93'...I can remember Ricky Carmichael pulling next to me asking if I liked my new Yamaha! You're lucky guy=!! My dad has since passed away..I miss motocross so bad..
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jk367 1/7/2017 1:12am
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That is bad ass. That's the first new bike my parents bought for me after my 84 cr60. Man I thought I was the baddest dude and was going to go on and break all the sx and mx records haha
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Crush 1/7/2017 2:24am
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Awesome!

Those things were so badass back in the day, wanted one bad!
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Kidkawie 1/7/2017 4:14am
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They're only original once.
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flinthills 1/7/2017 7:19am
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I also wish I had taken photos of these bikes at the dealer back when! Keep them original when they are in that condition!! Someone needs to start a new thread with dealer photos back in the day?

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flinthills 1/7/2017 7:20am
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My one and only 80,,,,,, so far.
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flinthills 1/7/2017 7:22am
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I bought this from the original owner about ten years ago for $50!

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