My picks for the ten best-looking stock Yamaha MX bikes of all time.

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Edited Date/Time 4/21/2019 3:58am
This week Matthes and I debated my picks for the ten best and I did a companion video counting them down if you would like to check it out.

PulpMX- Ten Best Looking Yamahas of all time

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rob.boucher.547 4/19/2019 9:41am
4/19/2019 9:41am Edited Date/Time 4/19/2019 9:43am
Title should be My opinion of the best looking Yamaha mx bikes
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ATKpilot99 4/19/2019 9:46am
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My picks , my opinion, same thing.
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Nellyinda803 4/19/2019 9:47am
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Best looking Yamaha of all time. Chad Reed's 04. I just so happen to have a replica lol
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Black and yellow all da way!
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Nellyinda803 wrote:
Best looking Yamaha of all time. Chad Reed's 04. I just so happen to have a replica lol [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/04/19/340344/s1200_Chad_Reed_2004_2.jpg[/img]
Best looking Yamaha of all time. Chad Reed's 04. I just so happen to have a replica lol
This
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Dirty Points 4/19/2019 9:59am
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I'm a 2-stroke guy, but have always found this bike particularly striking:
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backinthesaddleagain 4/19/2019 12:28pm
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Love the look of those late 70's yellow YZ with the aluminum swingarms. Loved the white and red bikes, until they came to the US. Then they didn't seem so exotic.

Thanks for another great post!
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KHI Guy 4/19/2019 12:44pm
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Your two girls names are Hannah and Bailey? That is indescribably awesome!

Back to topic; The best looking Yamaha MX bike is the 1988 YZ 250.
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Dirty Points wrote:
I'm a 2-stroke guy, but have always found this bike particularly striking: [img]https://pulpmx.com/app/uploads/2012/04/1_1_3.jpg[/img]
I'm a 2-stroke guy, but have always found this bike particularly striking:
TT500, AKA the best English motorcycle ever made
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My '05 YZ 125. Damn i'm way faster on my 250f but i miss so much this bike..


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Dirty Points 4/19/2019 1:22pm
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Dirty Points wrote:
I'm a 2-stroke guy, but have always found this bike particularly striking: [img]https://pulpmx.com/app/uploads/2012/04/1_1_3.jpg[/img]
I'm a 2-stroke guy, but have always found this bike particularly striking:
zehn wrote:
TT500, AKA the best English motorcycle ever made
HL500. The run-of the mill TTs are considerably less sexy looking. And I believe these were Swedish
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Dirty Points wrote:
I'm a 2-stroke guy, but have always found this bike particularly striking: [img]https://pulpmx.com/app/uploads/2012/04/1_1_3.jpg[/img]
I'm a 2-stroke guy, but have always found this bike particularly striking:
zehn wrote:
TT500, AKA the best English motorcycle ever made
Dirty Points wrote:
HL500. The run-of the mill TTs are considerably less sexy looking. And I believe these were Swedish
Good catch. Is that a Hallman frame?

Simons on the front, Ohlins on the back ?
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Dirty Points wrote:
HL500. The run-of the mill TTs are considerably less sexy looking. And I believe these were Swedish
And yeah they were Swedish with Aberg riding them in the GPs, but the concept is decidedly British in nature
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Number one best looking YZ ever was the 1976 YZ125 C and X. Sleek and slim, such a great looking machine. Monoshock was new and “shockingly” attractive. Chassis carried over to the 77 YZ100 which looked as good with the 77 graphics.


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2013 YZ250F was a looker IMO. Thanks for the vid tblazier.
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Didn't die off so much as was killed off. Two of the OEM's at the time did not want to play anymore. A production power valved alum frame YZM 500 would have been interesting. The factory bike had real merit.
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Come on.. There's only one king


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Dirty Points 4/19/2019 2:57pm
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Maybe we've just grown tired of looking at it's basic lines for too long, but the 1993 80 prob needs a mention:
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Dirty Points 4/19/2019 3:24pm
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CDswinehart wrote:
1987-'88 YZM 500

https://global.yamaha-motor.com/showroom/cp/collection/racing_yzm500_0w…
Its cool that they made it, obviously a technological marvel... but in terms of styling, that thing looks like a Soviet tractor.

The '89 250 modeled after it is much cleaner
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newmann wrote:
Number one best looking YZ ever was the 1976 YZ125 C and X. Sleek and slim, such a great looking machine. Monoshock was new and “shockingly”...
Number one best looking YZ ever was the 1976 YZ125 C and X. Sleek and slim, such a great looking machine. Monoshock was new and “shockingly” attractive. Chassis carried over to the 77 YZ100 which looked as good with the 77 graphics.


Agree with the black and yellow 1976.
Baton Rouge 4/19/2019 3:34pm
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That one is the shit ! MC made me dream on this bike
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Dirty Points wrote:
Maybe we've just grown tired of looking at it's basic lines for too long, but the 1993 80 prob needs a mention: [img]https://i.pinimg.com/474x/7e/c6/32/7ec632689c59695d22211f173c8ddeb3--yamaha-motocross-eccentric.jpg[/img]
Maybe we've just grown tired of looking at it's basic lines for too long, but the 1993 80 prob needs a mention:
I remember wanting that bike so bad so I could be like Bradshaw!
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bonseff 4/19/2019 3:46pm
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Word up, but the late 80's yz80 tho...
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BikeGuy321 wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/04/19/340381/s1200_Brett_Metcalfe_Yamaha_YZ125_2005_05_4.jpg[/img]

I could be wrong, but the upper tubes look like the standard 05 tubes but coated.

The absolute, best looking YZ125 ever.
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