Carson Brown x Jimmy Decotis on an '01 YZ426F

3 half kicks to get her to TDC and let her rip and don't forget the hot start!

to this day a YZ426 is one of the most raw power delivery bikes Ive ever rode. Unreal power in its day. Wild to see a 25 year old bike rode like that!

I am excited they are doing a 125 match up too, but I'd also love to see a fast time on a current 450 from one of them on the same day to see if any progression has been made in 25 years. I know that isn't the concept of the show though.

I heart Jimmy D

I’ve been riding a 01 426 while my 250 tranny is out.  Bike is way better then most people think,   The motor is incredible to ride and easy, the only downside is it feels like 500lbs..

Good to see that bike out running hard and in such beautiful shape. Those boys let it eat.

My first modern 4 stroke was a 01 426. I loved the bike except starting it when it was hot. It was a little heavy in the front but it tracked really well. The power was really good. Had a nice hit in the middle.

The 2003 YZ450F was the hardest hitting power delivery ever offered, apparently it was the same engine as Reed's factory bike the year before. The 4 spd. made it even worse. Most humans were good for 5 laps or 10 minutes on that bike before being worn out completely and having to pull off. Outdated  single chamber hydro-lock KYB forks made it a bear to ride in the rough.

Progress has been made, Carson says that no matter what bike or track he's always faster on the Stark...

426 was barkin. I never had the opportunity to ride one. How similar is it to the early 450s? I remember reading about it in MXA when it came out, the hype was nuts 

I hated that 426. It was such a sled to ride but I agree it has the most raw power of all the bikes of that era.

Solid entertainment!

they compare the times vs the national qualifiers. obviously the track isnt quite race day wear but they put in a time that was fasterst than sasha coenen's and Haiden deegans

Where does he say he’s faster on the stark?

The '01 YZ426 was my first modern four stroke and I loved mine. It tracked straight and turned awesome. You just needed a ton of strength lol. I rode the absolute crap out of mine, had JM Racing in North Houston do the boingers and it ate rough tracks like nothing else I had after that. It was the bike to have until the CRF450 hit the streets. I bought an 04 CRF brand new as my next four stroke and the first day at the track I hit the dirt 4-5 times, washing the front every time. That bike COULD NOT turn, AT ALL. I hated mine and sent the suspension out 4-5 different times. I tried RG3, I tried Factory Connection, I tried locals, I tried different triple clamps, and I still could not get it to work as good as that YZ.

Then I ended up with an 05 with the new frame and that was a much much better bike. I got the suspension to work OK (still not as good as the JM Racing-tuned YZ426) and rode it for a bit and got an '07 CRF when they were blowing them out at 5K OTD in NorCal. This was my favorite of the carbureted CRFs and the 1st time through the boingers by a local tuner was good enough to set it and forget it. I liked it better than the 08 as it had better forks.

Good times. That YZ was bad ass. And so was that '07 CRF.

When flying with my kids and they were still on 80’s and 65’s. When the plane started down the runway, I’d tell them that’s what my 426 feels like. A few times I jumped that pig over something on the track. I’d be praying that I’d make it, because it was so heavy I’d knew I would pay dearly for coming up short.

Let’s talk about the mailbox numbers on your bike.

Yeah completely not comparable to the riders at the national and their times as they said on the video 

What do you want to talk about? The fact he's out riding at a track and has Ace Hardware numbers? I'll take that over some dude with a pristine garage and two FE's with full custom graphics that each have 3 hours when he sells them for next years bikes. 

It’s not that, it’s just I’m wondering if the bike was to be shipped to an address as opposed to those being the actual numbers for competition. That’s what I’d like to know, Nate Dawg.

Jimmy D coming around the sweeper on his first lap and almost washing the front end…that was equal parts talent and the Moto Gods watching out for him.