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Beautiful riding weather the last few days in the Midwest. Dirt bikes are fun, never forget it!

As the title says, I’ve always loved the 1996 YZ’s. I remember going into the Yamaha shop as a kid back then and seeing these and being in awe. So as my yearly refresher was coming up, I decided to do a little tribute to the 96. This is my 03 125. Finally

Is anyone else using this oil in their 2 stroke clutch/trans? I purchased some to switch from the Yamalube 10-40 standard engine oil I’d been using. Just looking for any review really as far as clutch performance, etc.

Morning Vital Crew, wanted to get some thoughts on comparison of the two pistons out of my 2003 YZ125. Both pistons have the same approx 15 hours of use, both same Pro-x part. Piston # 1 was ran With Klotz R-50 and VPR leaded and oxygenated fuel. Piston

Hi guys, some of you may recall me posting about the build I did in this bike over the winter. Anyway, it’s a 2003 YZ125 near barn find. I’m doing a preventative top end right now, and this piston in the photos is one I installed approx 15 hours ago

Hi guys, a friend dropped of his 2017 350sx and his new 19 350sx for me to go through. He’s asking to have the suspension swapped from the older bike to the newer one. At quick glance, the rear shock reservoir is larger and extends a few inches lower ... more »

Gauging interest into the sale of my 2017 YZ250F. I purchased the bike new as a leftover model in July of 2018. Oil and air filter changes every ride using only TwinAir air filters and Yamalube oil. OEM replacement parts at 20 hours simply for preventative

Recently picked up an 03 YZ125 from original owner with very, very little use. Even still has stock tires. I just got done with a 2000 YZ125 build and am so excited to get this one going. Already have a hefty parts list, as I’ll replace clutch, top end,

Hi guys. I picked this bike up a week ago after keeping my eyes peeled for several months. I was looking for a mid-late 90’s YZ125 or YZ250. It seemed like every one I saw for sale had “new top end” “new” this or that...and would look like they were

I crashed hard a few weeks ago and damaged my shoulder pretty good on my YZ250F and haven’t been able to ride now for 3 weeks. In this time, I’ve been searching and searching for the project bike I’ve been wanting to build, and I found it today. I was