Barn Find! 81 YZ465

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Edited Date/Time 1/27/2012 6:39am
81 YZ465 been in storage since it was flipped shortly after birth. Too bad it is extremely humid here or this one would be damn near perfect. Maybe has a few hours ride time on it total. Original tires, even has the kickstand!! Levers are missing, chain is rusty, came with the enduro pouch on the crossbar. Cost me about as much as a top end rebuild costs all those fools with modern 4 bangers. Pictures suck, but the bike is pretty sweet.

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Tiki 11/14/2008 11:48am
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That is how you got it? That sucker is beautiful. Too bad its only worth $200. I will give you $225 for it, and save you the time of having to deal with it.
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calimxer91 11/14/2008 12:30pm
11/14/2008 12:30pm
SCYRacing wrote:
Sweet!
Any critters in the airbox?
Ya air filter prob turned to dust. make sure to clean the tank and carb. def dont want the throttle stickin on that thing with no clutch lever.

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CamP 11/14/2008 1:06pm
11/14/2008 1:06pm
Hey Joe, that's exactly what I've been looking for to race with the TVRC guys next year.
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Racer92 11/14/2008 1:15pm
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CamP wrote:
Hey Joe, that's exactly what I've been looking for to race with the TVRC guys next year.
CamP, in the Evo class?

Im looking for a decent '75 MX400 to race with them guys on.
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CamP 11/14/2008 1:35pm
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CamP wrote:
Hey Joe, that's exactly what I've been looking for to race with the TVRC guys next year.
Racer92 wrote:
CamP, in the Evo class?

Im looking for a decent '75 MX400 to race with them guys on.
The GPIII class. 1981 was the year for me so I'd like to find either a YZ250 or 465. I'd love to race a 125H but I'm about 65lbs too heavy for that class nowadays.
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newmann 11/14/2008 3:06pm
11/14/2008 3:06pm Edited Date/Time 11/14/2008 3:07pm
The 81 YZ250 and 465 are GP2 / Evo2 class bikes . Drum brakes/ air cooled /no linkage. Will definitely have to "debug" this bike before firing it off.
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Digger437 11/14/2008 3:26pm
11/14/2008 3:26pm
Oh that is awesome. I would rather find that in a barn and get it for $200 than win the lottery!
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trick121 11/14/2008 4:13pm
11/14/2008 4:13pm
Unbeliveable!!!

Nice find newmann. Did you find it on Craigslist?
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trick121 11/14/2008 4:13pm
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Unbeliveable!!!

Nice find newmann. Did you find it on Craigslist?
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ninety3 11/14/2008 5:45pm
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Used to have one just like that Cool

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Adam43 11/14/2008 6:11pm
11/14/2008 6:11pm
Pretty awesome shape if that thing just rolled out. Why would somebody have a bike for almost 30 years and not ride it?
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CamP 11/14/2008 6:18pm
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Adam43 wrote:
Pretty awesome shape if that thing just rolled out. Why would somebody have a bike for almost 30 years and not ride it?
I think there are a lot of open class bikes out there that spent their entire lives in the garage.
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user760a 11/14/2008 8:23pm
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Adam43 wrote:
Pretty awesome shape if that thing just rolled out. Why would somebody have a bike for almost 30 years and not ride it?
CamP wrote:
I think there are a lot of open class bikes out there that spent their entire lives in the garage.
You may be right. I helped a friend get a Yamaha IT490 running for his brother in law- it had obviously been sitting a long, long time. There was not even the slightest paint wear on the frame or engine cases.....funny thing is that the rear fender was gone and the subframe was all bent up. Someone had obviously looped it hard and stuffed it in storage , never to be messed with again
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gt80rider 11/14/2008 9:44pm
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absolutely AWESOME.... while it might not have been one of the best bikes of all time, it certainly is a legendary machine...... more people have accidentally chit their britches on that bike than any other..... simply a beast.....

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dl117 11/15/2008 11:17pm
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I would love to have that or a RM465 around just for "play time". I was wandering the field at my dads and found my old 76 yz125 laying there, I am bringing it home to see if it salvagable.

My dad had a bike just like that one when I was a little mini racer
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ThePipe 11/16/2008 7:15am
11/16/2008 7:15am
Bump
This bike deserves a bump on the mainpage.
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Digger437 11/16/2008 8:18am
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Lee, we will never find a bike like that here in WI. Everyone here rides them summer, winter snow rain. Leaves them out in the snow rain sun. Then spray paints them black for the darth vader look. Rides them some more until they last breath is out of them.
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jmar 11/16/2008 9:58am
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Adam43 wrote:
Pretty awesome shape if that thing just rolled out. Why would somebody have a bike for almost 30 years and not ride it?
CamP wrote:
I think there are a lot of open class bikes out there that spent their entire lives in the garage.
user760a wrote:
You may be right. I helped a friend get a Yamaha IT490 running for his brother in law- it had obviously been sitting a long, long...
You may be right. I helped a friend get a Yamaha IT490 running for his brother in law- it had obviously been sitting a long, long time. There was not even the slightest paint wear on the frame or engine cases.....funny thing is that the rear fender was gone and the subframe was all bent up. Someone had obviously looped it hard and stuffed it in storage , never to be messed with again
Someone had obviously looped it hard and stuffed it in storage , never to be messed with again

Those old open bikes were so pipey that they could spit a beginer off on their head in a second. Hopefully your friends bother in law doesn't get spit off on his head.
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DrSweden 11/16/2008 10:13am
11/16/2008 10:13am
Amazing. That's as close to a jackpot you get. One might wonder how someone could ignore something as beautiful for so long?

I had a friend that was given a new RM80 from 1980. He had it in his room but newer rode it while I had a crappy bike I rode all time! I didn't know how deal with that.

Congrats!
williamsmotowerx 11/16/2008 6:22pm
11/16/2008 6:22pm
The memories. 12 years old, two friends holding it up.. and me kicking it to life.

One of our friends older brothers had one... said we could ride it if we could start it. He didn't think we could.

We all took turns riding that thing all day.
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jmar 11/16/2008 7:31pm
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williamsmotowerx wrote:
The memories. 12 years old, two friends holding it up.. and me kicking it to life. One of our friends older brothers had one... said we...
The memories. 12 years old, two friends holding it up.. and me kicking it to life.

One of our friends older brothers had one... said we could ride it if we could start it. He didn't think we could.

We all took turns riding that thing all day.
I am amazed that you could get it started.

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