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12/21/2017 11:11am
12/21/2017 11:11am
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12/21/2017 9:27pm
This went down in 2015 but I'm new to Vital so I figured I'd share. One of my dads old riding buddies bought this YZ off some kid who kept it outside and rode up and down dirt roads. Pretty neat story. Here's the email my dad sent me from September 2015.
"Hey There,
Wanted to share this. Lee Rooney came across this bike last year in Texas. He was looking for a bike to race in vintage Mx. The bike was on Craigslist. Bike was outside next to a shed not cleaned up it was dusk when he looked at bike. He bought it and when he cleaned it up he noticed Carbon Fiber parts and fabricated parts. The Title was in a guy's name from California. Lee Called the guy on the title from California and found out bike was a Chararral Yamaha used by Jeremy McGrath or Jimmy Button in 1998! The Guy he called was the head R&D guy at Chaparral at that time. Lee bought the bike for 1600. When he rode it motor had broad power with little or no vibration. Frame has been cut at steering stem and tucked in to turn sharper for SX. Lee cleaned up bike and is selling it on Ebay Motors. He doesn't want to race this bike it should be on display somewhere."
*EDIT* Sorry for the bad picture. It looks like it was took with a toaster oven. But it's all I got.
"Hey There,
Wanted to share this. Lee Rooney came across this bike last year in Texas. He was looking for a bike to race in vintage Mx. The bike was on Craigslist. Bike was outside next to a shed not cleaned up it was dusk when he looked at bike. He bought it and when he cleaned it up he noticed Carbon Fiber parts and fabricated parts. The Title was in a guy's name from California. Lee Called the guy on the title from California and found out bike was a Chararral Yamaha used by Jeremy McGrath or Jimmy Button in 1998! The Guy he called was the head R&D guy at Chaparral at that time. Lee bought the bike for 1600. When he rode it motor had broad power with little or no vibration. Frame has been cut at steering stem and tucked in to turn sharper for SX. Lee cleaned up bike and is selling it on Ebay Motors. He doesn't want to race this bike it should be on display somewhere."
*EDIT* Sorry for the bad picture. It looks like it was took with a toaster oven. But it's all I got.
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