Here are some badass pics of early Japanese works bikes

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Yamaha's first Factory 250 motocrosser- 1967 Factory Yamaha YX-26
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1967 Factory Suzuki RH67
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1966 Factory Kawasaki K250MX




1968 Factory Kawasaki C2SS-MX


1970 Factory Kawasaki 250 F81MS
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1968 Factory Suzuki



1973 Factory Suzuki RH73
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1972 Factory Yamaha YZ637
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1973 Factory Kawasaki KX250SR



1975 Factory Kawasaki KX250SR
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Honda's first 250 works MX bike- 1972 Factory Honda RC335C-RC250M



Honda's first 125 works MX bike- 1972 Japanese Factory Honda RC125M
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tblazier wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2014/08/21/63050/s1200_1972_Factory_Honda_RC335C_RC250M.jpg[/img] Honda's first 250 works MX bike- 1972 Factory Honda RC335C-RC250M [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2014/08/21/63051/s1200_1972_Japanese_Factory_Honda_RC125M.jpg[/img] Honda's first 125 works MX bike- 1972 Japanese Factory Honda RC125M


Honda's first 250 works MX bike- 1972 Factory Honda RC335C-RC250M



Honda's first 125 works MX bike- 1972 Japanese Factory Honda RC125M
txs tblazier, good early morning read and appreciate I wasn't riding/racing then...lol...honda doesn't look bad though!!
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Those rotary valve engines were wide rides.

With so many early up pipes makes you wonder why they thought down pipes were a good idea.
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tblazier wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2014/08/21/63050/s1200_1972_Factory_Honda_RC335C_RC250M.jpg[/img] Honda's first 250 works MX bike- 1972 Factory Honda RC335C-RC250M [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2014/08/21/63051/s1200_1972_Japanese_Factory_Honda_RC125M.jpg[/img] Honda's first 125 works MX bike- 1972 Japanese Factory Honda RC125M


Honda's first 250 works MX bike- 1972 Factory Honda RC335C-RC250M



Honda's first 125 works MX bike- 1972 Japanese Factory Honda RC125M
...incredible.
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tblazier wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2014/08/21/63050/s1200_1972_Factory_Honda_RC335C_RC250M.jpg[/img] Honda's first 250 works MX bike- 1972 Factory Honda RC335C-RC250M [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2014/08/21/63051/s1200_1972_Japanese_Factory_Honda_RC125M.jpg[/img] Honda's first 125 works MX bike- 1972 Japanese Factory Honda RC125M


Honda's first 250 works MX bike- 1972 Factory Honda RC335C-RC250M



Honda's first 125 works MX bike- 1972 Japanese Factory Honda RC125M
Katoomey wrote:
...incredible.
I was like 9 years old @ the time, these 2 really buzzed years ears for some good old fashion ear damage.
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So with a down-pipe bike, did you have to carry an extra one all the time just in case? Or did they get less punishment because of the older track designs?
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So with a down-pipe bike, did you have to carry an extra one all the time just in case? Or did they get less punishment because...
So with a down-pipe bike, did you have to carry an extra one all the time just in case? Or did they get less punishment because of the older track designs?
That and less suspension travel.. lower speeds..
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The routing of the old up pipes = leg burn.
8/21/2014 5:47pm
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[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2014/08/21/63042/s1200_1966_Factory_Kawasaki_K250MX.jpg[/img] 1966 Factory Kawasaki K250MX [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2014/08/21/63043/s1200_1968_Factory_Kawasaki_C2SS_MX.jpg[/img] 1968 Factory Kawasaki C2SS-MX [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2014/08/21/63044/s1200_1970_Factory_Kawasaki_250_F81MS.jpg[/img] 1970 Factory Kawasaki 250 F81MS


1966 Factory Kawasaki K250MX




1968 Factory Kawasaki C2SS-MX


1970 Factory Kawasaki 250 F81MS
Always got a good laugh at the Japanese technicians wearing white lab coats.
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8/21/2014 6:04pm
Man those early Suzukis look incredibly front heavy. It looks like you'd go over the bars if you hit anything bigger than a pebble.
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I had to "LOL" at the "airbox" setup on this old zook. Definitely some cool bikes. Amazing what can change in 50 years.

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