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sparker245
8/30/2017 6:54pm
8/30/2017 6:54pm
Edited Date/Time
8/31/2017 12:12pm
MXA website has a great article on the 1972 Yamaha DT2 MX. Unfortunately all of the pictures are of a 1974 YZ250A. That's like writing an article on Phyllis Diller with accompanying pictures of Marilyn Monroe. Geeze. I'm sure all the young guys are saying, "Who's Phyllis Diller. "https://motocrossactionmag.com/classic-motocross-iron-1972-yamaha-dt2mx…
However, I do not recall the terminology "AT1," "DT1" or "RT1." Back then, the "regular" line of Yamaha motocross bikes were called MX-125, MX-250 and MX-360 (in the American market, anyway), and they were closely related to the street-legal "DT" line.
The Shop
Always thought Rodney Dangerfield kinda based his act on her.
A lot of her stuff was poking fun of how she looked.
Here's a pretty good set, from a time when you weren't allowed to even say "damn" on the telly.
https://youtu.be/Zl3fRnmEKgM
Either Jody doesn't care what runs on the web site, or this mag has fallen a long way. At least be an authority on the old bikes when you are practically a living fossil riding around the track.
And Parker use to date Phyllis Diller.
There won't be any shortage of information on the pros, what superstitious routine they follow before gate drop, their music, houses and trucks etc. We'll still eat it up like McDonald's.
Pit Row
I've tried to remember It whenever I'm coaching my son.
Jody is a genius.
I remember the 1974 upgrades pretty well, at least cosmetically. I specifically recall the high front fender (new for Yamaha's "enduro" bikes in 1974), the cross-over pipe and the shocks with external fluid reservoirs. Everything on that bike (such as the pipe and the kickstarter) was neatly tucked away. For a bike with no suspension travel and a steel, tube-section swingarm, it was actually pretty advanced.
Then I remember seeing Decoster's 1975 works bike (the Suzuki RN75) for the first time in a magazine reporting on the Dutch GP. That bike, to me, looked nothing like any Suzuki before it, as my eyes were still calibrated to the "TM" line. With the reshaped tank, high crossover pipe and external fluid reservoirs for the shocks (attached to the frame, in this case), I thought the RN75 (and the subsequent RMs that followed the next year) reminded me of the 1974-ish Yamahas.
I miss the days when works bikes looked nothing like what we could buy.
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