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6/26/2018 8:37pm
I just turned 40 and as a long time lurker decided it was time get in the game. My dad raced YZ’s and I remember his 79 and 80 250’s when I was a kid.
I bought this 79 125 last weekend. It apparently has a 78 cylinder head and the pipe was siliconed on. I have the 79 head, would doing the work to replace the top end be to much if your not to mechanicaly inclined? Also the bolts were bad or mismatched when I took the seat and tank off. Does anybody have suggestions for a good bolt kit?
Anybody in Portland know of a good shop for vintage yz’s?
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I bought this 79 125 last weekend. It apparently has a 78 cylinder head and the pipe was siliconed on. I have the 79 head, would doing the work to replace the top end be to much if your not to mechanicaly inclined? Also the bolts were bad or mismatched when I took the seat and tank off. Does anybody have suggestions for a good bolt kit?
Anybody in Portland know of a good shop for vintage yz’s?
p
I raced a 1980 yz250 in a vintage series. I haven't raced a vintage 125, but I bet it would be fun.
sorry not m8ch help these days..
good luck
The Shop
Looks like you have a great example of a '79 to work with. They are fun bikes, but have a few challenges, especially since quite a few parts were/are only used for this one year model. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. I've learned he hard way on a few things and am just now feeling like I've dialed my bike into what I hoped it was when I bought it. (bad CL experience).
side panels (I have the originals if anyone needs them). What I DID do is rebuild the entire engine, as explained in my post above to wfoyz250. Not what I was planning to do when I bought it, but at least now I know exactly what I have.
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