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11/1/2020 4:14am
11/1/2020 4:14am
Looking to get a twinshock bike again.
I've previously ridden Husqvarna, but would like to try something else, but which one to go for? Which one has the best spares availability?
Mainly aiming at the Japanese and possibly a CZ. Maicos are out of my pricerange.
I've previously ridden Husqvarna, but would like to try something else, but which one to go for? Which one has the best spares availability?
Mainly aiming at the Japanese and possibly a CZ. Maicos are out of my pricerange.
Honda 74-77 CRs are old school and can be fun but the 76/77 give it up to the RMs and YZs. The 78-80s are lookers and pretty awesome bikes just be prepared to spend lots of money to get them to perform. Spindly forks, weak shocks and noodles of a swingarm mean spending money on big ticket aftermarket parts.
73-74 Yamaha MX are cool, good motors and similar to everything else in that time frame, The 75-76 MX/YZs mono shocks are cool and are decent. 77-81 every year they got better with everything. Coolest thing about Yamaha's is parts are kicking around and they are like legos in that you can swap some of the stuff through the years with relative ease. I raced a 79 YZ400 and 81 465 and both were great.
TMs are old school and cool, just like everything in the early 70s. Parts are still kicking around but they weren't so awesome that you should go out and hord them. 76-80 RMs are great and parts are still available for most (unless you like the big bores) but they have their issues and need constant attention. I raced a PE (basically a detuned RM) and it was fun but is going to need a bit of help to be competitive in the class I race.
I'm not allowed to race Kawasaki's as I ran a 450 in 2008 and it was constantly breaking. Quality and metals seem to be sub par on them and why you don't see to many out there still in good shape.
So pick your poison. The yamaha is probably the cheapest to race and build with good results but the rest have their merit.
Good luck!
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Winning is fun, but the fact I can get behind the gate at 56 and ride still ok is my win.
The only thing is, I don't remember bikes being so tall. I can hardly get my leg over the fender of my KX.
(Parts are getting hard enough to find now without another guy nabbing them!)
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