Nice summary! I raced a 1980 YZ465 through 1981 as a teenager in Northern California. The Maico 490 and KTM 495 were making inroads then, but because I was pretty skinny at the time, their power advantage wasn’t that big of a deal. I transitioned from a 1980 CR125 and handled the 465 engine much as I did the 125. I found that the 465 responded well when revved within its powerband. When that was not possible, such as when blue-groove tracks were over-watered, it lugged reasonably well. The suspension and brakes on the 465 were far superior to that of the Maicos, KTMs and just about anything else on the track. While the front brake was very strong, it lacked feel, meaning that it was difficult to finesse. It is hard to explain this to anyone who has only experienced disc brakes. It locked up on me when entering corners periodically. This is a non-issue with disc brakes, but back then it was the price I paid for a strong front brake. I adapted my riding style to compensate for this and use its strong front brake. The European bikes were fast and cornered well, but I do not remember being out-braked by any of them. The ‘80 YZ was designed for high speed stability at the expense of tight cornering ability. It railed berms and outside lines as well as anything, and that was generally the fast way around most tracks for me. I found that it had a few problems, but they were easily resolved. The clutch was too stiff, but I extended the small clutch lever right above the magneto and that lightened clutch pull to an acceptable point. A Gunnar Gasser throttle worked better and cleaned up cable routing. The rear shock was too stiff for hard pack tracks, but changing to a lighter weight shock oil fixed it. The cone air cleaner dirtied up faster than any machine I’ve owned before or since; no fix there, and drilling the air box as with Mr. Lusk’s would only worsen the problem. I was lucky to get three rides or one race in before it needed cleaning, The pipe mount below the gas tank cracked constantly. The gearbox was notchy and I shredded third gear more than once. But in the end those were minor issues, and I made fantastic racing and riding memories with my YZ465.

I had a 80 and 85. The 80 was a low end torquer and the 85 490 was a high end revver. Fun bikes !

Just bought on today. Had one in my 20s now in my 60s. Should be interesting

@monticlassictv

2 жыл бұрын

Well done Joe you won’t be disappointed their still great bikes.

Monster's,sat on the back of one in 82 going flat out down the glider strip at Doncaster airport.

This was the first G model 465 of 1980..I owned the H 1981 model with the YEIS bottle under the tank just prior to the 490 in 82..stepping up from a 250 Suzuki RM..and I tell you that it was a phenominal step up in power..and the first bike I had to ride braking harder and backing off alot more to avoid killing myself at wharp speeds..Absolutely ballistic 5 speed slingshot missle that I will never forget.

@Miatacrosser

4 жыл бұрын

You sure your '81 was an H? I have the entire YZ repair manuals for '81 from the yz60-yz465 and they're all J's

@albertsammut433

4 жыл бұрын

@@Miatacrosser Yes I'm 100 percent positive as I still have the original BILL OF SALE in my motorcycle receipt folder..and on Friday 18th September 1981 it cost dad $AUD2199 for us to walk one out of my local dealers show room..I was only 20 years old back then..Here in Australia the 1982 J model big bore was the first model YZ490.

I have A yz465 and it's is A fantastic machine the cadillac of yz

That’s a lovely bike 😲

Thanks for the vid, And what a great bike, would luv One of the yellow one's.

Good jobs Brother from Indonesian.

Nice bike!

You stay healthy Chris. We are taking a beating here in Canada and the US is is no better..

Love the mono x rear.

My 81 it 175 was white fun bike i put gold rims on it like the yz's.

That classic monster is clean . Probably worth $6000

As far as I know yellow was for North America only as here in Australia & NZ we had the white YZs up until they changed to the Blue . As I was racing RMs & saw plent of white YZs no yellow

Would be great to here it run

Remember having to ride harder to keep up when these beasts were first introduced. Quite easy to ride compared with other open class bikes of the day. A good friend hurt himself pretty badly on one of these, which was a characteristic of monoshock yamahas back then . All fine up to a certain point, then oofff! Thats why I rode husquvarnas. Not quite as competitive in all areas, but would very often save you from a nasty prang. Never did figure out how that was , but ask any husky rider...

Yep 43 HP

1980 cz Jawa would be cool to see

The holes on air box are horrible wants cutting out and a new piece of metal riveted in with nicely spaced holes

Yo tengo esa moto original broder

2 right its crakking

Necesito un tanque de gasolina para yamaha 465

Masheens