picked this one up today from the original owner . never really been a yamaha fan but its pretty cool old machine. bikes sure have come along way in 28 years
redrocket190 wrote:1981 YZ465H? If the forks are smaller than 43mm - 1980 YZ465G. The tank decals are not OEM. Have Dwayne Jones do the suspension and go racing!
title says 1980 yz465G. i asked the guy i bought it from today and he says the bike is more or less just as he rolled it off the showroom in 1980..minus the rear sprocket he put on to gear it down for mountain trails, new tires, and he tore off the "465" stickers for some unknown reason . i found a pic of another 1980 yz465G and it looks identical to mine with the exception its white plastic and red tank decals....i assume the white plastic model was 50th aniversarry edition ???? at any rate, i only paid $200 for it ...theres one now on craigslist 95% original for $3100 obo
redrocket190 wrote:1981 YZ465H? If the forks are smaller than 43mm - 1980 YZ465G. The tank decals are not OEM. Have Dwayne Jones do the suspension and go racing!
title says 1980 yz465G. i asked the guy i bought it from today and he says the bike is more or less just as he rolled it off the showroom in 1980..minus the rear sprocket he put on to gear it down for mountain trails, new tires, and he tore off the "465" stickers for some unknown reason . i found a pic of another 1980 yz465G and it looks identical to mine with the exception its white plastic and red tank decals....i assume the white plastic model was 50th aniversarry edition ???? at any rate, i only paid $200 for it ...theres one now on craigslist 95% original for $3100 obo
In 1980 the tank decal was a vertical speed block design. The 1981 had a swoosh. Most people don't empty their tanks and consequently the gas evaporates and sweats the OEM decals off. If you were to keep the bike you can get perforated replacements that cover most of the tank and will actually stay in place.
In the late 70s and early 80s, North American YZs were yellow, but those sold in Europe were white with red/black highlights. I had two buddies in the airline business who had their yellow bikes shipped to the UK from Kansas and because they were the only yellow ones in town made a killing at re-sale time. Today there are Euros who collect up white YZ parts and ship them in the other direction for US collectors who want something a bit different.
Hopefully your heart wins out over your head regarding selling it on!
redrocket190 wrote:1981 YZ465H? If the forks are smaller than 43mm - 1980 YZ465G. The tank decals are not OEM. Have Dwayne Jones do the suspension and go racing!
title says 1980 yz465G. i asked the guy i bought it from today and he says the bike is more or less just as he rolled it off the showroom in 1980..minus the rear sprocket he put on to gear it down for mountain trails, new tires, and he tore off the "465" stickers for some unknown reason . i found a pic of another 1980 yz465G and it looks identical to mine with the exception its white plastic and red tank decals....i assume the white plastic model was 50th aniversarry edition ???? at any rate, i only paid $200 for it ...theres one now on craigslist 95% original for $3100 obo
In 1980 the tank decal was a vertical speed block design. The 1981 had a swoosh. Most people don't empty their tanks and consequently the gas evaporates and sweats the OEM decals off. If you were to keep the bike you can get perforated replacements that cover most of the tank and will actually stay in place.
In the late 70s and early 80s, North American YZs were yellow, but those sold in Europe were white with red/black highlights. I had two buddies in the airline business who had their yellow bikes shipped to the UK from Kansas and because they were the only yellow ones in town made a killing at re-sale time. Today there are Euros who collect up white YZ parts and ship them in the other direction for US collectors who want something a bit different.
Hopefully your heart wins out over your head regarding selling it on!
interesting. the owners manual shows a sticker with 1 less vertical line. looks almost like 250 model sticker what do you think ? the guy specifically said its all original plastic but he made no mention of changing decals, he might have put the wrong one on i guess. i have almost no knowledge of yamahas but ill find out . google searching this bike does no good because all the bike pics ive found have varying tank decals, and the white european model has a different sticker as well. damn im confused
side note: owners manual shows "1" on the number plates. none of the internet photos ive seen have that "1"...whats up with that ?
This was my first dirtbike.....way back in 2003...LOL!!!!!
it is an '81 465H with '82 plastics. I sold it for $400 as you see it there. That thing was a 50 hp lightswitch with a serious detonation issue. No thanks. fast though.
see heres where im confused. scroll down half way on this link and look at the tank decals, they look identical to the ones shown in my owners manual (tank decal in my owners manual has 1 less vertical line than the decals on my bike). is the pic in my owners manual fawked up ??
check this out yo! this pic is 1980 yz250, which according to my owners manual used different tank decal than the 465. i think my bike might have 1980 yz250 decal what do you think ?