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dude at my work has one he says its in good shape, he said it was '81 i believe, said he would sell it for cheap. i rode one years ago and it seems pretty powerful but i had nothing to compare it to at the time. are any parts still available if anything breaks ? was thinking of buying it for a beater bike for couple hundred bucks

were these bikes worth a shit or not ? is one worth a couple hundred bucks to have for a beater and not worry if it gets crashed ?

Why not let someone who is into vintage MX or MX restorations have it?

Just to buy it and beat on it would be a waste of old vintage iron

Dakota Boy wrote:Why not let someone who is into vintage MX or MX restorations have it?

Just to buy it and beat on it would be a waste of old vintage iron

good point. ill see what the guy wants for it and maybe someone here is interested in it. it might make a good hillclimber though

Parts is gettin scarce. I did a 78 125 and trackin down the stuff for that was a bitch.
The 465 was a real ass kicker for its time, always wanted one. If its all there, buy it.

If it is less than $500, it is worth buying. You could ride it int the ground, part it out, or renovate it in some way. I am prejudiced and hope you do the latter. It is a good bike for historic motocross and runs in class with other twin shock bikes - Suzuki RM465, Maico 440, etc. No obvious gotchas and NOS parts are available. Because the bike has a dedicated following there are after-market companies doing replica plastic, seat covers, pipes etc.

honestly i dont like yamaha and i never have, but this guy said he will sell it real cheap and thats what sparked my interest. ill find out what he means by real cheap. if nothing else maybe someone around here could use it, he claims its a good runner and decent shape but hes like 50yo and cant ride it any more

The 465 was the best open class motor yamaha ever made, go for it man

There is an ahrma race that comes around once a year, I would love to have an old pinger for the race.
Too many projects....

It was THE open class bike prior to the release of the CR480. Yamaha screwed the pooch when they turned it into the 490.

BIGGDAD wrote: Yamaha screwed the pooch when they turned it into the 490.

+ 1

I had an old IT in high school, same motor. Steering and suspension sucked, but what a fun bike!

Joshwfl wrote:I had an old IT in high school, same motor. Steering and suspension sucked, but what a fun bike!

There are some differences between a yz and it, porting and flywheel