Two-Wheeled Time Machines: Racing Vintage Motocross — /RideApart
Two-stroke powerbands, not much suspension and rubbish brakes. For Jamie, racing vintage motocross is like going back in time to his childhood. For Wes, it’s a terrifying introduction to dirt bikes, doubly so on a ’79 Yamaha YZ490, the fastest MX bike of its era.
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old but gold bro 😉
[BIKE ENGINES ROAR]
Why no yz80? Best bike ever made small light fast and cheep
if you aint mixing gas you aint hauling ass!
I'm a Husqy guy myself.
Dad got me a 78? Suzuki RM50 when I was 5, learned me to use a clutch and ride. A year later, RM80. Rode that till I was 10.
Dad went to a yard sale and found a Husq CR390 that an old guy was selling, it had water in the case but he got it for $30.
A month later I was told to hop on (I'm still 10). I rode that bike for 2 years before it lost compression. We sold it and got a 74? Maico 250.
Time to get another Husqy.
He talks all perty like on u them ferriners. True though, I gave up my 450, and am looking for an old bike. Calvmx is an AWESOME club, they put a lot of work into these races. The racers are wonderful people.
Love these RideApart videos. Keep em coming.
They need to make a cheap, air cooled, big bore 2 stroke motocross bike. Something that is very affordable, durable, and easy to work on. Drop the high tech stuff and just make something cheap, powerful, and fun that anyone can afford to run. You know, like an entry level dirt bike.
This really is motocross, have fun and enjoy bikes before and with the best sound.
Love the video. What's up with that awful music?
4:18.. he's dead right.
He's actually racing in the Post-Vintage class.
where are they riding??looks so cal,but where?
We're there any makos
One of the best opening sequences on any video ever. The music, footage, and riders taking off in the title shot… Love this!
1979 yz465 the yz490 didnt exist until 1982
I will be doing this SOOOOOON! I cannot wait!
and now i m on craigslist looking for a vintage bike
Jamie, my first bike was an '81 YZ100! That 490 must be a beast! I love the old two strokes!
Gotta love vintage MX,…..LOVE IT MAN!!!
should get some of these new school 4stroke riders out on a vmx piston ported 2stroker see how they handle the ruts?
The guy who complains about someone mispronouncin Husquarna needs to learn how to spell Huskavarna! ( God, hope I spelled it right!)
Jesus John R & pineapple John, makes me want to go find a can of Blendzall, and some gas, and fire up that beautiful pumpkin orange ' 72 Montesa Capra again! I love the smell of castor bean oil in the morning smells like heaven to me !!!
When I was 15 I raced a (new at the time) 1978 RM 125. I loved everything about that bike, from being able to here it being kickstarted a half mile away to the super short power band, to the wonderful smell of burning Castrol pre-mix.
Great info, great vid…..could do without the music.
your description is a bit off,Yamaha did not come out with the YZ490 until 1982.
the YZ465 came out in 1980 and 1981 and the YZ400 was made from 1976 to 1979.
the 1982 YZ490 was a real pig of a bike,it pinged badly,the suspension sucked compared with what other manufacturers offered. vibrated badly and only came with a 4 speed transmission. a Maico 490,Honda CR480 could eat it's lunch in all areas. they came jetted rich and was near impossible to jet,jet it to run strong and it would seize. the 1979 YZ400 was inferior to the 1978 YZ400 in almost every way.
tt 500 yamaha 300 lbs of motorcycle get the 2 stroke guys talking to themselves when I get them on every holeshot and get the win, more fun then any modern bike I ever own or ride. I have 2 of them one with a white brothers swingarm double leading front brake larger legal front end and much more, in and around Hanover PA, Give me a yell I could be talked out of it for a resonible price. 717 668 4970
Sold my soul at the age of 14 to go to work in a Honda / Suzuki shop. We still had 305 Dreams on the floor. Worked my first year for free. Stayed in it for over 20 years and can still be found in some of the shops I have worked in over the years. See you at Barber's this year. I bleed 2 stroke.
Love It .. Good too see Old Bike still get out on the Track ….
VTR
Great video! You call that vintage? That ain't vintage. Checkout my channel to see what vintage motocross really is 😉
the good old scrambler.
not a bultaco is safe 😂
Great video ,Terrible music .
Great video and great music to go along with it!!!
enduro pasion x las motos
must of been sooo fun. be cool to ride some of those old bikes.
That music reminds me of the film vanishing point check it out you youngsters