Awesome pics - Yesteryears Works Bikes

[AndrewPA]

     

Take a look at these beauties!

http://www.cyclestopracing.com/showcase.htm

I love that Mugen Honda. Even the word Mugen sounds fast!

Cheers

[char393]

Sweet link!

[OLDMXRACER 393]

Kool!

[Silver_Fox]

Brings back some memories.

I still hate that stupid rear fender/numberplate combination on the 81 KX.

[Big Maico 393]

Yup! neat old bikes.

Vintage Dave just picked up a Yamaha YZ250B. the very first year monoshock!

I can't wait to see it after it's restored.

[OLDMXRACER 393]

Originally posted by Big Maico 393
Vintage Dave just picked up a Yamaha YZ250B.

How about a "before" pic Dave?

[Big Maico 393]

Andy:

Dave can't do that! I have the bike here in Houston. I'll have to barrow a digital camera & do it for him!

Give me a few days to get the camera! It's rough, but it's 99% their & there's plenty of parts out there.

I hope I can get the bike to him soon as my garage is got no more room left..........LOL & I still have my 83' Maico 490 Spyder to build.....well maybe I can just fit that 83' YZ 490 Dave & I found ?

[Woody_393]

Nice looking bikes... The mudgen does look cool. Interesting placement of the rads.

[Vintage Dave393]

Right now Howard is using my YZ as a lowrider. No fork springs in it, someone did the standard air fork mod. But since we're in Texas, lowriders are cool.

The boys at Cyclestop have some inroads to the factory riders of the 70's and 80's and have a pretty awesome collection of factory works bikes. They are good friends with Brian "the machine" Myerscough and Chappy Blose (whose son now rides for the Samsung/LCS/Central Yamaha team) and can be seen on "The Reality of Speed" show every Saturday on TV.

They also have some old Jeff Ward stuff and have sold/acquired a Yamaha OW125 and a Johnny O'Mara replica Mugen 125 to Joe Newmann who is in the same club with Howard and me.

Newmann normally brings the vintage works bikes to the GMB races. Another reason to come.

[mxxx rrrider]

If only I knew then what I know now! About six years ago I sold my 1982 cr125 for $650. It wasn't restored, but it was a good, solid bike. I've regretted selling it ever since. And then there's the 1977 cr125 that I had the chance to buy for $100 when I lived in AZ. It didn't run, but was complete. I lived in an appartment and the time and didn't have anywhere to store it!

[Satch0922]

is it me or has Yamaha always been ahead of the curve.....watercooling in 76-77, monoshock, etc.

Now in modern days...first "real" thumper MX bike.....ahhhh yes....let the flaming begin! LOL

[OlSchoolFool393]

Your sure right Satch about Yama ,Raced the early yz 80's
and they would outrun anything on the track at that time
My Son has a yz 125 now and loves it!
I still have a garage full of vintage iron Honda cr 125 1974
in resto stage 1,Maico Spider 250 1983,honda ct 70 1972
Honda z-50 1974,Yamaha yz 250 not for sure yet what yr
earlyhas radiator behind front plate and water goes through
steering neck? supposed to be getting another maybe also
wish I knew how to post pics,I,ve got pics of befores and
afters and during the resto of My Maico!
From the basket to now were it probley needs to be put
back in the basket? After trying to race with Dave and some of the other guys on there 480's and 490's but we had some
fun HUH Dave!?

[OLDMXRACER 393]

Originally posted by Big Maico 393
......well maybe I can just fit that 83' YZ 490 Dave & I found ?

Now BigH, you know there's always room for "just one more." LOL!
Dave, I have the carcass of a '76 YZ250 and a complete DT250 motor that I think is a 74. I doubt if you could use anything off the 76 (?), but that 74 motor might have something you could use if ya need it. Please feel free to ask me when the time comes.......

[Z mann R2]

reminds me of my first bike....an '84 YZ125.....

i used to have an old '72 Honda trail 70 also