Whats the most collectable big block Yamaha?

[number8]

Well lfeel that if a bike is manufacture before 1975, it should be legal, regardless if it was built for the following year.

So, if a mx400A was built before 1975, then the flow on rule should also apply to this model, for etc mx400C.

Ray Harris owned the bike here in Geelong, l have see the bike at the time at his work shop, and he had the paperwork to back it up, and l also sure that too the time and l wish l had photo copied it at the time.
In 1974 easter weekend l was racing at the South Australia Titles at Acusa Park and another meeting same weekend at Keith. On the  same weekend Saturday my friends and l where looking over the new 1974 Yamaha YZ 250, 360 B on sale at Pitmans, they where on display outside, at the front of  Pitmans show room. Dave Basham was racing one that weekend and also Trevor Flood.

Gday Dot, hey I know my memory is not great but I believe Trevor Flood was the first to race a YZ360B in Australia and it was at the Laurie Boulter at Atujara Park SA on the 25th of April 1974 Anzac Day. He had major trouble getting the bike off the docks in Melbourne the day before it's first outing. Once the right palms were greased he rushed the bike back to Yamaha HQ and roughly assembled it, threw it on the trailer and headed for Adelaide. He arrived in a cloud of smoke at the pub we were staying at just as we were leaving to go to the track on race day. Dave Basham rode a YZ360A and was very fast but Trevor Flood was in a class of his own on the new YZB. I spent most of the day in the local hospital after a major get off in practice but I hitched a ride back to the track in an ambulance just in time for the main race. We stayed in Adelaide for a few days and raced at Keyneton on the Sunday. It was very much an eye opener to watch Trevor completely strip down every nut and bolt of the new YZB and even stripped the engine and split the crank as he thought sand had got in through the air filter at the Atujara Park. The genuine spares kit he had was amazing with a new cylinder, complete crankshaft and expansion chamber as well as all the normal bearings gaskets, levers etc. He methodically reassembled it and we all went to Keyneton.  Gary Flood won the feature, Trevor Flood won the A grade and some other G. Flood won the B grade. So I may not be totally accurate but thats what I remember. Easter that year was about 10 days earlier and we all rode at Echuca.

Regards Stan.


Hey, Floody

I guessed it was you,how have you been,ya got me me because I couldn't find "Stan S" in any of your old program threads,and you would be the only bloke that would know about the Transit,

#8

[BJJ]

Apart from Pete Loverings machine I seen killing the locals,  some 18 months back  I am going to submit my fav,  YZ 490L  (because that fits with our Aussie VMX rules).  Detonation/Squish rendered, Suspension by say Race_tech, 5 Speed gear box  (somehow)

[ted]

I`m with Hilly and Holeshot




1981 YZ 465 H

[YZ250H]

It's still got me buggered what the hell is wrong with that tank Ted. It looks great.  Far better than one that has been sanded. 

Maybe some photos 'cause one of the other blokes on here reckoned his was crap too.  Perhaps on another thread, so we don't get in trouble for hijacking this one 

[Stan S]

Hey, Floody

I guessed it was you,how have you been,ya got me me because I couldn't find "Stan S" in any of your old program threads,and you would be the only bloke that would know about the Transit,

#8

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Gday Gary, Yeah I've been good. Hope to catch up for a beer soon. Are you going to the Bonanza or the Nats or CD7?
I never raced Yamaha's much except I did have one of Trevor's YZ360B's for a little while but I couldn't come to grips with it. Probably couldn't ride it as fast as was needed with his setups. I did however buy a new YZ490 4 speeder when they first came out and to this day absolutley loved that bike. It was more like a bike bore European bike to ride than a Jap bike. I would really like to get hold of one again if anyone knows of one for sale no matter how rough.

Stan

[number8]

Hey, Floody

I guessed it was you,how have you been,ya got me me because I couldn't find "Stan S" in any of your old program threads,and you would be the only bloke that would know about the Transit,

#8

Gday Gary, Yeah I've been good. Hope to catch up for a beer soon. Are you going to the Bonanza or the Nats or CD7?
I never raced Yamaha's much except I did have one of Trevor's YZ360B's for a little while but I couldn't come to grips with it. Probably couldn't ride it as fast as was needed with his setups. I did however buy a new YZ490 4 speeder when they first came out and to this day absolutley loved that bike. It was more like a bike bore European bike to ride than a Jap bike. I would really like to get hold of one again if anyone knows of one for sale no matter how rough.

Stan
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I wont be at the Broadford Bonaza or the Nats,I will be at CD7 been of the bikes for a while rode at CD6 last year had not ridden for ages got a bit exited and I am doing up a 490L now should be finished for CD7 looking forward to getting it on the track for a bit of a play it will be good to catch up for a beer you should love CD7 I went last year for the first time,

Have ya got any more old programs and stuff,

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[Stan S]

Have ya got any more old programs and stuff,

#8

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Yeah # 8, I have got heaps, I will put some on when I get time. See you at CD7.

Regards Stan.

[Husky500evo]

Since YZM was mentioned, has anyone got a pic of the promotional poster of aircooled YZM500 from about 1982/3/4/ ?

the one i am thinking of is a poster that yamaha came out with in that era of a YZM500 aircooled with power valve it may have been a carlquist bike possibly. pic was take from the front angle back to rear of the righthand side of bike.

I don't think that this is the poster that you are talking about, Hoony, but this is a good picture of the bike that you may be referring to . It is probably a bit off topic , because it is not a production bike, but it is still good to look at .

[Stan S]

Man i struggle out there with pulling a carb down as the dust rols across what passes as pits. to be splitting cases out there in the grass, the guys a bloody  legend, hell i would have even paid to see that.

Hi Freakshow, I probably explained it badly, but what I meant was Trevor rebuilt that YZ360B in his mates shed that we comandeered in Adelaide between the Atujara Park race on Anzac day and three days latter at the Keyneton race meet. But yes he is a true legend.

Regards Stan.
 

[YZ250H]

for the love of god why did they not make a production version of that water bucket YZM ?? :'(

[490 tez]

yzm now that is one cool lookin bike!!!!!

[Davey Crocket]

That is pure eye candy.... makes those shitbox Honda's look like a back yard jobby!!!!. Where the hell did you find those pictures??, if you've got more, dont hold out on us.Wheres Worm's, Trev, you need to show the short one what a real 500 looks like, give em a leg up to get on a chair and put him on the right page, those Honda blokes are like trotters...... tripping around with their blinkers on. Tell him he's only aloud to look......no touching, definatly  no touching!!!

[tony27]

Mmmm handbuilt one off two wheeled porn, who do you have to sleep with to get near one of them?

[Iain Cameron]

I own a couple of open class yams , i find each bike great in its class in pre 70 , rt1 its not the best by a long shot but I love it . Pre 75 I have rt2mx and mx 360 both fun bikes . Pre 78 yzc 400 yzd 400 the c was a basket case and my 1st restro once you get pressure in the forks right great pulls like a tractor the d sweet to ride . My last big bore is a yzh 465 with 490 top end and boost bottle, its faster than I can ride .wish list bikes yza yzb yzf . just ride them who cares which is best get them out of the shed .