New member YZs

[screamin62]

welcome olaf, nice bikes you've got. You haven't got any nos 1980-81 yz white plastics under your bed have you? craig.

No Craig, I don't. 1982 was the first year for white YZs in Canada, previous years were all
yellow. We had white/red bikes and the US had yellow. I always like looking at pics of
OZ Yzs in white, a lot of guys here buy kits to make them white.
We can still get white fenders from Yamaha here ( front 82 style) as well as yellow ones.
But no side panels, tank etc.
Yep, I have at least 3 months left of winter before I ride my vintage bikes but....

[maico police]

Hi Olaf. Nice bikes alright 
Can you get up a pic of the Race Tech G3 shock on the rear please?
Did you have to modify the air box much to get it in there?
I have a YZ 250 H with a Gold Valve in the stock shock and as you say, it handles like a modern.

[craignduke]

no worries thanks anyway olaf, looks cold there.

[shelpi]

G'day mate, welcome to VMX cobber, and no worries we wont stir the shit outaya to frigan much digger.
didyabringyagrogalong

[screamin62]

Here is a pic of the shock when I first mounted it:

I took off the top funnel of the airbox and cut a little off the white guard(used an old one first). I made a
rubber flap attached to the seat base ( used the rubber protector by the carb off a Honda Rubicon atv) to
keep all the dirt away from the now exposed airbox ( no pics of this, sorry). It looks factory.
Although expensive, this shock is worth every penny. I was tired ( from previous projects) of working
with worn out shock bodies etc.  I didn't want to mod my stock minty shock either.
Lots of guys here run the gold valve modded rear shock with great success. I wanted to build
a serious vintage race bike I could ride/race on any track, this bike got my 18 yr old son hooked on vintage
racing.

[maico police]

I like it. Will be doing the same. 
Thanks.

[Cabmkr]

Great bikes Olaf, esp the Yamaha's! I have a 250H on the bench right now, a bit stalled over Christmas but should be getting back at it soon. Where abouts are you in Canada?

Cheers, Chris

[screamin62]

I'm in Manitoba. We have some great local vintage races going on, but I also travel west to Alberta once or twice a year to race ( lots of racers/bikes out there).
How is the vintage scene in Ontario? Everybody out here is on Facebook to keep in touch with what's going on and always guys posting project pics.

[Cabmkr]

Here is one of the facebook groups for the Canadian VMX'rs

   http://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/204520209592530/

Think that link should work