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Offline mboddy

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Update.
Raced my IT250D and IT400D at the Classic Dirt Track Nationals on the weekend.
Took 2nd place in Pre-78 250cc.
Looks like I picked the right bike.   
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1980 Yamaha IT125G, 1979 Yamaha IT175F, 1984 Yamaha IT200L, 1977 Yamaha IT250D and IT400D

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welcome too the dirt side mark.how cheap is dirt track racing to road racing and the amount of track time you can get. it was great to see you at the pointee end of the field at the nationals. the get off at the end of the day was not good but you done the right thing, picked yourself up and the bike up and got of the track so there was no red flag to the race.
will we see you at a nepean meeting in the future? bra 95.

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will we see you at a nepean meeting in the future? bra 95.
I reckon you will. Not this year though. But next year I will.
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1980 Yamaha IT125G, 1979 Yamaha IT175F, 1984 Yamaha IT200L, 1977 Yamaha IT250D and IT400D

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Yeah well done mark i will be in the pre 78 263cc next season as i have just picked a IT400D
yzhilly ,YZ400E,,YZ250J,YZ125K,YZ100K,IT465H ,IT400D,IT250K , IT200L,XR250,XL250R,XL200R,XL125
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Yeah well done mark i will be in the pre 78 263cc next season as i have just picked a IT400D
That's great! Let me know if I can help out with anything.
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1980 Yamaha IT125G, 1979 Yamaha IT175F, 1984 Yamaha IT200L, 1977 Yamaha IT250D and IT400D

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You can help out by explaining the purchase to his missus  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Hopefully he i9s still alive - I haven't heard from him since saturday afternoon  :D
Looking for YZ250C parts NOS if possible

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The only triple jumps he would have been doing are the hop, skip & jump.

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Na she got over it thanks to your timely phone call most of the head of steam she built up was gone by the time i got off the phone .
yzhilly ,YZ400E,,YZ250J,YZ125K,YZ100K,IT465H ,IT400D,IT250K , IT200L,XR250,XL250R,XL200R,XL125
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I have posted some information about the IT400D on the new IT Australia web site:
http://www.yamahait.com.au/joomla/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&/topic,50.msg156.html#msg156

It is work in progress and so check back for updates from time to time.
Vinduro Penrite Team
1980 Yamaha IT125G, 1979 Yamaha IT175F, 1984 Yamaha IT200L, 1977 Yamaha IT250D and IT400D