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Offline head

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First ride YZ500F
« on: April 29, 2011, 06:20:40 pm »
Took the beast for it's first proper ride today.




Very pleased with first impressions, suspension nice and firm, Power strong and willing to rev, still with plenty of pull. Seamed to jump ok as well.
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Offline Graeme M

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Re: First ride YZ500F
« Reply #1 on: April 29, 2011, 06:58:05 pm »
Very nice! Two questions. 1. Is that a Honda engine? 2. How the heck did you fit a carby in there?
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Re: First ride YZ500F
« Reply #2 on: April 29, 2011, 07:03:12 pm »
Looks great..so what was it like to ride? What frame have you used?
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Re: First ride YZ500F
« Reply #3 on: April 29, 2011, 07:08:35 pm »
Yes its a Honda 500. I thought it was the most compact four stroke motor, I all ready had a spare YZ250l frame as my other bikes are Yamahas. Fitting a carby was my biggest challenge and I managed to fit a 38mm Dellorto.
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Re: First ride YZ500F
« Reply #4 on: April 29, 2011, 07:09:55 pm »
yes fitting the carb must have been a nightmare
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Re: First ride YZ500F
« Reply #5 on: April 29, 2011, 08:05:16 pm »
it doesn't look like a YZ with that Honda motor in there ;D
i think it needs another name ;)
bloody nice bike though 8)
how bigs the grin?
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Re: First ride YZ500F
« Reply #6 on: April 29, 2011, 08:28:56 pm »
HONDAHA :)
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Re: First ride YZ500F
« Reply #7 on: April 29, 2011, 09:03:40 pm »
Well done Neil, another 4 stroke for the track at Bulahdelah. See you there. Cheers
Dan
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Re: First ride YZ500F
« Reply #8 on: April 29, 2011, 09:18:58 pm »
I really like it, Lots of work you cant see
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Re: First ride YZ500F
« Reply #9 on: May 24, 2011, 09:04:43 am »
looks smooth as OP; very nice

Quote from: Dan-166 on April 29, 2011, 09:03:40 pm
Well done Neil, another 4 stroke for the track at Bulahdelah. See you there. Cheers
Dan

sory offpost but... whats this about a track at Buladelah?
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Offline Graeme M

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Re: First ride YZ500F
« Reply #10 on: May 24, 2011, 10:03:24 am »
http://www.heaven-vmx.com/?page_id=14

HEAVEN race at that track.
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