Has anyone here owned or had a ride on a YZ100 (say 82/83 era)

[Jimmy]

 
I'm thinking of a Yamaha YZ100 82/83 model as something that both my Son and I could occasionally ride.  Would it handle a 70Kg adult?

(I think it's partly because as a kid I always wanted a YZ80J but I ended up with something much less exotic..)

cheers

[frostype400]

yeah no worries i have a mate with one any 2 stroke even the rm80 can usually can handle that weight im 16 and 80kilos had no trouble on rm80 the other day and got on a yz100 as well a 78 model though with suspension through the roof bigger than my pe400 and a dg head on it youd be fine with that stock standard yz100

[Nathan S]

Yeah, a 70kg person is pretty much the target market for a YZ100.

I rode one once, as a kid - as worn out as it was, it was a great fun bike to ride. Roger Harvey actually had a couple of pages in an ADB in the late 1980s, talking about how great his worn out YZ100J was, and I agreeed wit everything he said: it needs to be flogged to work properly;  its still slow by the standards of a 125 of the same age; it makes you feel like a god when it you're riding it.

 

[Jimmy]

thanks guys

any bike that makes you think you're a god whilst riding it must be okay!

[caps 999]

did a full resto on my 100j thing was a machine im 95kgs with gear and it took me along fine

[zorroz]

Heres one:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Yamaha-YZ100-K_W0QQitemZ260388673690QQihZ016QQcategoryZ102679QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[Jimmy]

Yep thanks

I'm having a bid.. seems there are others who like it also!