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Offline Slakewell

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Were are all the YZ 490's
« on: April 20, 2016, 02:14:08 pm »
I see 490's for sale regularly. I see there pic's posted on face book but I don't see them at the race track, see lots of CR's etc. Why do they hide in the shed? 
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Re: Were are all the YZ 490's
« Reply #1 on: April 20, 2016, 02:22:50 pm »
They're all on farms.
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Re: Were are all the YZ 490's
« Reply #2 on: April 20, 2016, 02:24:35 pm »
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Re: Were are all the YZ 490's
« Reply #3 on: April 20, 2016, 04:44:58 pm »
I thought it was because they never sold that many in the first place.

Imagine it's 1987, and you're in the market for a new big bore MXer... Yeah, the 490 would be your last choice, just like it was for actual buyer in 1987 (and pretty much every year they made the YZ490).
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Re: Were are all the YZ 490's
« Reply #4 on: April 20, 2016, 04:47:42 pm »
they can't be too bad - there is one over this way that absolutely kicks a--e!!!!!
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Re: Were are all the YZ 490's
« Reply #5 on: April 20, 2016, 09:03:21 pm »
Out of the shed and back to the track, thanks RK 8)
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Re: Where are all the YZ 490s?
« Reply #6 on: April 21, 2016, 09:41:06 am »
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Offline James Lee

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Re: Were are all the YZ 490's
« Reply #7 on: April 21, 2016, 09:44:47 am »
I really want one,allways have but just a bit concerned how they run on modern unleaded.
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Re: Were are all the YZ 490's
« Reply #8 on: April 21, 2016, 09:59:41 am »
I heard all the old pinging problems et al can be fixed now - head/squish adjustments etc, better fuel blah blah blah!
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Re: Were are all the YZ 490's
« Reply #9 on: April 21, 2016, 10:24:48 am »
Here's one, it was found lying in the grass on a farm

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Re: Were are all the YZ 490's
« Reply #10 on: April 21, 2016, 12:35:50 pm »
Fresh fuel tyres and rider and it should be ready to race.
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Re: Were are all the YZ 490's
« Reply #11 on: April 21, 2016, 12:41:18 pm »
Quote from: yamatragic on April 20, 2016, 09:03:21 pm
Out of the shed and back to the track, thanks RK 8)

You got some long legs there....
love the swingarm..
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Re: Were are all the YZ 490's
« Reply #12 on: April 21, 2016, 02:28:52 pm »
love the bike
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Re: Were are all the YZ 490's
« Reply #13 on: April 21, 2016, 03:30:04 pm »
Excellent Machine
all ive found for one so far is the Donk! and not a bad one either
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Re: Were are all the YZ 490's
« Reply #14 on: May 02, 2016, 06:41:04 pm »
I think most of them must be over here in the UK, even though they received damming test reports back in the day from various magazines, riders still seem to like them. You see a good turn out at most vintage Evo race meets, guys are now spending a lot of time & money on sorting out the suspension & motor problems they came with. Check out the gallery page at www.classicdirtbikerider.com & you will see what I mean, I wrote quite a long article on the history of the Yamaha YZ490, you can find it on the features page of the above website. I think UK Evo riders & restorers are beginning to like them even more now because they are still plenty fast enough & have the advantage of not having things like a power valve or liquid cooling system to worry about plus they are far cheaper to buy than a CR or KX500. All the best, Mr J   
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