The Best YZ

[DJRacing]

Its been awhile since we had a good discussion on the best motoX bikes made, so I thought we could voice our opinions' on what YZ we like the best and for what reasons.
Keep it within the vintage period's and if you feel the need to 'up spec' what the beloved factory gave us then so be it.

I would start, but I cant make up my mind, so I will think about it at work tomorrow and give my opinion.

[All Things 414]

Obviously the YZ 465 G. Went like a cut cat, looked like a works bike, well engineered, swing-arm gives me a "chubby" every time.....

[Hoony]

Oh DJ, surely you jest.

this is a trick question, you are mistaken my good man its like the pot of gold at the end of a rainbow "they don't exist"  .

[YZ250H]

I love 'em all.  I think I'm a bit like you DJ.  I can't decide .  For pure fun factor it has to be the 465.  I can't comment on the 250H, but by all accounts a nice rideable bike.  I really love the look of the 125J, but my favourite of the ones I own is the 250C.  By all accounts not that good a bike, but I rode one once as a young bloke and it was loud and stinky and went like a cut cat.  Loved it .  So there you  go - No help to you whatsoever 

[PERM250]

hey DJ yes yz 80c for me if it has to be yz

[VMX247]

Sorry DJ-I'm with Hoony they have always looked highly strung and anorexic to me.
cheers

[DJRacing]

Oh DJ, surely you jest.

this is a trick question, you are mistaken my good man its like the pot of gold at the end of a rainbow "they don't exist"  .

Now Hoony, we all know your a closet YZ man, but until you get rid of those CR's your rainbow will never come in     we YZ brothers would welcome you into the fold, but you would have to learn the "YZ Prayer"

Our Yamaha which is in the shed
Racing be thy game
Thy wins will come
Thy ride will be done, on dirt, mud and sand
Give us the throttle, and we'll holeshot them other brands
And forgive us for roosting, as we forgive them who T-bone into us
And lead us unto victory
Deliver us from siezing
For thine is a Yamaha, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever, Torsten Hallman

     

[Rossvickicampbell]

sorry I hold a secret flame for Hoony and his bikes after seeing him star on the box but gotta go against ya this time mate - (now I have converted as well!!!!).

But c'mon guys best YZ ever...................................YZ360B of course

Rossco

[mainline]

Anything 'F' or 'G'. Not from a riding point of view (cause I wouldn't know anyway) but because we had a Yamaha shop between us and the local shops when I was a kid, and I would drag my mum in there to have a look every time we went past.

I got my first 'F' model YZ thirty years later

[Hoony]

Ok, i'm out of the closet.

I had a 1982 YZ250J which i really loved at the time, great bike and nearly everyone had one that year, it was also the one that got me my first wins in C Grade. but i reckon i also have a soft spot for my 77' YZ125D, it was the one that taught me to ride better after 2 mini bikes.

Squeezed it out of me DJ 

sorry I hold a secret flame for Hoony and his bikes after seeing him star on the box .......................Rossco

so you were the one who sent that valentines card then from WA !  and i thought it was Alison

[yzhilly]

There's only one way to sort this out .Where's the Pics boys. C'mon show us ya YZ's not Brochure pics Real ones .http:// .Here's mine 78 was a good year for Yamaha ,my first MX Bike was a YZ80E and i'm spewing i havent got a pic of it . It was second hand and had been setup and raced for 6 months before i bought for  $325 of paper round money and Pumping petrol on sundays to buy it . I luved it and thought i was King Dick everytime i wheeled it out .

[holeshot buddy]

hoony i can only remember you riding that yz anyway

best yz  YZ465H no contest
 g was ok but h better
490s were pigs

[Nathan S]

The YZ250G/H is a highlight. Nearly as easy to get along with as a trailbike, but still goes like a proper MXer.

The YZ125E is a really sweet bike that just happens to fall on the wrong side of the pre-78 cut-off. If the class structure suited them better, then they'd be everywhere - virtually unbreakable, sweet handling (heaps better than a D), easy to get along with, and generally one of those "balanced" bikes that isn't amazing in any one aspect, but does everything well.

But if it came down to it, I'd always pick my YZ125X as my favourite. My D is faster, has a better power delivery, handles better, and fits me better - but the X behaves in a way that just makes sense to my brain, so I can get around an MX track faster on it.
It just makes sense (to me) so it can be ridden to the meagre limits of my ability without wasting time thinking about what the bike is going to do.

[lms6201]

yz490L   last /best efort against  air cool  big bores 

[Marc.com]

Not VMX but soon.... YZ250U, first twin disc, low and narrow, heap of midrange, like riding baby 500......traded 490S on it.

Don't ask me which one I think is the worst. 

Also 125H fan, was riding RM125X at the time, YZ wasn't as trick but lasted a hell of a lot better.