Yamaha YZ 80 Project

Dug this old 70s (?) yz 80 out of the corner of the shop today.  Think i finally found someone that can revive this old engine for me!  Cant wait to dig in and restore this thing!!

 

xt500

Thinking i might get this thing finished up at least as a race bike.  There is an ice hill climb in NJ this month that would be awesome to rip this thing up..

Wheels and Waves

Wheelie Exhaust

Finally got the exhaust for the XT500 fitted and got all the leaks stopped.  This exhaust was way too expensive to have to re-bend pipes to get it to fit right...   Sometimes you dont get what you paid for.... But even more of an excuse to DIY.

XT 500 Wheelie Pipes

Bought a set of new pipes for the xt500 to try and get ride of the huge stock pipes.  Definately will shed about 10-15lbs off the bike..  The pipes look great!  Stainless tig welded pipes.  Putting them on is a different story... I can get the head pipe on but the rest of the exhaust fits like dog shit.  Trying to figure out what happened... I should have just made my own set, but i wanted to get this thing on the road for the winter so i splurged and got a set... mistake. 

Anyways... contacting the company to see what to do... in the meantime i think im gonna but a headpipe off fleabay and make a set myself... *sigh*.

ENDURO!

Picked up a winter bike this weekend... Been looking for a nice single for quite a while.  Was set on an sr500 for a while, but couldnt find one in decent enough shape to pay for. 

At the same time i wanted something light and nimble enough to ride all winter through some snow etc.  I came across this on CL and checked it out.. Picked it up much cheaper than listed because the dude couldnt get it started, I had to kick it over to get it started.  Then when you popped it into gear the clutch was engaged and it would kill the bike.  I got a deal.  Brought the bike home put it in high gear and rocked the clutch loose.. haha... was riding it 5 mins later...

This thing is gnarly... no top speed but man will this thing wheelie...

Learning about these real fast, but i already have a ton of plans for this guy... Ill probably stick to things i can change overnight/weekend projects, as i will be riding it most of the cold season... But it will be super fun...