The yz80 is not only gapping all the new 85s I got a 95 with almost 100 hours on it still starts first kick runs like a scalded dog. Going to rebuild over the winter but she doesnt need it lol just always been one to replace before they wreak havoc. You wont catch me one something made after 2010 ever.
Was looking thru your old videos and I found the one that got me into your channel. You guys have improved alot in the last 2 years.(it might help that Charlie doesn't have such a high voice anymore)
I’ve heard you mention a couple of times that the YZ only has five gears. I’m pretty sure that they all had the same amount of gears as all the other bikes. 6 speed, transmission gearbox. Still enjoy watching your clips.
I've never ridden a Yamaha YZ80 but I heard about them a lot back in the 70s and 80s, also heard a lot about the RM80 however I did ride a new 1983 Honda CR80 when I was 15 years old and I could barley keep the front end on the ground. It didn't have a lot of low end torque but when the rpm's came up a bit the torque came on like Donkey Kong 😳. Not sure if the YZ or RM torque band was similar but that CR was scary fast.
honestly i was raised to hate Hondas, and i don't hate them, but i'm a yamaha boy. To me, it goes Yamaha, Kawasaki, Honda, then Suzuki (in order of best to worst) idk it's just something about the Yamaha that i love
Tristen Kiesow funny because I whooped two Hondas at the dunes racing up a hill. My brother who was on a kfx450 was my only real competition that day. Idk different people have different stories. I've had good ones with my Yamaha, so I'm sticking with it
If we are doing 2 stroke my order is Suzuki, Honda, Ktm+husky, Kawasaki, and Yamaha. I hate Yamaha 85s. The foot peg lay out and just the overall feel of the bike has yet to impress me. The Suzuki in my opinion feels awesome and handles just right. 4 stroke however goes Yamaha, honda, Kawasaki, and Suzuki. (Leaving the ktm and husky out since I’ve never ridden one) idk what it is 4 stroke Yamaha’s are just awesome😂
when do you need 6th gear on a track? you'd never get past 4th on a short track...The YZ would kill you on any MX track. Yours would shine in a enduro race.
I have the same bike I got super cheap but only thing is the big bore and the piston for messed up , I'm trying to rebuild the top end...what are some good cheap parts for the bike?
+2vintage thanks for the help they aren't really deap but i dont really want to take the risk of buying a new piston and then getting the piston scratched too
In 1995 Yamaha made the yz80 a midrange/top end missile rocket with 6 gears, upside down forks, and big bike feel. I had one as a teenager and it pulled hard and forever. Rode one again this summer 20 yrs later and it was exactly like I remember. Super hard hit
my cr80 was a 2001 I had a 105 big bore stroker kit, FMF fatty pipe with shorty, v force 3 reeds, full GPS suspension, twin air filter, ran 110 octane, had it geared wider, 12t sprocket on front, 51t on back, pro taper SE bars, Scott grips and donuts, gripper seat, FMF graphics, all new paint and plastic kit, and hot rod bottom end and lots more but the thing was a screamer...I could never keep the front tire down I mean never...bike was scary to ride and I weigh 165lbs and it carried me like nothing
+2vintage yeah fast asf but expensive...always going through chains and sprockets like nothing and was a bitch on gas 😂 all in all the bike cost me about 5g then I traded for a decked out blaster than traded that for a 96 cr125 witch I just got the other day now I'm building that into my new sleeper😈
Max Rainbird *That Honda sucks it's newer and it's still slower until it gets to sixth gear which the Yamaha doesn't have!! They're dirt bikes so who cares if it's faster in a long stretch of road!! Since the Yamaha is faster up to its top speed and the Honda only passed it in the end because of sixth gear that means the Yamaha would be a much better choice for dirt racing and of course they are dirt bikes! I mean how often do you use sixth gear when you are racing on a dirt track!!! I'd much rather have the bike that gets it off the line because a good start is important in Motocross, I should know I raced for quite a while!!* *Yamaha was always the better bike in motocross and still is!!* *Actually Yamaha is the better bike all the way around, dirt and street, well for Japanese bikes anyway, Harley's are better for street Yamaha it's most definitely the better dirt bike by far!!!!!*
Weight of the riders matters and both should at least have fresh top ends; one could have way more hours or abuse than the other -air filter maintenance etc. Good entertainment though. I have the Honda and it's true that going WOT, you can't keep the front wheel on the ground.
So the Yamaha won then. That was faster at the beginning so it had more torque and then once the useless rpm range came he fell back. So that tells me its geared more for low end torque then high speed race. Perfect as a dirt bike should not be geared for top speed. So one win for the Yamaha.
+EpicGamerAndHowTo 4 stroke is more expensive off the bat and when they do break there a b**ch to fix and expensive. 2 strokes burn through oil tho witch adds up fast. the way i see it, 2 stroke for racing and 4 stroke for trail riding
The 80s yamaha's what do 99 hour on Blacktop they had the power band on it it kept up with a Suzuki 125 I thought for sure the YZ would win because how fast they are on the takeoff congratulations you got a wicked bike Wildman
I own both and the cr might be faster but the yz gives more smiles. Love em both. Wanting to trade my cr for a 85 if anyone in the PA WV OH area wants to make a deal. My cr got new everything was a full restore has never been laid down since rebuild
+2vintage so I've seen some if your other bids and you got a lot of bikes. so can you tell me which one of the 4 bikes I mention earlier is best. also whats you favorite of those 4 bikes
