Dirt Bike History 101

[ncTRAILBOSS]

She cleaned up pretty good.

[eyedragaknee]

brhhhhaaaaaahaaaaaa

[ncTRAILBOSS]

Originally Posted by eyedragaknee

brhhhhaaaaaahaaaaaa

In the right[or wrong] light conditions,and distance,my stuff looks just as good as yours old man.

[Rusty Rocket]

Originally Posted by ncTRAILBOSS

I just got back from riding this one.Still grin'in!

[1975 MX400b]

Wow, that's nice. I had one and raced it in 1975. I think I got every holeshot that year. ( the fact that I weighed 140lbs may have helped) That bike was fast off the line. Won a bunch of trophies with it.

[ncTRAILBOSS]

Thanks!I'd like to see your Penton!

[Rusty Rocket]

Originally Posted by ncTRAILBOSS

Thanks!I'd like to see your Penton!

okay




Still has metal fenders and Metzler M1 tires 985 miles ridden mostly in sand on Cape Cod area. I take it to vintage rides occasionally. Starts first kick.

[ncTRAILBOSS]

Originally Posted by Rusty Rocket

okay




Still has metal fenders and Metzler M1 tires 985 miles ridden mostly in sand on Cape Cod area. I take it to vintage rides occasionally. Starts first kick.

Sweet!Is it a 175?

[Rusty Rocket]

Originally Posted by ncTRAILBOSS

Sweet!Is it a 175?

125 Six Days. Green tank. 175's had a blue tank and were called Jack Piner.

[Spikester300]

Ever see one of these?

http://articles.superhunky.com/4/52

[nachtflug]

Originally Posted by ncTRAILBOSS

I just got back from riding this one.Still grin'in!

[1975 MX400b]

kind of a bad time for the YZ's. the euro's were still king of the hill in 75 and the monoshock was almost too much for people to grasp, though obviously yamaha was at the fore for single shock. great looking bikes though. a few more years those YZ400's were top of the heap though and Ricky Burgett made it stick. 77?

[PSchrauber]

These model was "known" in Europe as DT 400 and more used as an all purpose enduro:



I personal like the forerunner (DT 360, 1972) more, due to the tank form and the more "rigid" design as a dual enduro:

[nachtflug]

Originally Posted by PSchrauber

These model was "known" in Europe as DT 400 and more used as an all purpose enduro:



I personal like the forerunner (DT 360, 1972) more, due to the tank form and the more "rigid" design as a dual enduro:

in 72 all the DT's were a solid color with no stripe. the 360 was silver. the 250 orange. my 175 maroon. the 125 green? and the 100 purple? thats a 71 at the newest.

[lemieuxmc]

Did they have a different color scheme outside the US?

I'm having a hard time remembering exactly, but I recall a fellow around 1972 riding a black 360 with a red pinstripe like that. That one doesn't look like it had the reed valve, was that started in 73 or 74?

[nachtflug]

Originally Posted by lemieuxmc

Did they have a different color scheme outside the US?

it's certainly possible. here is a 72- 360. The RT2360



there were also 1971 RT1 and DT1 MX bikes, 360 and 250, right from Yamaha. bascially stripped enduro's with an expansion chamber.

[nachtflug]

Originally Posted by nachtflug

there were also 1971 RT1 and DT1 MX bikes, 360 and 250, right from Yamaha. bascially stripped enduro's with an expansion chamber.

http://nachtflug.smugmug.com/Yamaha/...85919786_685cm