1981 Yamaha Yz465 Specs

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1981 yamaha yz465 specs.

Compression ratio to 1 7 1. The engine was a air cooled single cylinder two stroke. Research 1981 yamaha yz465h standard equipment prices specs at nadaguides. 1981 yamaha yz465 h photos specs and reviews.

In 1982 yamaha released the j bikes so this is also known as an it465j. Posted in 465 cc. The yz465g had the biggest available donk and was the first production motocrosser to claim 50hp at the crank when yamaha bumped its open class bike from 400cc in 1980. Bikez has a high number of users looking for used bikes.

Find 1981 yamaha listings for sale near you. This has got to be the best bike yamaha has ever produced. Autos motorcycles rvs boats. In any case it uses the larger diameter axle like the 1981 465 and 490 s as others have mentioned.

The 1980 hub has a single cartridge wheel bearing in each side. 81 82 it465 h j specifications written by yamadmin. Claimed horsepower was 53 77 hp 40 1 kw 7000 rpm. The 1981 yz465 and 490 hubs use two bearings on each side very beefy.

It 465 h j. If u happen to stumble across one of these beauties i would highly recomend buying it other than a few little things the bike is perfect sadly im selling mine so if anyone. There are only subtle differences from the previous year s h models though at the time this was the biggest displacement off roader that yamaha made. Yes the later model yz490s had well over 60hp but the 465 is widely considered a better all around engine.

Power was moderated via the wet plate. The word yamaha the tuning fork logo or other trademarked logos and all other product names. Model years of the it series within yamaha were distinguished by suffix letters. For this week s gp classic steel we are going to take a look back at the awesome 1981 yamaha yz465h.

Frame engine prefix xxx 000101 4v6. 1981 yamaha listings within 0 miles of your zip code. Stopping was achieved via single disc in the front and a expanding brake drum. The bike has a 5 speed transmission.

In the annals of yamaha history few bikes have been as celebrated as the yz465. Yes the yz490 was a handful and could put you in the hospital very easily if you caught a case of whiskey throttle when you least could afford it but all of the open class smokers could and can do that to you. The yamaha yz490 was a single cylinder two stroke all motorcycle produced by yamaha in 1987. Another difference is the number of wheel bearings used.

Over 50hp from the factory was unheard of until yamaha did it with the yz465. When i bought mine it was a little beat but after a little tlc it turned out to surpass all my expectations.