Someone is selling their nice collection of Big Bore Japanese Motocrossers. I’m really looking hard at the Yamaha 465. If it was an IT465/490 instead of a YZ I’d be all over it.
For the record, I DO NOT know the seller and this is not an endorsememt etc etc.. So please, Buyer beware.
1975 Honda CR250 
1975 Kawasaki KX400
1978 Suzuki RM400
When I look at the earlier concept bike I am really impressed. I don’t have the vocabulary but it absoluty hits all the right notes for me personally. There must be something reeeealy subtle about it though because when I look at ….
… the production model I’m left just a little flat somehow. I’ll leave it to the nuanced language of design experts to explain why exaclty, but for my eye the concept is a much superior looking bike. And I admit that I cant really see any siglificant difference to the “line” in either one. Must be the shocks/color/exhaust just leaving me wanting. I don’t know.. shrug.
Update: looking at them one over the other now it’s clear that the concept had a slightly longer lower leaner line than the production bike and that’s not helped a lot by the graphics on the white bike.
Update #2: What they did to the exhaust should be criminal.
Update #3: The more I look the more I see. What did they do to the clean engine finning of the original??? Sheesh did they just pull the castings off the early 80’s bikes?
I’ll stop now.
Leave comments if you agree / disagree.
Triunph and Harley Cafe Racers. I’d love tobe there when these bike fire up and ride out!
No reason… I just love this picture.
Greg sends in some pics of his sweet Ducati.
He Writes:
Thanks for a great site.
This is my 77′ GTS. It has 16,000 original miles.
The fun thing about this bike is I know its history back to its original owner. Sold originally in Canada, it was sold to Long Island, NY and then to Manhattan, NY before coming to me. And I have spoken with all of its owners, who are still into Ducati or Italian motorcycles.
The bike has been repainted, has an earlier 860GT seat and a very rare two into one Conti exhaust that no one in the know has ever seen before.
It was electric start and kick … over my ownership the electric motor stopped working and has since been removed.
Hope you enjoy the story and photo’s.
Greg
Thanks Much for the pics!
I’m not sure about the actual model / history of this bike (anyone?) but I think this picture does a great job of capturing the flavor of a typical vintage racing scene. Hit’s all the right notes.. as they say. Thanks again to Dave Innola for the pics!
Really fantastic bikes that appeal to my love of late 70’s and early 80’s Japanese Superbikes!! Thanks Much (again)for the great pictures and do keep them coming!
Just trying to settle a small issue regarding the small displacement Honda Fours. And this is a beautiful example from the pages Motorcycle USA
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