Awesome! Loved hearing that sound when you started it up. 1980 I was 12 and riding my '79 YZ80 all around the dirt roads of central Minnesota. Never forget the day I was side by side with a 750 Yamaha Special that my neighbor owned. We wanted to see how fast the YZ would go. To this day I tell everybody that at top speed my neighbor yelled '65 mph'. My mom would have screamed if she knew I was going that fast on a gravel road next to a bike that big. How I would love to go back to those days for a few minutes....thanks for sharing.
@braseltonautosales
Жыл бұрын
same here! I was 11
@moonshinefuel
4 жыл бұрын
I was like 13 years old when I got one of these brand new in late 1979 early 1980. I used to toast enduro 125's all over the place all the time, they were shocked like what is that ! ! ! ! this little bike was a bad ass bike back then and I pushed it to its limits. Sure brings back memories.
@deborahchesser7375
3 жыл бұрын
Any dual sport was no match even bigger bikes
@robertrishel3685
Жыл бұрын
I remember my 79 was so quick it could hang with 125’s until you got into 4th gear! It was straight up quicker through 3rd gear than my 1980 RM125. The 78 was fairly tame by comparison though….I don’t know, maybe the shop I bought it from ported the cylinder or something? I just recall that 79 was a ferocious little beast!
@donaldwhitten2438
10 ай бұрын
I had my YZ 80 IN 79 IT WAS A USED BIKE BUT ONLY 6 MONTH OLD WHEN I BOUGHT IT. I WAS 13YEARS OLD. IM 57 NOW.THIS BRINGS BACK MEMORIES.
@juxtarepublic6106
3 жыл бұрын
This was my first bike.... in Australia the YZ80E were White (YZ80D was still Yellow).... I remember every time the chain came off.... it would bend the clutch pin (above) inside the cover. It was plenty fast enough for a 12 year old, open the throttle, hang on tight.... and wait for the powerband...... Just looking at it brings back the excitement I felt as a kid riding this.... and the smell of Castrol R30..... Mmmmm.
@RRRIBEYE
Жыл бұрын
I too, can remember that smell! And I'm now 60!!
@RRRIBEYE
Жыл бұрын
I bought a brand new 1976 YZ-80 off the showroom floor when I was 12 with all my saved up allowance and lawn mowing money! The sales guy had never sold a bike before to a kid with so many $1 and $5 bills (very crumpled, but straightened out and in order! lol). We lived in your typical 'new' neighborhood with large tracts of undeveloped land for future homes and these areas were our trails and we owned them! I think every kid my age (that was cool and never did homework - HA!) had a bike and long hair! O the memories!
@jblackacre2325
2 жыл бұрын
Love these little bikes. I spotted a roached '78 YZ80E in a field in Ramona, Ca., while driving back grounds, pulled over, found the owner, and paid $50.00 to haul it away. Bike still had compression and a wiseco sticker on the forks. Have had a ton of fun doing a ground up restoration on it. This is the bike I taught my letting my girls learn to ride on it. Just waiting on a hone to arrive to do a fresh top end rebuild and get it ready for at least it's third generation of rider.
@jeffreyenglish2413
3 жыл бұрын
Great job you take me black to June of 1979 my buddy had YZ 80 and a month later my parents brought me the KX 80 the first year we would drag race all the time I would get the hole shot every time because the KX hard a 5 speed transmission and a ton of low end and mid range the YZ had 6 speed transmission all power was top end if the straight was long he would get me wow wow the best 2 summers for the both of us 41 years ago thanks again for the memories
@shonbratton1906
Жыл бұрын
Pizza Hut was right beside the KAW. Shop. I wanted the 79KX80 badly. My grandparents bought me& my brother 79GT80MXyamaha’s. I’d like2 restore a 79 KAW. With all the gold DG racing bits installed
@bradbassett1240
Жыл бұрын
My little brother had this exact bike. Great find!
@db22260
Жыл бұрын
Brad Bassett My name is Dave Bassett!
@markb7067
11 ай бұрын
Beautiful! Well done.
@chehogg
4 жыл бұрын
I got one when I was 8. I broke the frame, on the swing arm, and took it a part and took it to a weld shop! Rode it for a while again and broke the frame again. Brings back great memories of learning to ride and wrench!
@farmerman7947
4 жыл бұрын
Respect for keeping that old bike in great condition, I have a CRF450R and a CRF150R (had it since 09)
@robertrishel3685
4 жыл бұрын
Beautiful! I had a new 1978 and 1979 Yz80’s! My ‘79 was a ROCKETSHIP! Great memories👍
@douglasslasor5916
11 ай бұрын
Wish I still had mine it was wicked for a small bike
@Scott-mt8nb
Жыл бұрын
She's beautiful. Great Job. I Love YZ minis very nice to see. Hope you still have her
@NickPalmer-vj6by
7 ай бұрын
Sweet❗️but only one rev? Dang lol. was wanting to hear it talk one time💨🔥💨 nice bike👍🏼👍🏼
@SamuelBarrPhotography
3 жыл бұрын
I had a 78 model and loved it. This brings back memories.
@harris1234100
9 ай бұрын
I had one in 1979! I wish I still had it!
@db22260
9 ай бұрын
Me too! Shouldn't have sold it...
@harris1234100
9 ай бұрын
I was thinking my Dad paid $600 brand new from the Yamaha dealer.@@db22260
@MikeCgaz
Жыл бұрын
79 was a Beast, funny to watch a newby try and learn how to ride it! 1980 it was refined with mucho better low end and much easier to ride. I bought a brand new 1981 YZ80 for $850.00 OTD, and it was an increadable ride. As most of the 1981 models. Cheap, no water cooling to deal with just pure BRAPPPP!!!! Good luck, nice ride!!!
@frankdavis1139
2 жыл бұрын
I got mine at 10yrs old miss them bikes then a 80 yz 125 .. the yz 80 was freedom for me
@petek6522
3 жыл бұрын
Super nice you did this bike over, I was 10 years old when I bought this bike with help from my parents, it was a leftover so cheaper than the 1980 ... but a huge upgrade from the GT 80 I was riding
@OutlawChevy2
Жыл бұрын
My experience exactly!
@archerpiperii2690
Жыл бұрын
Incredible! It looks like it just came out of the factory. Sure brings back memories. Phoenix, AZ
@kellyhill430
4 жыл бұрын
Alot of motocross legends got their start on this bike.this and the rm80 put an end to Honda's xr75 dominance of the mini class. More the RM but when this bike came along the entire starting line at every mx track across the country went from red(xr75) to yellow and there was no way that an xr75 in 1979 could even hold a candle to this 79 yz80!! This and the RM 80 changed the landscape of mx in my opinion.the Kawasaki KX80 came out in this year also..79 but it was Kawasaki's first endeavor into the highly competitive mini class it was an excellent bike but was made in limited numbers and there were very few parts to modify it. By 1979 you could just about replace every part of either the rm80 or yz80 with a hop up part. The stars of pro motocross in the 1980s got their start on this bike.
@michaelshreve5997
4 жыл бұрын
What is it worth
@erich1308
2 жыл бұрын
Facts!!!
@wldmike223
4 жыл бұрын
Nice. Had one when I was 10 years old in 79. It was a fast bike.
@OutlawChevy2
4 жыл бұрын
Same here, same bike and 10 years old!
@liverpudlian6205
Жыл бұрын
Great bike. My brother owns a kx100 small wheel and a rm80lc 83 model
@vincentferrara5032
Жыл бұрын
I had the exact yz got stolen I did get it back then sold it it was mint when I got it paid 200 for it wish I kept her memory lane I used ride nice wheelies on that little yz
@577buttfan
11 ай бұрын
Nice job dude!!
@kylearea2227
4 жыл бұрын
Very nice - I also had one of those as a kid. Great work on yours.
@MachTuck
3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful job man! brings memories even though i started with a 1980 RM 80
@williamfabiano543
4 жыл бұрын
You did a real nice job man. Wow. Bringing back some memories.
@db22260
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@jimbusby8298
9 ай бұрын
Memories 😮😊
@american0153
4 жыл бұрын
Beautiful bike! I’d have to say this bike is very similar to the MX100 / RT100 lineup of bikes.
@MichaelSmith-qf5jt
Жыл бұрын
I had the identical YZ80 in Jr high school 8th grade... 13 yr old in 1979 Damn killed myself on it.. The damn bike was crazy fast.. nothing in my neighborhood could touch it except my friends SUZUKI RM80.. That bike was sick... I wound up giving it away..🙄
@garryfoster94
3 жыл бұрын
Dude that's good resto . I had a 81 in white that thing was fast as f I think it had been rebored cos it would nearly keep up with a kx100.
@jonmyers8046
4 жыл бұрын
Nice work man. Real pretty. :)
@kurtragas5305
4 жыл бұрын
Beautiful!
@tomliemohn624
10 ай бұрын
My freind in 5th grade got one of these new for Christmas one year. I tried racing my Hodaka 100 Dirt Squirt against him and he left me in the dust. It was frustrating!
@leedwayneweaselfatt5517
Жыл бұрын
very fast little bike,had the 100 yz that year also 80+mph i clocked that baby at great bikes that yr
@ejb2184
2 жыл бұрын
Had one loved it
@frankdavis1139
2 жыл бұрын
Great job
@jamesmziegler
3 жыл бұрын
Sure is a good-looking little motorcycle
@bringbacknames
4 жыл бұрын
I don't remember what year it was, but my first bike was just like this one. I don't need smell-a-vision to smell your bike when it's running, lol.
@FilomenaT
3 жыл бұрын
Good afternoon, first of all my congratulations on the restoration, now where can I get spokes for a motorcycle like this?
@db22260
3 жыл бұрын
I found them on Ebay. New old stock
@rochellestanley9532
3 жыл бұрын
Had one 👍
@frankdavis1139
2 жыл бұрын
Miss mine ☹️
@cake8291
2 жыл бұрын
Wow. That is nice top notch built man. That’s awesome. I really hope you see this and write back. I have. 79 and I’m rebuilding but not going go back original but a different color scheme but had some questions!! The rear wheel is the sprocket oem? Or what is it for? I need to order stuff and not sure where to order!! Any help would be awesome
@db22260
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! It is OEM sprocket. Searched forever to find it. Ebay, Google and patience. I searched for many hours. Sometimes the cost is unbelievable but, no choice sometimes. Good luck! I'm going to try and build another with all the beat up parts I had left over. Something I'm not afraid to ride and let my grandsons tear up.
@jorgesolerheredia1019
4 жыл бұрын
Very nice, I would like to by one....... It was my first motorbike
@T101BAG
3 жыл бұрын
where did you find the intake boot ? looks new. I need one for my sons exact bike.
@db22260
3 жыл бұрын
I picked up 3 bikes trying to build this. 1 had a good intake.
@earllynch2627
Жыл бұрын
Great restoration What are you burning for oil?
@db22260
Жыл бұрын
Been a while but it was a synthetic 2 stroke oil.
@kickedintheballs2000
4 жыл бұрын
Do you happen to know what the premix ratio is for this bike?
@db22260
4 жыл бұрын
I mix 50:1
@i.pfreely3895
3 жыл бұрын
i'm restoring a couple of these how did you source your parts. they are very hard to find
@db22260
3 жыл бұрын
I spent every morning surfing the web looking for parts. I bought 3 bikes to make this one. Currently trying to get together all of the parts I have left to build another. It wont be near as nice as this one but, something I can ride and beat up.
@vincentferrara5032
2 жыл бұрын
I had the same one snappy bike i had mine bored 20 over fast little bike
@stellastarr69
4 жыл бұрын
I have wanted to buy a '78 or '79 YZ80 for the last year or so, but missed out on a couple of them because the timing wasn't right. If you would ever be seriously interested in selling, PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE to contact me. I had a brand new left over '78 that my dad bought me in 1979. I've wanted to get another one the last 2 years to go along with my 2016 Yamaha YZ250 and 2016 Yamaha XSR900 60th Anniversary bikes. BOTH are yellow and blank like my '78 YZ80E. LET ME KNOW!
@stellastarr69
4 жыл бұрын
How can you be contacted?
@ericfranklin6398
4 жыл бұрын
Have you sold this yet?
@db22260
4 жыл бұрын
@@stellastarr69 dbassett1@aol.com
@db22260
4 жыл бұрын
@@ericfranklin6398 dbassett1@aol.com
@ajriviezzo
2 жыл бұрын
I have a 1979 yz80 I'm rebuilding you said you have parts. Would you happen to have a airbox?
@db22260
2 жыл бұрын
Sorry no..
@BetterDegree7
4 жыл бұрын
Who did you have re chrome the forks?
@db22260
4 жыл бұрын
www.unitedsurfacefinishing.com/
@RodKotiga
2 ай бұрын
Looks great ! Do you restores these yourself ?
@db22260
2 ай бұрын
Yes. Took awhile but turned out pretty good!
@RodKotiga
2 ай бұрын
Do you do restore for other people as well ?
@db22260
2 ай бұрын
@@RodKotiga I have several times but, I have too many projects of my own now.
@films-zj6ed
2 жыл бұрын
Where did uou find the rebuild kit??
@db22260
2 жыл бұрын
Went with Wiseco piston. Searched internet for parts. Partzilla had a bunch of internals
@chrisdubon7641
4 жыл бұрын
Regalame esa moto
@tzarcrackheadii9583
3 жыл бұрын
Where did u find all these parts
@db22260
3 жыл бұрын
I purchased 3 bikes to make one. Ebay loves me and 2 years of looking for parts everywhere.
@tzarcrackheadii9583
3 жыл бұрын
Oh ok I found a 77 yz80 it’s just a shell but I was just wondering
@ClockFixer
3 жыл бұрын
What did it sell for?
@db22260
3 жыл бұрын
$2350
@kyledawsey1358
Жыл бұрын
Prob 3500 today.. thanks covid
@eggswung6911
3 жыл бұрын
How much was paid for it?
@db22260
3 жыл бұрын
$2350
@johnmulej7961
3 жыл бұрын
Wow so cheap i just bought on here in Australia paid 5k and this one is so much better 😂
@eggswung6911
3 жыл бұрын
@@johnmulej7961 bruh
@db22260
3 жыл бұрын
@@johnmulej7961 I regret it every day...
@mathewwaldron8110
Жыл бұрын
No way I would of sold it..
@db22260
Жыл бұрын
Still regret selling it...
@jorgesolerheredia1019
4 жыл бұрын
You sell it???
@db22260
4 жыл бұрын
Haven't been trying but it's still for sale.
@db22260
4 жыл бұрын
@@stellastarr69 dbassett1@aol.com
@christopherscrocca8651
4 жыл бұрын
@@db22260 Hello whats up man.what are you asking for the yz 80 and what state are you ? in thx chris
@db22260
4 жыл бұрын
@@christopherscrocca8651 I haven't really tried to sell it. It just sits in my livingroom covered up. Im in Ohio. If it sells i need $2300
@christopherscrocca8651
4 жыл бұрын
@@db22260 thanks for replying ill be in touch in a couple of weeks
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