1985 YAMAHA YZ490 RED & WHITE EDITION 2 STROKE RIPPA!
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Wow…had a 84 YZ125 as a teen, the YZ490 was always the holy grail….my 48yr old self wants to have one to “look at make me happy”…great bike!
Just "look at it" ? Not gonna happen Dude.
I swear if I hit the Power ball , I will literally buy you out of all these incredible works of art!! I just love your vids man and your work is truly great
Same here !!
Go visit them in CT.. they are awesome guys w/ a beautiful museum / shop. Or make a small donation to help rebuild phase 2 of museum restoration. Thanks.
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One gorgeous Yamaha Rippa!
Those who gave the 5 dislikes on this video must be still into Mopeds and training wheels !!
I'm 62 now, but these bikes were my life from '72-'82.
I rode an 84 when I was 15 and I still remember the feeling.
Bring back the air cooled 2 stroke! Awesome. God bless.
I feel like you're a distant uncle I never had.
Love what you're doing Kap, keep it up!
My 2nd dirtbike was a 1985 yamaha yz80 in October of 1986💖
🤤1985 YZ490💯💖
I have a 1985 yz250. I'm currently rebuilding it. Was in good condition before I broke it down but soon it'll be like new.
This guy always gets the cool dirtbikes I remember when I was younger! 👌. And now to this day there are priceless gems.
The first 80 i had was a red and white edition and i loved it! Wish you all well Brother....
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LONG LIVE THE REPUBLIC
In 1985 i got a new Yz80, same color.
The 490 was my dream bike, but I had to settle for the kid version.
Completely awesome I remember in 91 riding on the back of my big brothers 490 it scar3d the he'll out of me
Perfect patina and a mixture of nos, if this doesn't make you smile you're in trouble 😄
Love the YZ 'N' models .. cool vid 🤙
When I was a young boy, my older brothers best friend would ride one of these yz490s all around the city. Including downtown Pittsburgh. He was never caught. This bike was so fast in the 80s and still is today
As always a beautiful machine.
The straight port motor was a big step forward for the 490. Then in 87 they got the motor even better. The 6 transfer port motor.
That bike was a gem, keep the great work coming.👍
Great narrative ! Just one thing, the 85 was a 4 speed, I raced one in the dez in late 80’s. Beautiful bike, they didn’t come with kickstands.
I had the same year brand new, but a YZ 80, red and white.
Awesome, I can hear the good ole little end bearing doing the 2 stroke rattle, perfect, the king ping RIPPER 😎😘GREAT BRITAIN LOVES THE KAPLANS , GOD BLESS AMERICA XX
That is an awesome bike Ken. I love those mid 80s bikes!!!!!
Man thats a good looking bike a friend of mine back in day had 1 of those love the videos man makes me wished I was a kid again ripping around with all my buddies
What a beauty. WOW!
Rode my dads one of these which was an ex factory bike. It took much arguing with him to let me ride it. I was 13 at the time riding 80's so he wasn't ok with it. After each ride I handed it back saying I don't want to ride it again. Days later the let me ride it again started. Drove him insane. It takes a big nuts to ride these flat out.
One day I need to try those 500cc 2 strokes. They are just so rare.
Perfection! I bet that bike is top 3 for broken bones.
Well said bobg1219👍🇦🇺
Moving to CT soon thru Co transfer. Can't wait to visit ur showroom / museum & break out the checkbook :). Want a TRX250R quad! New England living here we come! 🇺🇸
I love that style on dirtbikes i was a happy owner of a 89` YZ125... After the 1998 models i bealive MX lost this classic line...
That thing is beautiful! Definitely one that would look great with a gold chain paired with those rims.
There’s one I’m in need of for the collection..🤟🏻🔥🤟🏻
That's the One. Red White tight and fast like a BB perfect for this Sea Bee CM 2 Duus. Salute Captain Kaplan lol WOW
Todays bikes cant compare to a beauty like this!
Definitely a gorgeous bike right there! You gotta love the classics man!!
Super clean kick ass bike
0:37 the catch is the best part. He doesn't even look. HAHAHA
I would love to find me a big bore yamahammer for my next project ....my 06 wr 450f will be finished by Saturday....just have to put new wheels,tires, rental sprockets , wave break disk, rental gold chain , and new anodized chain adjuster ....and it will be completed ...so will be in need of another project ....great bike ken
THE AIR HAMMER!!!
Beautiful 1985 YZ 490💪👍🔥, I think that's a modified or after market kickstand my 1985 490 and 250 YZs came with a kickstand but they did not bolt to the frame they just hooked up to the frame and were not attached to the frame. I believe the ITs came with attached kickstandthat year though👍 .
Great bike. And Sr can ride! Thanks
Love big bore air cooled Yamahas!
Love this bike ❤
i gotta come see the museum in person one day!(im from europe)
Beautiful YZ! Are these bikes you put on your videos all for sale or do you keep some? Great job brother!
Most for sale at www.kaplancycles.com
mine was black n yellow but i dig the red n white never road one with 5 speed mine was 4 speed i went threw alot of tennis shoes n duct tape on my right shoe as a kid lol
Killer👌that bike will scare a modern day motocrosser
red and white with gold wheels. it has "the look"
How much does this bike go for?
How come the color change?
Love it
Wot year yz 80 had the rad on the front forks ?
82
@@scijet9284 thanks mate 👍
Extremely nice bike but what's the deal with the kickstand on a yz?
Great looking machine. Was it just me, or the camera angle, or was that exhaust rubbing the back tire when Kaplan was riding it?
I love those hoosiers
Everywhere outside of America the Yamaha's were all white with red and black graphics.Only USA Yamaha's were yellow the same as Suzuki.And yes YZ490's were all 4 speeds.
Is it available? Or another like it?
Nice , I wonder why U folks had yellow yz's and we , Australia had red and white ones.
That needs to STAY👍
That's the same color my friend had.
It really needs a brand NEW pair of fire engine 🚒/🎅Santa RED fork boots to really set that YZ off....
Speaking of Fire 🚒🔥.... you might wanna check the museum for🔥...those sirens sound bit close... 😁
SICK!
I had a chance to grab one of these for $1400, but it was heavily beaten on, I ended up getting a ' Zook LT230 quad to hammer into the dust
Love your bike man, and im a little framerailsexual too😂
Is that the famous pinging noise?
OOOOOOO yeeeeees goood GAAAAAAAAZ. Souvenir 🔥🔥🔥🤙🤙🤙😋🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙😋😋✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️
is this guy for real?
If knuckle dusters (aka brass knuckles) are completely illegal in CT (information obtained from a CT defense lawyers website), how is it that you are parading around with one hanging off your belt ? Are they not illegal ?
They are sportster footpegs wtf find a hobby
I had the 250 of that year.
I really want a 490 motor to put in my 91 wr frame to make a wr500 replica
Is this the last year with air-cooling? And I can imagine how dangerous a kickstand could be in a multi-bike crash. The damned thing could impale you.
All YZ490s (and WR500s) are air cooled.
@@dr.hugog.hackenbush9443 Ha! Did some reading up on the old "air hammer", lol. I suppose seeing the CR500s and the KX500s going to liquid cooling the 490 did as well I was wrong! This article may just be repeating what you already know but I found it to be fun reading.
classicdirtbikerider.com/features-page/yamaha-yz490/
@@stephenloflin4772 Yamaha *DID* make 8 YZM500 works bikes to compete in the GPs in Europe. They were water cooled and power valved with a aluminum frame. If Yamaha had the guts to produce a production version, even with a steel frame, the MX world may have been a very different place then it is now..
@@dr.hugog.hackenbush9443 Yep. The 4-stroke bikes just do nothing for me.
@@stephenloflin4772 I agree. ..zero personality bikes compared to 2 strokes ...each company need to make a 1 off moto x 2 stroke for the fans....sales would go through the roof but be mega pricey no.doubt
Gonna throw that engine into my 125 XD. Nah nobody could tear that bike apart in such good condition
Dyno the 490 brother!😁
You may be underwhelmed. My modded 490 barely hits 50. Damon Bradshaw raced a WR500 in the nationals and couldn't keep up with the other makes when the engine got hot.
@@dr.hugog.hackenbush9443 thanks good to know my friend. 50hp is still quite a bit for a motocross bike. I kinda wanted to see the power cure compared to a 500
The only big bore i want i had a cr 500 and I really didn't like several things about it i also had a maico 490 and I did like it but my wr 250 thats ported polished jetted fat with a pipe and reeds seems like it is faster than the 490 or the 500 im not positive but I think both of the big bores were pretty much stock i also didn't like starting the cr not only was it hard but if it wasn't done perfectly it would slam back up into the bottom of my foot and ruined my ride but I was younger and didn't know the tricks or how to work on them as well
I’m after a full exhaust for a Yamaha 1986 yz 250 two stroke can anyone point me in the right direction and also the original stickers
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whats ur cheapest bike if ur selling
Sounds like its eating itself lol but thats very normal, my kx sounds like that.
How much Ken ...???
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I was going to buy one year ago fast bike
I wanna get better at riding with this bike
thats my bike
@ Kap .. I heard stories this mike was junk .. very shaky .. hard to start .. Sn would not jet ✈️ .. Is this the better year to get ..
I had an 85 yz125. That thing was slow lol
7 Dislikes? Very confused.
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Time for a bore job and oversized piston ???
Yeah I heard it too
Thats how the 490s are. Loud.
I gotta 84 490
Hey! I'm only 35 hahaha
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Ok dm
first! booyah
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That thing sounds horrible.. Can't stand that chain rattle sound.
That's the One. Red White tight and fast like a BB perfect for this Sea Bee CM 2 Duus. Salute Captain Kaplan lol WOW