Project IT465!

I have now added a running 1982 Yamaha IT465 with a fresh top end bored out 2 over and the rest is stock. Over the next Year i will be turrning this Big old ugly vintage iron into a worthy open class racer. I plan on a DG pipe and silencer, Eric Gorr porting and 510 big bore with Pro-lite piston, Excle rims and hubs, new clark tank, new Plastics all around, Powder coated frame and swingarm, baja designs dual sport kit, Boyseen Power reeds, and MORE.

I dont have all that much money yet for it but by then end off this mounth the project will start.

Befor Review:

POWER: The bottom end power and torque is Amazing. It will pull your arms out of your sockets if you let it. The top end is really dull due to poor jetting in the bike but still really fun to rider. The gearing is really tight and close together for woods ridding. Catwalks im all gears can be done with a good deal of effort. The down side is the lack of top end power and Very difficult start.

HANDLING: The thing handles like a tank. The suspension is soft for a 200 pound + rider. The bike dose decent on smaller trail debrie but on bigger hits is when bottoming starts.

ERGONOMICS: Its has a nice and soft seat witch is nice for longer trail rides. The big bulky tank gets in the way when needing to get forword on the bike in deep corners. The bikes pegs are higher up witch is good for rutt clearence but bad for taller riders witch i am not. Bars seem to be a bit too much forward witch would be solved with a different set of bars.

BRAKES: Double drum set-up. Works very well in dry or muddy conditions. Easy adjustabillity, and good seal against water and grit. Would help to have a disk up front because of the weight of the bike but still gets the job done.

RELIABILLITY: Have yet to know how reliably the engine is because of the sort term use but has done good so far. I hear they last along time.

OVERALL: This bike is great for an open class baja or wide open hare scrammble. This bike is not for a begginer in the least to say. Solid engine but hard to start. Fun for such an older bike.

RATTING: I give it a 65 for bad suspension and hard tunning of carb.

Will update when parts have been added. This is the link to the pics of the bike befor.
http://www.bikepics.com/members/2strokes4life/

UpDate: Winter- I have added ice studs for those colder mounths, gone to boysen dual stage reeds, and changed the ignition timming. Stay tunned.

uh_oh, the bike is going on hold for awhile till funds are good and then it will get a new pipe, carb, suspension work and plastics and much more. I am working to pay off the new bike so till then she might have to wait. I will post some pics of it with its latest witch are Ice studds later no this week or so.

Nice! Looks alot better shape then mine. I too have a over sized piston and fresh bore. I was talking to x-tremevintageyz and they said that the stock bike is impossible to get the correct jetting with that stock pipe. I might order one in awhile when i can afford it.

dadsbadhabit, i have not see them any cheaper anywhere else. Dirtoverstock might be cheaper.

Well, i went and got a new bike so the project will be and hold until its paid off and winter is gone.