Legends of Dirt Bike History Part 4 (HD)

More legends.


Music by Kevin MacLeod

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• RM
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• KX
• Honda
• Yamaha
• Kawasaki
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• Suzuki
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[knowallcurtis]

hi tobyeo, around 50 aluminium framed hagon yamahas were sold in 1977. I take your point on mass production though

[tobyeo]

@knowallcurtis Send me a link, I have included in the series production and nonproduction or small production as well as seperate items. Besides Yamaha, Suzuki also made aluminum frames and Honda also did production in the 80s for street bikes. Likely there may even be prototypes long before. Some of it is harder to track down but I have gone as far back as the 1800s where I can find information.

[knowallcurtis]

you need to get your facts right, the first aluminium frame was in england in 1977 made by hagon with a yamaha xt engine.

[tobyeo]

@knowallcurtis If was not a production dirt bike, then my facts are still right. There are many categories of "firsts", infact Yamaha made a non-production AF frame in the late 80s, but Honda was the first mass produced production AF frame for a dirtbike so unless you can counter that, the facts remain.

[Jam3zzz]

yamaha was actually the first to use all aluminum frame in a dirtbike and way before honda, they made the yzm500 in 1987, aluminum frame

[tobyeo]

The honda is still first production, but I have included first production and non-production bikes for things, so in a future can add the YZM500 if it was the first non-production.

[yeahnahsweetas]

@cy4815 What was mis-spelt?

[barosse420]

When your 15 years old,riding a 76 RM 125,and your uncle lets you take A ride on his 74 Suzuki TM 400,do you think it feels fast?It felt like a passenger jet taking off,It pulled so hard,and clean,it was literally a spiritual experience,considering I didnt weigh but about 115 lbs, back then,it would water your eyes instantly,life became a blur,I think I even had jet lag when I got off of it, I could only go in a straight line,I was to afraid to try jumping,or motoing it.

[1622yamaha]

I believe Greeves had a purpose built mx bike in the mid- sixties with at least a partial alum. frame, cool vids, keep em coming!!

[Jam3zzz]

@tobyeo haha, funny thing about the whole comment i made over a year ago on the alumnium frame yz 500 being before the 97 cr 250, i actually ended up buying a 97cr 250 and thats what i ride now haha. i love it, got a 91 cr 500 too

[Jam3zzz]

@tobyeo haha, funny thing about the whole comment i made over a year ago on the alumnium frame yz 500 being before the 97 cr 250, i actually ended up buying a 97cr 250 and thats what i ride now haha. i love, still got a cr 500 in the shed too

[wrenchinremo]

Toby, some people just don't seem to get it! very entertaining.... You know your shit! Aluminum ore is very rare as a natural occurance, way more than the extremely plentiful iron ore in comparrison. Japanese steel isn't more expensive....They just don't have any! at all! One hundred percent imported. Motorcycle steel needs to be strong. Cromium has to be added to steel, which is made by adding nickle and other alloys to iron, which is VERY, heavy. That is the only way to make it thin and stong

[diabolowho]

barely any kawa love =(

[jhareng]

I can remember seeing production 490 YZ early 80. 81 seen quite a few YZ mono like the Unitrack and RM copy. All piccies i can find point to a year later, but may have personal piccies some where.

[cy4815]

Thanks. Entertaining and informative. Need to use spell check.