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Maintenance & Technical => KX100 / KX85 / KX80 / KX65 / KX60 => Topic started by: umberto on February 10, 2018, 03:11:43 AM

Title: 2018 Yamaha YZ 65
Post by: umberto on February 10, 2018, 03:11:43 AM

According to Dirt Bike, it’s real and it gets unveiled tonight at the San Diego Supercross. There is a video ad from Yamaha that teases its arrival linked in the story. Scroll down and you’ll see it after the CR story.

https://dirtbikemagazine.com/friday-wrap-riding-sherco-se300-two-stroke/ (https://dirtbikemagazine.com/friday-wrap-riding-sherco-se300-two-stroke/)

Someone posted this pick on VitalMX of one in a crate.  It’s nice to see Yamaha at least trying to compete with the pumpkins.

(https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/stories/2018/01/25/max_27368757_1605733302836106_7547588947387806441_o_457476.jpg)

Title: Re: 2018 Yamaha YZ 65
Post by: umberto on February 10, 2018, 03:12:32 AM

Now how about a new YZ 300?

Title: Re: 2018 Yamaha YZ 65
Post by: KXDINO on February 10, 2018, 07:52:47 AM

might make kawasaki up date there 65 when it start eating in to there sales , we do not want a yz300 a kx350 be better , but i know that will ever happen as the old politics come in to play . cant be seen doing the wrong thing now let just keep the cleaner 4 strokes coming. :-D

Title: Re: 2018 Yamaha YZ 65
Post by: umberto on February 10, 2018, 04:05:39 PM

It’s a really slick looking bike. They styled it after the bigger bikes.  I hope you’re correct kxdino, and it causes Kawasaki to look at their 65. This thing sounds ready to go right after the orange bikes.

(https://motocrossactionmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2018-Yamaha-YZ65-1-3.jpg)

https://motocrossactionmag.com/first-look-2018-yamaha-yz65/ (https://motocrossactionmag.com/first-look-2018-yamaha-yz65/)

Title: Re: 2018 Yamaha YZ 65
Post by: umberto on February 12, 2018, 06:34:26 AM

Here's another view from Dirt Bike's website.  It's interesting that they went with a PDS style suspension, when the YZ 85 has linkage.

(https://dirtbikemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2018_Yamaha_YZ65.jpg)

Title: Re: 2018 Yamaha YZ 65
Post by: Reddy on March 21, 2018, 10:57:45 AM

Yzs are so nice.. hoping they something with the 85 soon.

Be nice if we had a a restyled plastics set as a starter for the KX65.

Title: Re: 2018 Yamaha YZ 65
Post by: KXDINO on March 24, 2018, 09:42:05 PM

one fault with the yami no linkage as umberto pointed out , so it harder to change rear end height as they do with linkage bikes , kids are all different in height,

Title: Re: 2018 Yamaha YZ 65
Post by: Kawafornication on April 20, 2018, 04:18:20 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UalVZK1WzMs&feature=push-u&attr_tag=WGklG7Or98fixIRR-6

Title: Re: 2018 Yamaha YZ 65
Post by: umberto on April 20, 2018, 07:42:51 AM

It sounds pretty stout.  Those front forks almost look like they've been Kashima coated.

Title: Re: 2018 Yamaha YZ 65
Post by: Foxx4Beaver on April 20, 2018, 08:00:33 AM

http://www.cyclenews.com/2018/04/article/yamaha-yz65-2018-first-test/