This is the Yamaha YZM-500, a genuine works bike from 1987 or 1988.
It was raced by the official Yamaha GP motocross team back then, and considering it still looks exotic and trick today, imagine how much of a mind-blower it was 23 years ago.
A "works" bike, by the way, is a special bike built by the Yamaha factory just for the sole use of their paid riders and paid mechanics, and you cannot go down to the Yamaha dealer to buy one.
Hell, nobody working at the Yamaha dealer would even know what you were talking about if you mentioned YZM-500...except me, that is.
They'd probably just give you the blank stare and then ask if it was time to go home, yet. :)
For example, Yamaha never made a liquid-cooled 500cc 2-stroke motocross bike for the buying public, but this is one.
It's got an aluminum frame, but that didn't show up on the production YZs until 2005.
The cylinder has a power valve on it, too.
Don't know what that is?
Go Google "Yamaha YZ YPVS", Lenny, and get with it.
Today is back to jerk, and at least it's a 4-day work week.
You know, I think I could get used to riding my WR-250FY off-road more than once a week. :)
Off to jerk,
-John
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