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30 years with a YZ490 Part II – Into the basement
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30 years with a YZ490 Part II – Into the basement

By Jason Midyette April 10, 2020 April 10, 2020 1

I first saw the 490 in September of 1989 when I stopped by Loveland Yamaha, in Loveland, Colorado, to have the rear shock on my 1987 YZ 125 serviced. Like many motorcycle shops at the time, the used bikes were displayed outside the front of the store and I noticed …

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30 years with a YZ 490
Motocross Memories

30 years with a YZ 490

By Jason Midyette April 9, 2020 April 9, 2020  YZ 490 2

Part I – Meet the Junkheap For much of the past 30 years, I have been the proud owner of a 1986 Yamaha YZ 490, a fine (if somewhat antiquated even when new) specimen of a two-stroke motocross racing motorcycle (a dirt bike). I first got the 490 in December …

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