1978 Yamaha YZ80E

Registration No: Un-Registered
Frame No: 2J5-002022
MOT: Exempt

• Offered from a small private collection
• Appears to be a remarkably original, unrestored machine
• Ideal for encouraging the next generation of enthusiasts

Off-road racing had been steadily increasing in popularity since the war, and in the 1970s it exploded into the craze. The 1971 Steve McQueen film On Any Sunday introduced the world to motocross, desert and dirt-track racing, encouraging thousands of amateurs to take up the sports. Children were getting involved, too, and all responsible parents encouraged them… Yamaha became one of the stars of American motocross with the DT-1 Enduro of 1968, and the YZ250 of 1974; Danny LaPorte won the 1982 Motocross 250cc World Championship with a YZ. The YZ80 also appeared in 1974 and was intended as a first motocross bike for juvenile riders. The YZ80E featured an updated engine and frame, five-speed transmission, long-travel forks and DeCarbon Monocross suspension.

Offered from a private collection, this fantastic 1978 YZ80E has the look of an all-original time-warp bike. It could have received a very high-quality restoration in the past, but the aged tyres suggest the former. With that in mind, it would perhaps be a shame to put it through hard racing use, but it would make a tremendous display piece or, with some new tyres and recommissioning, perhaps the ideal mount for a young enthusiast with a smallholding or some waste ground to learn the art of riding with. There is no paperwork with this lot.

For more information, please contact:
Mike Davis
mike.davis@handh.co.uk
07718 58421