This bike was way better for me than my previous four-stroke, the YZ426. It handled well, once I lowered the back end (a change Honda made the next year), and it ran great once I put in fresh piston and rings. One issue I had with this bike was that the head pipe would quickly run red hot on idle. It would get so hot, my boot and leathers melted where they would occasionally contact it.

This shot is from Berm Benders Raceway aka Mora. This photo is a preview image. The actual ones from MNRacing.com were 100 times this quality.

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