2018 Yamaha YZ 65

[umberto]

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/

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.

[umberto]

Now how about a new YZ 300?

[KXDINO]

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.

[umberto]

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/first-look-2018-yamaha-yz65/

[umberto]

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.

[Reddy]

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.

[KXDINO]

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,

[Kawafornication]

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

[umberto]

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

[Foxx4Beaver]

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