1974 Yamaha 125 MX or 125 YZ - 10-Page Vintage Motocross Motorcycle Test Article

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1974 Yamaha 125 MX or 125 YZ - 10-Page Vintage Motocross Motorcycle Test Article
Original, Vintage Magazine article
Page Size: Approx. 8" x 11" (21 cm x 28 cm) each page
Condition: Good
YAMAHA
125 MX OR 125 YZ?
There’s only one logical question
and you know we’re going to ask it:
“Is the 125 YZ worth the extra
money?”
And of course, there are only two
logical answers: “Yes and No.”
Huh?
Back up for a minute and take a
look at the differences in the two
bikes. You pay about 0 more for
a YZ than you do for an MX. The
trick stuff they give you is easily
worth that. No way could you buy it
that cheap if you paid retail for it on
the open market. Differences, basi-
cally, are as follows:
125 MX
Paint — yellow and black
Weight
16 horsepower
Mild steel frame
Oil injection
Steel rims
Normal ratio gearbox
Ordinary gas tank
Magneto ignition
Little bits and pieces made out of
ordinary metal
125 YZ
Mostly silver gray
Less weight
18.2 horsepower
Alloy steel frame (lighter)
Pre-mix
Aluminum alloy rims
Close ratio gearbox
High-zoot gas tank that weighs ex-
actly the same, but holds less
CDI ignition
Little bits and pieces made out of
aluminum and magnesium...
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