It was the internet that caused the whole thing to begin with. Had it not been for the easy access to thousands of "for sale" ads, I would have never found the 1975 Yamaha MX125 that currently graces my garage. Yes, in its various pieces, all over the bench and garage floor. Why would someone want this you ask? Well, it was there. It was there and it was for sale. I almost had to buy it. I mean, you hardly ever see these things anyway, much less for sale and salvageable. Blame Al Gore or thank him, whichever you choose. My point is that the internet is a beautiful thing when you are looking for a bike or for parts to a bike or reasons why your bike is not running.
Take the MX125 for example. I found parts right away. More parts than I needed. I searched "1975 Yamaha MX125" and boom, dealers, parts, pipes, shocks, pictures, manuals. Bingo baby! I even found a dude that would build me a performance pipe for the bike. What? Trick parts? Bitchin'! Enter the next problem. That damn pipe does not fit. What in the heck? Again, turn to the internet.
Turns out, the new cylinder head and piston I bought for the bike also fit the 1975 YZ125s. However...and this is after pouring over picture after picture of both YZ and MX bikes...the pipe on YZ bikes route to the left while MX pipes route to the right. That is just enough of a difference that my tricked out pipe does not quite fit the YZ/MX cylinder head. Thanks Al Gore! I would have never figured that out.
Imagine how many stops you would have to make at local bike shops before you figured that one out?
So, I jump back on the internet and find a dude right here in my town that can cut the pipe and shape it to fit. It took all of 3 minutes to find him. Cool right?
Very cool. Just like these sweet backgrounds for my number plates from Vintage Iron.
Oh man, and some vintage jerseys and a Jofa? What? A Jofa?! Sweet! Look at those new bars too, and Works shocks, and......Damn you Al Gore!
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