1981 IT 465 CDI?

Help!

I grew up with bikes (TY80 -> RM80T (awesome bike at the time!) ->
RM100T -> GSX250 -> CX500), trouble is, it's been nearly 20years since I
owned one and I now want to get back into it. I am thinking cheap
off-road and mid-eighties which gets me something that works and I can
fix 'cause it's what I grew up with.

Only real issue I have is the electronics of these old beasts. A quick
check of a few online parts places shows that (for example) the CDI for
a 1981 IT 465 is discontinued. How would I go about resolving this?
Can units from other bikes be modded to work? Are there aftermarket
alternatives? etc. etc.

Thanks,

Brian

 

I know what you mean, Brian. I kinda like the older tech stuff.

I don't know about interchangeability, but I've heard horror stories
from people who've had bikes off the road for ages while chasing exotic
old CDI stuff.

If electronics frightens you, try something older (with points that
could be replaced with aftermarket electronics) or something a bit
later, with more reliable electronics.

It's my guess (and my total time spent riding 'real' off-road bikes is
just slightly more than I have spent typing this) that a twenty year old
off-road bike is going to be either a museum piece or pretty well
shagged by now. Perhaps it's time to be a little adventurous and try
something just a bit later.

If it's off road bikes you want, I believe the frame and suspension
technology has come a long way in recent years. You might find
something a bit later much more usable.

You might also look at the range of dual-sport machines. If you don't
actually want to go bush-bashing, then there are a number of machines
that are comfortable with dirt roads, but quite capable on bitumen.

So what is it you see yourself doing with this bike?

Moike
'79 BMW R100RS

 

It's not so much that they scare me - it's just that I know I don't have
the skills/tools to repair them (the black boxes) and I know they are
hard/impossible to buy.

As they get newer, they get much more expensive. I know there is a
trade off between age and reliability - but I grew up in a bike shop. I
know I can fix one of these museum pieces, except for the electronics

Pure off-road. I have a road license, but I am not allowed on the road
My CX500 ended up in the back of a police car (with me on my back
on its roof) 18 years ago. Since then I have ridden a few mates bikes,
but never owned one.

 

Will a Z1300 one fit? ask hammo

Al

 

Brian,
Try Bike biz in Parramatta, they have a direct link to Yamaha Parts
warehouse. I can get bits for my IT490 no problem, I also have a link
(have to find it , not filed) for a supplier in SA that has halogen
bulbs for all the old six volt fittings.

Mick Chester

 

I knew I hated you!!!

Postman Pat

 

Give us some kind of idea of your budget. Are you looking to spend ony a
few hundred bucks, or does your budget extend to a couple of grand?
Bikes of IT465 vintage will be on a very flat depreciation curve,
meaning for only relatively little extra money, you'll be able to buy
something considerably newer and less ramshackle.

Are you set on a two-stroke?

 

My budget is $2,000. The IT I was looking at has sold - $500!

No I am not set on a two-stroke at all. The only thing in their favor
(from my perspective) is that the are a little easier to work on. I
understand that the down side is that you have to work on them more
often

I'm going to look at a '84 TT 350 on the weekend...

Speaking of flat depreciation curves - how does everyone rate the values
given by Redbook via bikesales.com.au? I find it amusing that they rate
a pre-'85 YZ250 as having zero value. I saw a reasonable looking one
advertised and though $2,000 seemed OK for it until I checked there!

Thanks,

Brian.

 

If you have anything like bargaining skills, $2,000 should pick you up
something like about a '92 XR600 without too much bother.

I know of a couple of people who've picked up early YZ400F's in so-so
shape for less than that.

Heaps of people out there who are just either bored of or have forgotten
about their dirtbikes; they get let go of for peanuts all the time...
and that goes double for motocrossers. They become worthless a lot
quicker than road-legal dirtbikes, so if you're prepared to be naughty
(if you live way out bush and aren't interested in riding on the road,
you might want to consider it) and ride in state forests on a mx bike,
those $2,000 of yours picks up about a '96-'97 KX, YZ, CR or RM250.

 

Not that reliable

They quote a 1989 CBR400RR @ $3100-$3700, no data on a '90 model and a '91
model @ $3700-$4300, so place the '90 somewhere in the middle I guess, i.e.
$3400-$4000. That's private sale figures.

sold a '90 model 2 months ago for $4900.

ck

Thank God we didn't try and trade it.....................

 

I always knew I was really Hammo!!!

Hamish Alker-Jones

 

ok there is a company called small coil rewinds in geelong vic that actualy
repare cdi and stators they are all tooled up and do a gr8 job if you need
to you can send all the elec for testing for a small cost even
if you need a ph let me know