162 |JUNE 2017 http://www.adbmag.com.aucased the big jump here
(Oakdale) and it just soaked it
up like I was meant to land
there. It didn’t make much of a
difference where I landed, it
just soaked it up.
“It kept me going straight
anddidn’tbuck me offline.
The back kicks out but it didn’t
bounce straight back up from
the seat. The rear wheel is
always on the ground even it
it does buck from side-to-side.
“It handles the braking
bumps really well. I felt the
first two bumps but then
didn’t even notice the last
bumps before the corner. I
didn’t get any headshake.
“The cable clutch is
surprisingly comfortable. I
didn’t need to adjust the
clutch too much but I just had
to keep my finger on it to give
the engine a fan, to get me
going straighter. I found my
hydraulic clutch on the KTM
heavier than the cable clutch
on the YZ85. Maybe that’s
becauseit’snew.
“The footpegs feel smaller
on the YZ than my KTM. And
the ’bars feel a little too tall,
compared with how close the
seat and ’pegs are. It would be
a good bike for a tall person. If
I got the bike new I’d leave the
grips until I ruined them. They
were a little hard where the
square bits were, but aside
from them they were pretty
comfortable.
“For a short person like
myself the footpegs are a little
closer to the seat than my
KTM and that made it easier
over the doubles and stutters
to control. On some of the
up-ramps I found myself
seat-bouncing a little harder
than I would on my KTM, but
that was just the bottom-end I
mentioned earlier.
“The brakes on the front of
the Yamaha feel similar to the
KTM, firm and touchy. Right
there when you need them
and very accurate.
“But the back brakes on my
KTM were probably a little
stronger and touchier than
the YZ.”FULL SICK
WHAT’S PHAT- Still made in Japan
- Looks like dad’s YZ
- Black rims
- Sick GYTR parts
- Big, shiny pipe
WHAT YOU GET IN OZ- GYTR By FMF shorty muffler
- V-Force 3 carbon reed valve kit
- GYTR gold-anodised rear sprocket
- GYTR top triple-clamp, handlebar and
pad kit - GYTR By FMF nickel-plated exhaust
- Kit RRP value $152 1
REAR GUARD
HOW TO RIDE / ADB GARAGE / WE RECOMMEND / TECK / KIDZ KORNER / USED RIDE
21341. GYTR machined triple-clamps- Miles of shining nickel plating
- Going for gold with this sprocket
- Carbon-fibre V-Force 3
BIG
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NKS!Oakdale
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