Best quote ever “I you don’t like to work on shit, don’t buy it” 😂

I remember when these bikes came out. I wanted one so bad, I went to the Yamaha dealership to get a WR version and I didnt have enough income to purchase one. Took me 10 years before I traded a Remington rifle for one. I absolutely enjoy mine. My rule is, if you can start it, you can ride it.

Just bought an 01 yesterday for $1500, been a huge fan of these bikes since I started riding. Love your vids, definitely helps when trying to start this beast

Thanks for this upload, gave me a lot of insight on what I should look out for and so happy with my yz426f I purchased recently.

No,I listened to the whole thing,because you get to it and you keep it on the subject.

I just bought a Yamaha yz426f from 2002 yesterday. I actually did it because of this video so thx. This thing is a beast. And it's loud holy ****! I have to fix the rear tire cus of puncture. A kill swich. A smaller rear sprocket because i dont know what the hell the owner before was thinking man.. it's got 54 on the rear. It's a torque machine right now. But in all, i love the bike. Cheers from Sweden.

I always find this video somehow on the feed 👍 The other day i was riding in deep soft dry sand on my 426f and decided to juice it in 4th. The front wheel instantly shot up in the air, scared the crap outta me 😂 these things are a blast! My wr450f would not do that I bet

I just bought a wr426 for $1,500 it is a beast can't wait to do some upgrades on it

My dad is about to buy 3 working 426 01s and one part bike to ride nice to see a video bout the bikes

Best bike I ever had. Plus nobody wanted to ride it cause they couldn't start it. I holeshot every time. Also a great woods bike cause of the low end torque

Badass bike ! I just picked up a wr426 I love it it rips

Hey man just bought one in great condition for $900! I love this damn bike also. Great content because I had some questions and concerns about the bike that you answered.

This channel is blessed

I'm a proud owner also mine also has the white bros exhaust an it sounds absolutely amazing

Picked this bike up a little bit ago only issue is woods riding and cold starts in the winter other than that it’s a beast

I've had a -02 WR426F for something like 12 years and I still love the bike. For some reason I like to add few random thoughts that first came into my mind on the subject of playing with a 426. I'm sorry that my english skills are far from perfect. My riding conditions vary quite a lot, from maybe from ~30c (86f) to ~-20c (-4f) (sumo/enduro/ice) and I must do a lot of jetting as you might guess. I like the ease of access on the steel frame regarding the carb a lot, quite a bit trickier on lot of alu-frame bikes. Adjusting valves on a 5-valve head with Ti-valves? I honestly can say that I have never done it, I rarely even check them anymore and this is a quite common thing with these, they just don't need adjusting like ever but it is wise to check them sometimes. Servicing is mostly changing oil+filter and checking how much and what kind of metal is on the filter and aftermarket oil plugs with magnets, that can tell a lot on possible future/present problems. And with race bikes with engine oil lubricating the engine and the transmission there will be small metal flakes every time on the filter. People complaining about the hard starting and manual decomp is something I find odd and funny, when jetted right my bike usually starts on first or second kick and the de-comp procedure takes something like a second or less. This video proofs the myth to be just a myth. Quite a few times I've had a problems with the Old FCR carb, problems I didn't know a lot about back then and there are a few things to check when having running problems when everything else seems to be ok. TPS is quite possibly broken and you can unplug it and live like that if it runs better. Mainly when having idle problems (and idle fuel mixture is good. Remote mixture screw recommended) the vacuum release plate/ slide plate can be cracked or worn out and leaking. If you need a new one then check for the prices on other bikes with the same carb and with same letter stamped on the plate. As a Yamaha part I was given the price of 168,50€ and as a Kawa KX450F part it was 93€, quite odd I thought and saved 75,5€. I would not recommend the alu "upgraded" plate that I have seen being sold because it's better that the plate is softer than the body of the carb so it is the plate that wears out, not the body. On a bike that is ridden a lot it is possible that the surface where the slide wheels roll on the carb body the body is badly worn out (causing the slide leak again) and there is no cheap and easy fix for that in my knowledge, might be a best solution to buy a used carb from parted out bike with lower mileage. And I agree 100% about the comment "I you don’t like to work on shit, don’t buy one". There is not a thing on my WR that I haven't fixed/upgraded etc but still I can say that it is pretty damn reliable bike in it's class. Not the best on anything but pretty great on almost everything. Oh goosh, I better stop this now before this gets totally out of hand.

The bike that stuck with me from my early days. YZ465, 2 stroke...great content. Looking at one now

Loved the video it was very helpful! Very informative little history going on! Little about myself my name is Allen I'm from Latrobe PA and I just bought a 99 YZ400F I got out of riding for a few years and my daughter is now 8 and has her own bike I got her last summer so I figured it was time I too got one I'm very mechanically inclined I've had tons of dirt bikes or the years quads sleds only a handful of four stroke bikes though I have never taken one apart completely but I'm not afraid to do so! So about the bike when I got the bike home it needed tlc it had sat for over a year since it ran last took some doing but I got it started and ran it for about 20 hours I changed the oil probably 6 times in that time because it was very dirty inside I was trying to clean it out well I found metal shavings in the oil filter! I bought a 08 YZ450F brand new and they run loud from what I can remember I beat the shitnout of it for 7 years and never any problems very reliable but I do change the oil after almost every ride it was spotless inside the motor when I tore it apart after the bottom end rod bearing went so my 400 I got I didn't pay much attention to the noise till it started making LOUD KNOCKING SOUND! I assume the bottom end is going but you saying about the timing chains makes me wonder! I have started ordering everything for a complete motor rebuild kibblewhite valve springs complete kit stainless steel though, and I was gonna go with wiseco stainless valves the whole kit is like 90$ rather cheap I couldn't find titanium valves anywhere online and I checked with a few vendors on Ebay with no luck! I would much rather put titanium valves in the bike maybe you can point me in the right direction!?!?! I also had problems with the accelerator pump I'm going to get a Q3 boyseen pump for the carb if you know if thats a good upgrade or I'm wasting my money doing that because there around 100+$ on Ebay?!? I would absolutely love and greatly appreciate and input from you or anyone else? I also plan on buying hotrod cams for the bike both intake and exhaust which is gonna run me 290$ but if I can gain from that I'd be happy paying the that bill! I'm also getting a new piston and rings not sure if the bore is stock size I still haven't ripped it apart yet no point in ordering one till I find out! As I said any help would be much appreciated! Thanks!

Just picked up a street legal 2000 yz426 a couple weeks ago, haven't dialed in the start process yet so I just wail on the thing til she starts. Also came with a white bros sounds totally badass

Good video mate very informative

I bout a 02 just the other day in grate shape good price. I jot it for the same reason you did. because I wanted one one so bad when they came out.

The two strokes are beast

Nice video, this made me feel better about my purchase of a 2006 yz250f. it's very low hour and has the original chain and sprockets, thing still had the OEM air filter in it lol. I love the bike, and I know people say carbs are horrible but they really aren't. People who can't afford to drop 6k into a brand new 450 or 250f need to really consider the carbes Yamahas, they are bullet proof.

Hey bro hand it here, I'll hold it. Oh you got it? Yeah you got it man.

My friends dad is selling one almost brand new low hours always been sitting around and he put new suspension new bearings and new chain he’s selling it for $1,500 you think it’s worth it? I originally want a yz250 2 stroke but they’re around $2k starting for a reliable one

Informative, looking at one myself. I’m a heavier guy so I’m looking for that low end grunt you speak of.

After everything is straightened out on the bike, how often would you be doing valve checks/rebuilds of the top end? Thanks for a great vid!

Yo right on point 👍

Hey man..greetings from Belgium. Verry honest video. I rode a lot of bikes...from Harley Sportser 1200R to Yamaha xjr 1300. Now i have a Yam Dt 125 R..yes i know...big difference. However good machine to go to work i now looking for the 426. The power is indeed not the same...not far. Im pretty good with mechanic stuf..in my job and my other job...no problems with carbs and engines ea. The only thing i want to know...i want to use it with normal road tires and 95 % of the time for road use...is it ok or to nervy for road use ? Thanks for your opinion. Tom

I have a 02 yz426 and it is by far the nastiest bike I have ever rode

I know this is an old post, but where did you get the new compression lever and hot start lever?

I just traded a ttr225 pluss some cash for a 2001 yz426. Engine healthy.....But the rest of the bike needed love. Almost done with it.

I just got a 2001 wr426f. Been riding it for a few days, sometimes she kicks on the first go, sometimes it takes almost 5 minutes to get her kicking and then she’ll choke out. Is that a carb issue?

Thanks for the review! Sub#200 Braap!

My dad just gave me his 02 yz426f and it’s been sitting for about 3 or 4 years but before that he never had any issues with it seems like a great bike. Any thing in specific I should look for since it’s been sitting without being ridden for so long?

Just bought one yesterday, it's been sitting awhile and I cannot get it to start at all. Followed all the procedures and tips/tricks to a T. It had a NGK nr8e. Was told to go to a NGK nr7e. What plug do you recommend?

What does a white smoke mean? My yz250f 07 also smokes white when its cold.

hey can u make a tutorial about to start this bike properly thanks

Can a yz426f be converted to a commuter?

i had a issue with mine 2001 model my 5th gear kept slipping I replaced all gears and new clutch i still had same problem, unfortunately my own fault i replaced a lot of stuff except from the cam chain it snapped on me put the titanium valves through the piston destroyed the top end, i can find parts to rebuild it but it will cost nearly 2k,

My ktm 450sx would smoke my wr400 on a track but any other type of riding I grab the old 400. Can beat that low end torque!

I waited till the end lol so what sprockets do I switch to ? And what upgrades so it can run like the 450

I bought a 426 with title with same gold steering damper hmmm wonder if it's that bike

I picked up a 2001 yz426 for 500$ just had to clean the carb fires up first kick

They are fast.

Valve clearance!

You making me scared, bought this as my first bike

That things dialed.

Those bikes really were meant to wheelie! Heres me 12 years ago stretching the throttle cable out on my 426 with white bros e series exhaust m.kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h9WAaK2CnJnMgmw.html

If your not crashing your not doing it ride haha

I traded my Glock 23 for the same bike it’s just been sitting

Is 1500 worth it for a 2002

haha two wheels replaces two legs!!!

Ain’t nothing wrong with 426yz you need balls of steel riding them

Next time start it for us.