« Reply #8 on: June 12, 2013, 10:16:46 AM »
The geometry might be the same but the riding position and ergo's of old bikes are vastly different to the new ones.
Older bikes feel like you're locked in one position, like sitting in the bike rather than on it. Hard to move your weight around compared to the new stuff. I hated the feel of my 94 CR till i put extra seat foam in to flatten it out.
I'd definately rather have a new chasis,...
I don't know I agree with you there. Changing seat foam has been common even back into the '70's (as it is today) to match your tastes. I happen to like taller seat foam (even though I am short) because it is less distance to stand up on the pegs from. Other's like to cut it away to get that wallowing feeling. My '90's YZ's had basically the same (not THE same) gastank/seat position as my '00's YZ's. Even though the foot peg distance apart is the same (and sometimes narrower, the aluminum frames 'feel' fatter (probably because they are wider at the top).
All that said,
... and we won't even mention the improvement in brakes over the years.
I agree with you there but you could add new brakes/rotor to an older bike.
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