Hi Friends:
I have a 1983 IT490K that I have owned since 1991 and it’s time to let her go. I attended the Cal Dreaming events in 2015 and 2016 at Hungry Valley, and again (I think) in 2018 so if you’re a Cali person you would have seen me there
on the bike.
I last rode the bike in 2018 over at Hollister Hills and it’s been in the garage since then and needs to go to a good home. The last time ridden, she ran as strong as ever and I’m sure with fresh gas/oil and a few hard kicks she’d fire right up.
The bike has the normal scratches one would expect for a dirt bike, and the rear shock is in need of a rebuild. All plastic is original factory issue, as is the pipe, the head and cylinder. If you look WAY back on this site to 2015, I chronicled a cosmetic refresh of the bike on this site so you can see pics and comments on the bike between me and many members that were active here back then.
As this model is such a unicorn now, I’m looking for a minimum of $2500 for sale of this machine.
I have the pink slip, the owners manual, and also a race tuning manual for this bike (I never raced it).
If interested in talking about it, drop me a PM and let’s discuss the possibilities.
I still ride, but this machine with so much power makes me want to do crazy things that I just don’t need to do any more….if you know, you know….
Cheers,
Brian the biknflyfisher 
 

Sure miss mine & was a weapon. Had two over the years & most recent had a yz465h motor. Someone's gonna love yours.

I have not been able to search the old posts. I can only go back to 2023. Any chance you can post the pics again?

Hey Brian-  Good to hear from you..

Some great time riding with you and anyone looking for a Solid IT-   this bike did great on all of our rides!

Sure miss riding with you all... it was always the 3rd week of March for our Cali Dream'in event...

Those sure were some great rides!  And I know a few people who were jealous of that beautiful IT490!

I was able to find the restoration thread...  hopefully this link works.

yamaha-enduros.com/index.php/forums/rest...1983-it-490k-refresh

Thank you. The link worked perfectly. Some guy named 'cujet' replied in that thread, hahahaha.

Probably a post from a member that no longer exists...  this site has an odd feature of putting the user name of the viewer (as a "guest") on posts when the original person who wrote it no longer exists.  

(When I read that post, it will say I wrote it when I didn't, key is "guest" designation)