For 1983 the YZ125 was built as model code YZ125K, and Yamaha's service manual for it carries part number LIT-11626-03-77. It is a single-year volume.
Three things make a factory manual worth having on a bike of this age. It states the service limits, so wear becomes measurable. It states the torque figures, so fasteners in aluminium survive assembly. And it reproduces the wiring as built, so an electrical fault can be traced rather than guessed at. All three are here, along with the disassembly and reassembly sequences, ignition timing, carburettor settings and suspension specifications.
The part number is also your protection against buying the wrong book. Yamaha reissued the YZ125 manual every season, and the codes differ each time, so match YZ125K to your frame label first.
