First post, NICE site btw! I'm a regular @ bayarearidersforum.com and cvhooligans.com
anyhoo.. .my buddies convinced me to start playin in the dirt :D
The story:
I bought a 92 YZ250 for 1200 bucks. I thought it was a pretty good deal (FMF Fatty pipe, FMF silencer w/ spark arrestor, new engine from a 98 YZ recently rebuilt). The thing pulls HARD. My buddy has a 90 RM250, and it surprised him how much power this thing has, even cold.
The bad: I didn't notice, and neither did my buddy (oops.). I took the bike to a local shop to have them replace the fork seals and set up the front suspension for my weight, etc. At that point, I was informed that the bike has KTM forks on it (WTF!) which are too small in diameter to fit the Yammie clamps, and whoever did the work to it decided to use SPACERS to make the forks fit in the clamps (think of a soda can with the ends cut off. Wrap that around the fork tube and clamp it down.), plus there are no bearings in the steering head, just a bunch of washers and spacers.
Okay, so I sorta feel burned. I contacted the guy I bought it from, and he had no problem giving me my money back (cool dude, honestly didn't know about the front end he says). Gave me back 600 bucks, and I'm waiting for the rest this week (I still have the bike and paperwork). He also offered to let me keep the bike for 600 bucks, which I'm now sorta considering. Here's why:
Another buddy of mine has an 89 YZ250 that needs motor work. The wheels start turning in my head, and I can pick up this bike from him for basically nothing... anybody else puttin 2 and 2 together here?
Okay, Cliffs Notes version:
Is it possible to swap the front end from an 89 YZ250 onto a 92 YZ250? If not, how about swapping the motor from the 92 into the 89??? I could part out teh rest of the other bike I'm sure, and pretty much have a decent beater bike for not a lot of cash, right?
Any replies are appreciated, hopefully they'll be the ones I'm wanting to hear!
Thanks,
-M
anyhoo.. .my buddies convinced me to start playin in the dirt :D
The story:
I bought a 92 YZ250 for 1200 bucks. I thought it was a pretty good deal (FMF Fatty pipe, FMF silencer w/ spark arrestor, new engine from a 98 YZ recently rebuilt). The thing pulls HARD. My buddy has a 90 RM250, and it surprised him how much power this thing has, even cold.
The bad: I didn't notice, and neither did my buddy (oops.). I took the bike to a local shop to have them replace the fork seals and set up the front suspension for my weight, etc. At that point, I was informed that the bike has KTM forks on it (WTF!) which are too small in diameter to fit the Yammie clamps, and whoever did the work to it decided to use SPACERS to make the forks fit in the clamps (think of a soda can with the ends cut off. Wrap that around the fork tube and clamp it down.), plus there are no bearings in the steering head, just a bunch of washers and spacers.
Okay, so I sorta feel burned. I contacted the guy I bought it from, and he had no problem giving me my money back (cool dude, honestly didn't know about the front end he says). Gave me back 600 bucks, and I'm waiting for the rest this week (I still have the bike and paperwork). He also offered to let me keep the bike for 600 bucks, which I'm now sorta considering. Here's why:
Another buddy of mine has an 89 YZ250 that needs motor work. The wheels start turning in my head, and I can pick up this bike from him for basically nothing... anybody else puttin 2 and 2 together here?
Okay, Cliffs Notes version:
Is it possible to swap the front end from an 89 YZ250 onto a 92 YZ250? If not, how about swapping the motor from the 92 into the 89??? I could part out teh rest of the other bike I'm sure, and pretty much have a decent beater bike for not a lot of cash, right?
Any replies are appreciated, hopefully they'll be the ones I'm wanting to hear!
Thanks,
-M