OK, am nearly finished my TRX850 project, and have started looking for another project to keep me busy! At first i was looking around at FZR1000 EXUP's, or an FZ750, or FZR750 OWO1, but then i got thinking....2 stroke! Looked at RZ/RD 500's...too expensive, even as basket cases...then RD250's, 350's, 400's, same thing! Plus they are all a bit old for my liking, with crap wheel size's for modern tyre choice, and ancient suspension, etc...
Then i found my target....TZR250 3XV....preferably an SP version....
This is the TZR that Yamaha built with a v twin motor in it, like Kocinski's, 1989 250cc world title winning bike....hardly the same in practise, but same in theory, and layout!
The TZR has about 45ps in OEM Spec, and can be de-restricted to bring that output up to about 56ps.
The TZR has decent quality, fully adjustable suspension, and is renowned for being a sweet handler.
And i think the TZR is a sweet looker!
The only thing is, these bikes are rare as rocking horse poop! Not one for sale on Bikesales.com in Australia! But i have found one....all original, running, but with a crappy "virgin" paint job...at a fairly reasonable price...
Here is what a TZR250 3XV looks like...
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here is the spec sheet...
Yamaha TZR250
I reckon that once restored to "as new", it will be one heck of a sweet ride, collectable, and worth quite a bit to me, in years to come!
Anyone else around here, had any experience with TZR's??? would love to get some input.
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Then i found my target....TZR250 3XV....preferably an SP version....
This is the TZR that Yamaha built with a v twin motor in it, like Kocinski's, 1989 250cc world title winning bike....hardly the same in practise, but same in theory, and layout!
The TZR has about 45ps in OEM Spec, and can be de-restricted to bring that output up to about 56ps.
The TZR has decent quality, fully adjustable suspension, and is renowned for being a sweet handler.
And i think the TZR is a sweet looker!
The only thing is, these bikes are rare as rocking horse poop! Not one for sale on Bikesales.com in Australia! But i have found one....all original, running, but with a crappy "virgin" paint job...at a fairly reasonable price...
Here is what a TZR250 3XV looks like...
View attachment 38447
View attachment 38448
here is the spec sheet...
Yamaha TZR250
I reckon that once restored to "as new", it will be one heck of a sweet ride, collectable, and worth quite a bit to me, in years to come!
Anyone else around here, had any experience with TZR's??? would love to get some input.
:thumbup: