Yes I missed the boat on these back in the day as I had a 250 X7 in 1981 and moved to bigger bikes.MacV2 wrote:Nice Duffers.
The origional one & only supermoto. Well ahead of it's time.
Proper hoon to ride. Never owned one but rode a few back in the day when the frst came out.
Thanks Duffy for the informationDuffy1964 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 07, 2022 9:01 pmHi Chris, it’s a Yamaha TDR250 2 stroke twin with a YPVS power valve like the RD350Lc’s have
1990 in original condition with matching numbers. They are getting pretty rare and expensive now.
It’s been standing 7 years so I need to strip cabs down and ultrasonic clean them, new plugs oil and a general check over.
I’m trying to keep it as original as possible, but also need to touch it stone chips on the frame and the tank has a bit of rust on the paint where the tachometer sits, may need to powder coat the swinging arm too.
But I don’t really want to do a full resto as they are only original once.
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Pulled the bodywork off today and it’s not as pretty unfortunatelysirch345 wrote:Thanks Duffy for the informationDuffy1964 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 07, 2022 9:01 pmHi Chris, it’s a Yamaha TDR250 2 stroke twin with a YPVS power valve like the RD350Lc’s havesirch345 wrote: That looks good Duffy
I'm not really familiar with this beauty. Do tell us more
Have you had to do a lot with this bike
Chris.
1990 in original condition with matching numbers. They are getting pretty rare and expensive now.
It’s been standing 7 years so I need to strip cabs down and ultrasonic clean them, new plugs oil and a general check over.
I’m trying to keep it as original as possible, but also need to touch it stone chips on the frame and the tank has a bit of rust on the paint where the tachometer sits, may need to powder coat the swinging arm too.
But I don’t really want to do a full resto as they are only original once.
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It sounds like it could be quite a beast for a 250
Difficult to know where to draw the line regarding titivating when bikes like this one are getting pretty rare, I agree.
In the photo's it looks very good as it is,
Chris.
I see what you mean Duffy, I had forgotten how the paint used to be applied on Japanese bikes back then, or may be I should say lack of it. But then it could be a lot worse considering the age of the bike. I'm sure you'll sort it outDuffy1964 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 08, 2022 10:24 pmPulled the bodywork off today and it’s not as pretty unfortunatelysirch345 wrote:Thanks Duffy for the informationDuffy1964 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 07, 2022 9:01 pm
Hi Chris, it’s a Yamaha TDR250 2 stroke twin with a YPVS power valve like the RD350Lc’s have
1990 in original condition with matching numbers. They are getting pretty rare and expensive now.
It’s been standing 7 years so I need to strip cabs down and ultrasonic clean them, new plugs oil and a general check over.
I’m trying to keep it as original as possible, but also need to touch it stone chips on the frame and the tank has a bit of rust on the paint where the tachometer sits, may need to powder coat the swinging arm too.
But I don’t really want to do a full resto as they are only original once.
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It sounds like it could be quite a beast for a 250
Difficult to know where to draw the line regarding titivating when bikes like this one are getting pretty rare, I agree.
In the photo's it looks very good as it is,
Chris.
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Just gonna clean and curerust for the time being, get her running and join about on it for a while. Will probably get done after my RD125LC & DT125LC projectslloydie wrote:Full strip down and blast it to see how bad that frame is !
Looks like that one will keep you busy for a while Duffy
It’s had a treatment of curerust and it’s looking much better Chris.sirch345 wrote:I see what you mean Duffy, I had forgotten how the paint used to be applied on Japanese bikes back then, or may be I should say lack of it. But then it could be a lot worse considering the age of the bike. I'm sure you'll sort it outDuffy1964 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 08, 2022 10:24 pmPulled the bodywork off today and it’s not as pretty unfortunatelysirch345 wrote: Thanks Duffy for the information
It sounds like it could be quite a beast for a 250
Difficult to know where to draw the line regarding titivating when bikes like this one are getting pretty rare, I agree.
In the photo's it looks very good as it is,
Chris.
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Fingers crossed the expansion chambers look worse than they are
Chris.
Chris.
Cheers it gonna be fun to join around on, don’t tempt me with the wheelsfabiostar wrote:
sweet baby jesus
sorry i mean what a munter but lucky for you il take it as it sits
brilliant find, same motor as the TZR 250 so pretty bombproof.. not that i want to encourage you but TZR wheels go into them so you can fit stickier tyres
That’s what I’m hearing Al, I need to strip the carbs and then find out how much fun they are.AMCQ46 wrote:ohhh, I love the TDR, they can be a blast to ride
That's good news DuffyDuffy1964 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 10, 2022 11:55 amIt’s had a treatment of curerust and it’s looking much better Chris.sirch345 wrote:I see what you mean Duffy, I had forgotten how the paint used to be applied on Japanese bikes back then, or may be I should say lack of it. But then it could be a lot worse considering the age of the bike. I'm sure you'll sort it out
Fingers crossed the expansion chambers look worse than they are
Chris.
Chris.
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