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Marketplace => eBay Finds => Topic started by: Woody on January 26, 2010, 08:23:03 am

Title: Let's play 'What's this off'
Post by: Woody on January 26, 2010, 08:23:03 am
I'll start and then sit back and watch (because I like to watch),

I saw this interesting number plate/tank combo on evilbay and was wondering what it came off. any ideas?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/YAMAHA-YZ80-YZ100-YZ125-YZ250-YZ465-YZ490-TY-MX-YZ60-50_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem45f09b3963QQitemZ300389448035QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

who's next?

YZ125G  and CR250RD parts wanted
Title: Re: Let's play 'What's this off'
Post by: mx250 on January 26, 2010, 09:05:16 am
That water tank/bottle come number plate is either after market (Petty Preston??) or maybe GYT.

An interesting and rare MX/desert racing artifact. Is someone gonna buy it for the Ozvmx 'oddball' resto - the one with plastic levers, hex grips, cable linked brake et al? ;) ;D.
Title: Re: Let's play 'What's this off'
Post by: Hoony on January 26, 2010, 09:30:34 am
its an evil OEM Yamaha 1980 TT250G front numberplate /water bottle.

i know because i had one when i was 17. they were marketed as a fun bike as they had no lights and were not adr compliant and had very average suspension.

Just briefly seen in this clip
http://ausvmx.ning.com/video/stunt-monos-in-1981 (http://ausvmx.ning.com/video/stunt-monos-in-1981)

the next model the water bottle was replaced with headlight.

certainly a weird thing.
Title: Re: Let's play 'What's this off'
Post by: TT5 Matt on January 26, 2010, 03:23:54 pm
but why two filler necks?
Title: Re: Let's play 'What's this off'
Post by: Hoony on January 26, 2010, 03:53:03 pm
but why two filler necks?

only one filler neck is on this?
Title: Re: Let's play 'What's this off'
Post by: LWC82PE on January 26, 2010, 04:12:55 pm
so is it for carrying drinking water  ??? how weird is that.
Title: Re: Let's play 'What's this off'
Post by: VMX247 on January 26, 2010, 06:16:56 pm
so is it for carrying drinking water  ??? how weird is that.

Not that weird if your out moving livestock,broken down or just exploring the Oz outback...Could save a life  8)
cheers
Title: Re: Let's play 'What's this off'
Post by: Hoony on January 26, 2010, 07:00:22 pm
so is it for carrying drinking water  ??? how weird is that.

very weird. and it only held just under a Litre from memory.
Title: Re: Let's play 'What's this off'
Post by: oldfart on January 26, 2010, 08:21:41 pm
Hoony, water bottle is there for ballast - Hence that's why it was easy for you to do Mono's  ;D
Title: Re: Let's play 'What's this off'
Post by: mx250 on January 26, 2010, 09:12:43 pm
Do you remember there was an aftermarket water bottle made to clip over the cross bar ::) :P. The best place for an additional kg of weight  ::).

Title: Re: Let's play 'What's this off'
Post by: Woody on January 26, 2010, 09:29:26 pm
so did you have to unscrew it from the forks to have a swig or just use a long straw? Hoony, maybe that's why you were standing on the seat doin a mono to try and reach it? ;D
Title: Re: Let's play 'What's this off'
Post by: LWC82PE on January 26, 2010, 09:50:03 pm
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so did you have to unscrew it from the forks to have a swig or just use a long straw

I guess all you had to do was take the breather hose off the tank cap and there was your straw ;D
Title: Re: Let's play 'What's this off'
Post by: Hoony on January 26, 2010, 10:18:03 pm
Hoony, water bottle is there for ballast - Hence that's why it was easy for you to do Mono's  ;D

so did you have to unscrew it from the forks to have a swig or just use a long straw? Hoony, maybe that's why you were standing on the seat doin a mono to try and reach it? ;D

you guys !   ;)