Author Topic: YZ250C / YZ400C / YZ125X / YZ175 1976 rear shock  (Read 12523 times)

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Offline Davey Crocket

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Re: YZ250C / YZ400C / YZ125X / YZ175 1976 rear shock
« Reply #15 on: April 05, 2010, 06:45:35 pm »
Hey Rosco, has your mate ridden the bike yet?, reason I ask is that I want to put a decent shock in my YZB/OW 25 replica that I'm building. I bought a set of WORK's shocks for my YZ125A and they are awesome!!! Cheers John.
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Re: YZ250C / YZ400C / YZ125X / YZ175 1976 rear shock
« Reply #16 on: April 05, 2010, 07:01:18 pm »
Mainy - I understand where you are coming from - baulking a bit at $1100 for an Ohlins for my 83  >:(

yes - apparently there is about 1 inch difference between the 3 but apaprently the MXB and YZC shock was the same and fits backwards into the B - obviously wouldn't go the other way - this is an MXB shock so is slightly longer.

John - Rod has ridden it only the once and at a grass track - this weekend he heads to Collie (proper and fairly rough track) so will report back when I hear from him.

Must admit I am interested in your YZB/OW25 replica - could you PM me what you are up to there as I don't want to hijack this thread?

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Re: YZ250C / YZ400C / YZ125X / YZ175 1976 rear shock
« Reply #17 on: April 05, 2010, 07:55:04 pm »
rossco
if you see any more 4.2 let me know
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Re: YZ250C / YZ400C / YZ125X / YZ175 1976 rear shock
« Reply #18 on: April 05, 2010, 08:16:37 pm »
Jim - I also have a YZB air shock (unknown origin or make) - it won't hold pressure at the moment and I can't get a hold of Thor Lawson to get him to have a look. Don't know whether that would help you at all?

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Re: YZ250C / YZ400C / YZ125X / YZ175 1976 rear shock
« Reply #19 on: April 05, 2010, 09:48:27 pm »
rossco
all i need is the h/duty spring everything else is good
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Re: YZ250C / YZ400C / YZ125X / YZ175 1976 rear shock
« Reply #20 on: April 06, 2010, 09:08:56 am »
I have a few of the early Yamaha units that are surplus two are  early non- canister  types and there is also two canister style units  aswell P,/M me if you are interested ,Regards Jimbo

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Re: YZ250C / YZ400C / YZ125X / YZ175 1976 rear shock
« Reply #21 on: April 10, 2010, 10:26:49 am »
so........ did anyone end up having one of these available?

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Re: YZ250C / YZ400C / YZ125X / YZ175 1976 rear shock
« Reply #22 on: April 10, 2010, 02:14:48 pm »
Did you talk to Jimbo ?
Looking for YZ250C parts NOS if possible

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The only triple jumps he would have been doing are the hop, skip & jump.

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Re: YZ250C / YZ400C / YZ125X / YZ175 1976 rear shock
« Reply #23 on: April 10, 2010, 03:10:04 pm »
I sent a pm

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Re: YZ250C / YZ400C / YZ125X / YZ175 1976 rear shock
« Reply #24 on: April 10, 2010, 03:57:25 pm »
Let me know how you get on - I could be interested as well  ;)
Looking for YZ250C parts NOS if possible

"My inability to use emoticins in the right context is really getting me down :)
The only triple jumps he would have been doing are the hop, skip & jump.

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Re: YZ250C / YZ400C / YZ125X / YZ175 1976 rear shock
« Reply #25 on: April 11, 2010, 09:33:01 pm »
I must be typing in invisible ink?? ;D  Graeme M, is there a way I could send some lemon juice to people I've PM'd so they can rub it on their computer screens and decipher my messages?

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Re: YZ250C / YZ400C / YZ125X / YZ175 1976 rear shock
« Reply #26 on: April 11, 2010, 10:02:51 pm »
#509

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Re: YZ250C / YZ400C / YZ125X / YZ175 1976 rear shock
« Reply #27 on: April 12, 2010, 07:05:23 am »
cheers mate,

any idea on how long they are? that seems to be the only difference between the models. The shock I've got already measures 620mm from the centre of the pivot to the very end of the thread. I need one that's closer to 640mm

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Re: YZ250C / YZ400C / YZ125X / YZ175 1976 rear shock
« Reply #28 on: April 13, 2010, 06:55:52 pm »
cheers mate,

any idea on how long they are? that seems to be the only difference between the models. The shock I've got already measures 620mm from the centre of the pivot to the very end of the thread. I need one that's closer to 640mm

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Interesting , I never knew that there was such a difference between those first cantilever shocks.
the #509 shock is 640mm

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Re: YZ250C / YZ400C / YZ125X / YZ175 1976 rear shock
« Reply #29 on: April 13, 2010, 07:04:37 pm »
509 is 250C ?
Looking for YZ250C parts NOS if possible

"My inability to use emoticins in the right context is really getting me down :)
The only triple jumps he would have been doing are the hop, skip & jump.