New YZ250H Project

[YZ250H]

I may just clean it up a flog it off as I can see it being a money pit.

Based on my experience that's what I'd be doing  .  Unless you particularly need a 250H 
Or part it out 

[Viper666]

Even though it's as rough as guts, it's (apparently) a goer & near complete.
Would make heaps more parting it out but that would mean one less VMX bike out there & that goes against the grain.
I won't sell it as "RACE READY" unless I pull down the engine & check the whole thing out.
May not rebuild it but can at least sell it with a clear conscience by giving buyer a report.
Not like the Rsole that sold me a YZ400E completely rebuilt, READY TO RACE.
Pulled it down and was so disgusted I shelved it & bought another. Nothing, and I mean nothing, was any good. Needed rebore, gearbox, clutch, rod kit, lots of stripped threads etc. etc. etc. Sorry the rear wheel was OK
What made it worse, it was all for a mate who was trusting me to steer him from such sh*t.

[Simo63]

I posted an ad for an evo bike a few weeks back .. no responses.  Would this one be rebuildable into a genuinely race ready bike?  If so I might be interested.

[Viper666]

Yes depending on how deep your pockets.

As I said I haven't made up my mind what to do with it, thus I never contacted you (Saw the add)

Will have some others coming up, just don't know when. D, E, F & G's but not in time for the season.

[Cabmkr]

I am rebuilding the shock and I got a new All Balls seal head but am unsure if there should be a top out washer installed as the cuped washer in the stock one. I can't use the stock one as it will hit the aloy on the seal head if I dont modify it. Also if I add a washer it would incread the stack hieght of the seal assembly. the rubber stopper is quite thick I was thinking of cutting it down to get the same height as the stock one




And I drilled out the stock nitorgen fill and installed a normal air fitting

[Cabmkr]

Its been a while since it has been a busy summer, and the fact that I fight with getting it done quickly, then thinking I have done it right so far so just dont rush, Here is a pic from last week.



This last weekend I got the carb rebuilt and on ingnition in and timed and the clutch in. I got it fired up two nights ago, but still lots of little stuff to do. I have my zinc plating process set up so i can plate as i am building along and have been orderin small bits from the Yamaha dealer all week long. If i get the time I should be able to test ride it on Sunday.

Cheers, Chris

[Cabmkr]

I haven't been here on a while and realised that there are no finished pics of my YZ. Well here you go!

 

I have taken it to the Ormstown Vintage Festival twice, fun fast bike!

[tony27]

Very nice. What brand of plastics did you use?

[80-85 husky]

you've done well! I don't like the black rims but that's a personal thing. bike looks the goods, could see Bob Hannah riding that....

[Cabmkr]

Plastics are XYZ and are very nice, and I have a set of gold rims on my YZIT but the back is quite faded so they haven't made it on my H.