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Last summer some kid contacted me needing cash for his YZ250. I was like sure since I and gave him $225. He wanted 400 but lets face it I pay what I want too and it needed more then just "a new engine case" They always do lol.
Got this clean 87 in.
I started building it up stairs in the house. I kept doing that until it got bigger. One day I carried it down the steps and into the garage.
I was not sure if the gold was going to work with the colors I picked so i had hubs and rims powder coated black. I replaced them myself and put on new tires. Next was shocks rebuilt at the race shop. Most of the factory plastics cleaned up nice with purple power. I might be getting rid of the black front end for white. As much as I like black its starting to burn me out. Just like the seat is being red might go black. I work on this a few hours a week.
Top end was sent out to www.eric-gorr.com to be bored, ported for woods riding and have power valve serviced. He has done other motors for me and is great at it and pretty fair on price. I am waiting for top end to be done and currently redoing the bottom end. When the kid busted a hole in the case aluminum went every ware. I found some in the crank bearings so I removed them. All engine hardware was replaced with allen head stainless steel bolts. I hate Phillips head screws.
Since I have months now due to broken foot this one will get be done slowly. I have 4 machines I am working on currently, some need done sooner then others.
Some will say the bike is old and is junk. I redo the old stuff because by the time I buy a bike thats 5-7 years old its going to be tired, it will need the same thing done. It will cost me more and well the 80's stuff is just cool.
Got this clean 87 in.
I started building it up stairs in the house. I kept doing that until it got bigger. One day I carried it down the steps and into the garage.
I was not sure if the gold was going to work with the colors I picked so i had hubs and rims powder coated black. I replaced them myself and put on new tires. Next was shocks rebuilt at the race shop. Most of the factory plastics cleaned up nice with purple power. I might be getting rid of the black front end for white. As much as I like black its starting to burn me out. Just like the seat is being red might go black. I work on this a few hours a week.
Top end was sent out to www.eric-gorr.com to be bored, ported for woods riding and have power valve serviced. He has done other motors for me and is great at it and pretty fair on price. I am waiting for top end to be done and currently redoing the bottom end. When the kid busted a hole in the case aluminum went every ware. I found some in the crank bearings so I removed them. All engine hardware was replaced with allen head stainless steel bolts. I hate Phillips head screws.
Since I have months now due to broken foot this one will get be done slowly. I have 4 machines I am working on currently, some need done sooner then others.
Some will say the bike is old and is junk. I redo the old stuff because by the time I buy a bike thats 5-7 years old its going to be tired, it will need the same thing done. It will cost me more and well the 80's stuff is just cool.
