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http://www.ebay.com/itm/2001-Yz-250-Yz250-Left-Right-Engine-Crank-Case-…
I never had a cylinder sleeved before so I'm not sure it can be done to mine. One of the "ears" at the bottom was broken off by the previous owner while he was taking it apart. I'll get a picture and post it up here for some feedback.
After selling some stuff that came with the bike, I'm down to $370 invested in the bike right now. I think about $1000 more I can get her together and looking good. If it takes a little more that's fine too. I need to decide what I am going to do with the frame. I would like to keep it the stock color, but it seems that the paint is hard to get if not impossible. I wish PJ1 was still around...it would make that decision easier. I am thinking about a charcoal metallic gray or black.
Ruskymx
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Yamaha-0564-Deep-Purplish-Blue-Metallic-5815-AE…
How does it look? Is it close to the OEM color?
Ruskymx
The Shop
Looking good. I'm not sure but my triple clamps and bar mounts may come in handy for someone that I have for sale in "Bazaar"?
Keep pushing on.
Ghost
Random parts clean up hanging out in a wheel barrow.
Frame is stripped of all parts. I think I'm going to get it powder coated in the original color (or as close as possible). I'm thinking about having the subframe stripped of all paint and going with the natural aluminum look or even powder coated silver. Not sure yet though.
Should I remove the old steering stem gearing races before or after powder coating or doesn't it matter?
New parts starting to come in! Since my ignition cover was cracked and need a new one figured I would get a matching set.
Ruskymx
Mods: I think you can move this to the Bike Builds section. It seems to belong there and not here, but it's been dormant for a while though so got lost in the shuffle of the restructuring.
Ruskymx
The previous owner polished the top rails of the swing arm so I need to get rid of that and strip the rest of the paint. Going to go for the brushed look on it.
The original air box cleaned up nicely with some SoftScrub
Any ideas to get rid of them or is it just lots of sanding?
Here's some snaps from the 2000 YZ250 i had restored years ago for inspiration:
First, the swingarm resto:
Here's how i bought it:
Here's the shit i went through restoring it:
When things started to get X rated :
Super rare Noleen Pipe
Pretty much done:
In AZ, dirt bikes are required to be titled. So everyone is sketched out by bikes with no title and suspicious of them being stolen. Dudes will always post bikes for sale as "no title, but it's super easy to get a bonded title from the DMV". Uhhh... well then why don't you do that before you try to sell it ?
I made some progress on the swing arm. It’s not perfect but I think it’s going to do. Started with 150, then 320 then 400 and finally wd40 and scotch brite pad.
Pit Row
I am waiting for some parts and miscellaneous bolts to come in from Rocky Mountain so I am going to try and get these put together on Thursday so I can continue to work on the bike over the weekend.
I think I’m getting old because I’m excited to fill these and have a proper work space
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