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Yamaha : Other 1997 Yamaha Tz250 Two-stroke Gp Race Bike on 2040-motos

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1997 Yamaha TZ250 Race bike Thank you very much for looking. Thisis a purpose built two-stroke GP race bike. I bought this a few years ago froma guy who raced it in AFM and took impeccable care of it.I only raced maybe four or five races with it but never finished off thepodium, it has to be hands down the most fun bike I have ever ridden. Like anyrace bike, it has been down a couple times in practice so there are sometypical cosmetic scratches on the fairings and and a dent to the top of the gastank (no leaks and never had any problem with the tank). Personally I think itadds character haha. Honestly, I would rather never sellthe bike but I am an air force pilot and on a 1:1 deployment/dwell ratio. Spendingevery spring/summer in Afghanistan and only being home for the winters has madeit extremely difficult to find opportunities to ride this INCREDIBLE bike outof season....and I hate making it sit in my garage when it should be gettingthrashed around a track. If you aren't familiar with two-stroke gp bike youshould look into them 1st as they aren't your typical track bike, but I'venever ridden anything as rewarding to ride hard around track. Also, don't letthe 250cc fool you, its got 80-somethin horsepower and weighs under 225 lbs.thats 2 HUNDRED pounds less or HALF the weight of any 600cc bike on thestreet (I can lift the bike in the air by myself). Straight line accelerationis more than capable but with such light weight the cornering speeds are trulyjaw-dropping. Here's some specific information on theparts included and such and I'll try to post all the images I got below: 650 mis on the bottom end, allbearings, crank and seals were changed at the beginning of January 2008. Youstill have 850mis to go on this crank. The crank in the bike was a new cranknot a rebuild 150mis on current top end Cylinders ported by Kevin Murray anddetonation rings installed (see pics) Spare parts: Two sets of bodywork. Quick shifter BattleFactory levels and foot pegs Brembo redial Master Cylinder withfold in level Ohlins rear shock and steering damperDigital temp gage EGT 2 brand new clutch packs. The 1 on the bike has twostarts Spare magnesium side cover (#3) andgasket Spare Lead heads Brand new DID xlink chain just brokenin Front Stand and Rear Stand Starting tool Pre-owned crank that needs rebuild A bag full of spare parts and othersthat I replaced when I rebuilt the bottom end Complete Jet Kit Many base gasket, reed gaskets Reeds Reds boots Extra pistons, rings, wrist pins andbearings Timing Tool Replacement foot pegs, levels andhandlebars Many more spares. . ... The bike currently runs on C12 or MR830:1 Recently changed gear box oil, frontbrakes fluids Service Manual in English andJapanese Bike is for racing only! not evenclose to street legal Price is $6000 -- Or best offer local pickup only unless buyer arranges shipping feel free to message me with any questions! also this has never been and will never be street legal thus THERE IS NO TITLE!! (I just couldn't figure out how to list it without one) (some photos were taken before itwent down but the 1st three are accurate to its currentcondition. And you are more than welcome to come look at it in person if youare serious about buying it) tags: yamaha tz250 tz 250 tz125 tz125 rs125 rs 125 rs250rs 250 gp grand prix racebike race bike trackbike track bike ducati hondasuzuki kawasaki aprilia cbr cbr600 cbr600rr cbr1000 cbr1000rr zx zx6 zx6r zx6-r zx10 zx10r zx-10r gsxr gsx-r yzf r6 r1

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