New Toy

[Walt_M.]

Well, I brought home a new, to me '05 YZ250 on Friday. Traded my 250F for it and I am happy to have a 2-stroke again. Did some general clean up so I could start doing the things that I knew it needed. After I was sure it was safe to ride I put a little time on it yesterday. I do like the power and handling, didn't hit any rough stuff so I didn't get a feel for the suspension. Then I took the rear linkage and swingarm apart for the necessary lube. That took all afternoon but it is done. Probably won't get to the steering head until next week.
I might put the ingition lock back in the Vision today. I had lost the key in January, took the lock out and to a locksmith last month and had 2 new keys made. I also had a spare made for the TDM and the total was $22, not bad and worth it.

[Tiger]

 :) Picture's of the "new girl" Walt... ;)

[supervision]

 Very good idea to lube those pivots, we did that on our new xr200r hondas  a few years ago, the shock linkages were good but the steering bearing had almost no lube from the factory!   I bet that YZ's a rocket   You use it for mx, or what ?    My xr was suffering from lack of damping on the shock, I got one off ebay from a xr250 that was fully adjustable had a seal put in it works perfect.. I run emulators in the forks   Why did you get away from the four stroke, too expensive to own? sv

[Walt_M.]

Yea, you have to do the lube on the linkage. I am the 3rd owner but it has very low hours, still on the original el cheapo chain and the sprockets aren't even starting to hook. And, yes I got back to the 2 stroke because of the expense of 4 stroke rebuilds. Plus, I wanted a bit more power and the suspension will fit me better. The 250Fs are really set up for about a 160 lb rider and I weigh 200 straight out of the shower. Not sure if I'll do any mx again, most of the tracks I see any more are supercross wannabes and my 58 yr old body is not interested in the consequences of missing a jump or getting landed on if I decide to 'roll' them.
I did get my ignition lock back on the Vision today and she fired up good as new.
I'll post a photo of the YZ later, too busy working on it to take any.

[Walt_M.]

The YZ is now good as new except for some pitting in the steering head bearings. Not quite bad enough to need replacing but bad enough to notice. And a small ding in the front rim. Now if I can find some time to ride...