If you had a spare seven large would you buy this?

**icarus1859** · 07-08-12, 20:31

1993 (K) Yamaha TZR250 Racing Sport Dry Clutch Red/Whte | eBay

Its a thing of beauty and the next best thing to a TZ250D which I always wanted as my next race bike but couldn't afford (and still can't).

**NigelC** · 07-08-12, 20:34

yes i'd buy that !

cracking looking bikes trouble is 6" 2 tall so maybe a tight fit

PG · 07-08-12, 20:35

That's nice. Not seven grand nice though, just seems too much for what's there.

**Weeksy** · 07-08-12, 20:36

Nope.

I'd buy a 1098

**MyLittleStudPony** · 07-08-12, 20:38

I'd be tempted for six, seven's a bit salty.... but if it was a real minter....maybe.

I can't see them doing anything other than going up in value too.

My mate Josh had one a good few years back and it was a cracking ride although they'd softened the engine massively as standard and it was never reliable when he tried to tune it.

**Jasper** · 07-08-12, 20:41

I would although I'm no longer the streak of piss I was back in the late 80s so maybe it wouldn't give the same enjoyment.

**icarus1859** · 07-08-12, 20:45

Originally Posted by Weeksy

Nope.

I'd buy a 1098

Apples and pears though.
Different machines altogether.

I could have bought an absolute mint 3XV for 3.5k a few years back, less than 1,000 miles on the clock.
Although having said that I wonder how long it would be a novelty for and how long it would take until Mrs Iccy is complaining its taking up too much room and I never ride it anyway, etc.

If I had TZ250D money (12k+ at least for a nice one) I'd probably start looking for an RC45 and save a bit more.

Now I'm back to being poor I can dream again, a few years ago I could have bought an RC45 just out of one of my bonus's, but when I had the cash the urge to buy wasn't that strong (or even non-existant).
Maybe its better just to keep these things as dreams?

**Deer Stalker** · 07-08-12, 21:00

Originally Posted by icarus1859

1993 (K) Yamaha TZR250 Racing Sport Dry Clutch Red/Whte | eBay

Its a thing of beauty and the next best thing to a TZ250D which I always wanted as my next race bike but couldn't afford (and still can't).

Tempted, nope

Not my thing

**Big Pete** · 07-08-12, 21:04

nope, mostly cos its a 2 stroke grenade, and much as I enjoy working on engines it gets tiresome doing the same one over and over again.

**icarus1859** · 07-08-12, 21:11

Originally Posted by Big Pete

nope, mostly cos its a 2 stroke grenade, and much as I enjoy working on engines it gets tiresome doing the same one over and over again.

IME I really haven't come across this 2-stroke unreliability thing.
Of course peds owned by 17yr old numpties will have been bodged but a decent two stroke is as reliable as a reliable thing.
I've raced them for years and still do and I lose a lot less sleep over my two stroke race bike than my four stroke one.

My only concern with something like a 20yr old TZ250 would be having my pants pulled down over spare parts when I needed to throw pistons or a crank at it.

**Danny_Two** · 07-08-12, 21:14

Nope I'd buy the TZR RC, but if I had silly money and loads of garage space I'd be tempted.

**Big Pete** · 07-08-12, 21:18

Originally Posted by icarus1859

IME I really haven't come across this 2-stroke unreliability thing.
Of course peds owned by 17yr old numpties will have been bodged but a decent two stroke is as reliable as a reliable thing.
I've raced them for years and still do and I lose a lot less sleep over my two stroke race bike than my four stroke one.

My only concern with something like a 20yr old TZ250 would be having my pants pulled down over spare parts when I needed to throw pistons or a crank at it.

Its not so much a reliability thing, (altho everyone I've ever known with a 2 stroke bike has had grief with it, including the non L platers), they wear out stupidly fast. You're already assuming it will need major engine work at some point in the near future, which certainly wouldn't be in my expectations for a four stroke bike unless it was a drag bike or a teetering on the edge ex factory or 1 season tuned IL4.

**GiantPygmy** · 07-08-12, 22:12

It sure is Purdy, but no.

I'd like a Tyga bodied well sorted RGV with a paint job but it wouldn't hold its value.

**inewham** · 07-08-12, 22:13

Originally Posted by Big Pete

Its not so much a reliability thing, (altho everyone I've ever known with a 2 stroke bike has had grief with it, including the non L platers), they wear out stupidly fast.

I ran a H1 as my everyday bike for years and the engine was dead relaible despite thrashing it, tuning it and even racing it (the frame used to snap though).

For 7K though I'd be looking around for a TZ350