87 yz 250 and 490

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Edited Date/Time 1/26/2012 9:50am
the 250 is the first bike i tried to do over and the 490 is the second 490 is pretty good, o and i just got the 125 its pretty beat, but im going to need the yz80 now
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reded 12/5/2011 8:37am
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Wow, awesome work! I was never a fan of these bikes when they were new but you've done a stellar job on them and they look great. Thanks for the memories.
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pete24 12/5/2011 8:42am
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reded wrote:
Wow, awesome work! I was never a fan of these bikes when they were new but you've done a stellar job on them and they look...
Wow, awesome work! I was never a fan of these bikes when they were new but you've done a stellar job on them and they look great. Thanks for the memories.
Yes i worked at the Yamaha dealer and i raced them in the eighties i never rode anything else, last year before i did the 490 over i did a vintage race on it wow what a peice of crap they are just for the eyes now, but im sure i could have been a super star had i only worked at a Honda dealer!
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Stooperbike 12/5/2011 9:43am
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sweeeeeeet! i just realized who this is.... Nice ride at the vet day!
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pete24 12/5/2011 9:55am
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Stooperbike wrote:
sweeeeeeet! i just realized who this is.... Nice ride at the vet day!
did you fall down and hurt your self a few weeks back?

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MT MX 12/5/2011 9:59am
12/5/2011 9:59am
That first picture of the YZ250, what is in the airbox? It looks like grapes or acorn's or something?
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berniepiet 12/5/2011 10:37am
12/5/2011 10:37am
I have an 87 YZ 250 that I run in Vintage hare scrambles. It has Pro circuit suspension from back in the day and I have installed a complete 89 YZ 250 ignition. It's a fantastic hare scrambles bike. Smooth, 4 stroke like power and cushy suspension. I like it in this application.
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pete24 12/5/2011 11:00am
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MT MX wrote:
That first picture of the YZ250, what is in the airbox? It looks like grapes or acorn's or something?
acorns, but the kid assured my the powerband still worked in every gea,r i didnt even start it i paid him and loaded it up
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Banana_oil 12/5/2011 12:19pm
12/5/2011 12:19pm
Very nice bikes! How do you get the tanks that white and shiny?
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pete24 12/5/2011 12:44pm
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Very nice bikes! How do you get the tanks that white and shiny?
the 250 tank is polished with a PC racing plastic polish kit , that was a good 20 hrs of my life im never getting back, and the 490 has a new tank that my yamaha dealer located for me
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Stooperbike 12/6/2011 12:43pm
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sweeeeeeet! i just realized who this is.... Nice ride at the vet day!
pete24 wrote:
did you fall down and hurt your self a few weeks back?
its799 and yes I did at 101. Broke my humorous in my right arm. Going to be a while before i am back on a bike, hopefully i am ready for spring!
Really nice bikes 24!!!!!
thomas mitchell 12/6/2011 12:56pm
12/6/2011 12:56pm
The 250 is a great bike. Once the forks and shock were fixed, Race tech used to have a cheap mod for the forks. Greenbacks, aka Ohlins, fixed the rear.
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wpark89 12/9/2011 4:55pm
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Great work!

My first race bike was an '87 YZ 80. Those bikes bring back some good memories! In '88 the local shop had 1 new leftover YZ 80 and 250. My dad kept trying to work a deal and get them both....turned out he only had money for 1 and I got the new bike and he picked up a used '87 CR 250...a great bike itself...but it sure would of been neat for us to have matching all white YZ's. I always thought it would be cool to restore and give him an '87 YZ 250 as he sacraficed having one for me.

What are you using for a front brake on the 250? I'm working on a project and I need a 85-88 YZ 125/250 front brake system. Your 250 has a Honda style brake line?

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pete24 12/10/2011 6:03am
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the master cy land caliper are stock and the hose is from a 08 crf fits rite on and its a lot less than the 275 yamaha wanted for the stock hose, all the hoses were routed like that back then it wasnt called a "honda style" till upside down forks
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TerryK 12/11/2011 6:30pm
12/11/2011 6:30pm
That 490 is spectacular. Nicely done sir!
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sgthubbard#60 12/12/2011 7:50am
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Pete,

You and Hutch should to come do some vintage races with Bushey and I next season! We need to build up the 80's and 90's classes!

Hubb
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pete24 12/12/2011 11:52am
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sgthubbard#60 wrote:
Pete, You and Hutch should to come do some vintage races with Bushey and I next season! We need to build up the 80's and 90's...
Pete,

You and Hutch should to come do some vintage races with Bushey and I next season! We need to build up the 80's and 90's classes!

Hubb
im fa,t old, tired, and pretty much over it, but i did just put a deposit on a 2012 yz 250 2 stroke cuz its so much different than my 2011 was!
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pete24 12/15/2011 7:17am
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Angi, i got your message but your number was cut off on my voicemail try me back
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sgthubbard#60 12/15/2011 8:52am
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sgthubbard#60 wrote:
Pete, You and Hutch should to come do some vintage races with Bushey and I next season! We need to build up the 80's and 90's...
Pete,

You and Hutch should to come do some vintage races with Bushey and I next season! We need to build up the 80's and 90's classes!

Hubb
pete24 wrote:
im fa,t old, tired, and pretty much over it, but i did just put a deposit on a 2012 yz 250 2 stroke cuz its so...
im fa,t old, tired, and pretty much over it, but i did just put a deposit on a 2012 yz 250 2 stroke cuz its so much different than my 2011 was!
Well you had to get a 12! They have new ugly graphics for 2012 that you will pull off the second you get it home.
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pete24 12/15/2011 10:36am
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sgthubbard#60 wrote:
Pete, You and Hutch should to come do some vintage races with Bushey and I next season! We need to build up the 80's and 90's...
Pete,

You and Hutch should to come do some vintage races with Bushey and I next season! We need to build up the 80's and 90's classes!

Hubb
pete24 wrote:
im fa,t old, tired, and pretty much over it, but i did just put a deposit on a 2012 yz 250 2 stroke cuz its so...
im fa,t old, tired, and pretty much over it, but i did just put a deposit on a 2012 yz 250 2 stroke cuz its so much different than my 2011 was!
sgthubbard#60 wrote:
Well you had to get a 12! They have new ugly graphics for 2012 that you will pull off the second you get it home.
i save all the plastic grafix included i buy new gas tanks and have the sticker chicken do them up, im getting the VDlarr racing gas tank and seat kit for this one

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