2004 YZ250 Build...Complete!

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psg119 4/18/2019 2:54pm
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mattyhamz2 wrote:
I think she needs some black tusk wheels with blue hubs Tongue
Haha do you like the tusks? Seem like pretty good quality?
mattyhamz2 4/18/2019 2:59pm
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mattyhamz2 wrote:
I think she needs some black tusk wheels with blue hubs Tongue
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Haha do you like the tusks? Seem like pretty good quality?
They are a little heavier but they hold up really well. $550 for a complete set of wheels is pretty nice lol.
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psg119 4/18/2019 3:09pm
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mattyhamz2 wrote:
I think she needs some black tusk wheels with blue hubs Tongue
psg119 wrote:
Haha do you like the tusks? Seem like pretty good quality?
mattyhamz2 wrote:
They are a little heavier but they hold up really well. $550 for a complete set of wheels is pretty nice lol.
Hmm I might be having to look into those! haha
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deccr250 4/19/2019 12:59am
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Anywhere near that is a great deal from what I have seen! Yeah it’s the first I’ve owned but the 04 was the route I decided...
Anywhere near that is a great deal from what I have seen! Yeah it’s the first I’ve owned but the 04 was the route I decided to go after a lot of research (with the help of Matt haha). And I was lucky enough to find one that was vet owned and was built by Will at Lightspeed. So it is really clean and has SSS forks already on it with some carbon fiber goodies. It’ll be a great bike for me! And yeah I remember seeing the bike when you got it now. Guess I shoulda went back and lookedLaughing Yeah I am sure I would get carried away too so it’s best for the bank account if I do a little at a time haha. She’s beautiful so far! You gonna stick with the restyle then or go with the 04 reed replica still now that you’re further in? Here’s mine!
That’s a great base to start with, you’ve already got the SSS forks on there and some carbon so that’s saved you plenty of money already! Money you can put towards towards other stuff obviously Smile haha
It’s very easy to get carried away when you start seeing all these nice parts come up for sale!
I’m gonna stick with the restyle now, I’ve had the graphics made up just waiting for my friend to send them out to me.
He’s made me a carbon fuel cap and carbon exhaust mount so he’s going to send them out wit the graphics Smile
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psg119 4/19/2019 11:16am
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That’s a great base to start with, you’ve already got the SSS forks on there and some carbon so that’s saved you plenty of money already...
That’s a great base to start with, you’ve already got the SSS forks on there and some carbon so that’s saved you plenty of money already! Money you can put towards towards other stuff obviously Smile haha
It’s very easy to get carried away when you start seeing all these nice parts come up for sale!
I’m gonna stick with the restyle now, I’ve had the graphics made up just waiting for my friend to send them out to me.
He’s made me a carbon fuel cap and carbon exhaust mount so he’s going to send them out wit the graphics Smile
Yeah definitely saved me some money! I was lucky to find this one. I definitely will be putting the money elsewhere haha. Exactly! I saw PC had a closeout sale on their 04 triple clamps back in June or July for $275 for a complete set. I missed out because they are all sold out of the lowers now! That's awesome man. I cant wait to see how she turns out. Your build is definitely an inspiration for mine!
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deccr250 4/20/2019 8:54am
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Small update, really wanted to wait until I had the carb and exhaust system on but the sun was shining so thought I’d get a few pictures Smile













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CivBars 4/20/2019 9:44pm
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That shifter is very inviting. Great build!
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deccr250 4/22/2019 10:14am
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CivBars wrote:
That shifter is very inviting. Great build!
Thanks man Smile
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deccr250 6/9/2019 3:41am
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Bike is very close to being complete. Just waiting on a couple of small parts that should be here this week.
Here are a couple of teaser shots before I upload the finished product Smile







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treybird189 6/9/2019 7:38am
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Sorry if I missed it somewhere else in the thread but who put together that graphics kit? Looks sharp!
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deccr250 6/9/2019 8:29am
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Sorry if I missed it somewhere else in the thread but who put together that graphics kit? Looks sharp!
Hey man, thanks a lot! A friend of mine makes custom graphics so I told him what I wanted and he made them for me, I’m really happy with how they came out Smile
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jeffro667 6/13/2019 3:46pm
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Nice looking bike! I was considering a similar project this spring, but I couldn't find a reasonably priced core. I couldn't get the aluminium frame yz250 to handle to my liking, and I've been told that the steel frame yz`s handle better.
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Zesiger 112 6/14/2019 5:29am
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Man this thing is looking so sick, love the mag color hubs. I'm gonna have to read through after work today. questions to come!
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deccr250 6/14/2019 3:00pm
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jeffro667 wrote:
Nice looking bike! I was considering a similar project this spring, but I couldn't find a reasonably priced core. I couldn't get the aluminium frame yz250...
Nice looking bike! I was considering a similar project this spring, but I couldn't find a reasonably priced core. I couldn't get the aluminium frame yz250 to handle to my liking, and I've been told that the steel frame yz`s handle better.
Thanks man! It took me a little while to find one because i really wanted the last year of the steel frame which was 2004, the last era of the steel frames are getting harder and harder to find.
I think a lot of it is down to personal preference but most people seem to agree that the steel framed YZ’s handle a lot better than the aluminium frames.
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deccr250 6/14/2019 3:02pm
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Zesiger 112 wrote:
Man this thing is looking so sick, love the mag color hubs. I'm gonna have to read through after work today. questions to come!
Thank you dude! The wheels are actually one of my favourite parts of the bike! Smile
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devotid 6/15/2019 10:12am
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just bought a 2012 WR250R for cruising the streets and strapping to the front of my RV. (Im a KTM Guy) and this thread is some great inspiration.

What a beautiful build that touched all the right points. WHEW!!!!
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deccr250 6/15/2019 11:16am
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So the bike is complete, only thing I’m waiting for is a Pro Circuit fuel cap vent pipe.
Weathers been terrible here and today we finally had a bit of sun so thought I’d take the chance to grab some pictures of the finished product! Smile





























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deccr250 6/15/2019 11:20am
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devotid wrote:
just bought a 2012 WR250R for cruising the streets and strapping to the front of my RV. (Im a KTM Guy) and this thread is some...
just bought a 2012 WR250R for cruising the streets and strapping to the front of my RV. (Im a KTM Guy) and this thread is some great inspiration.

What a beautiful build that touched all the right points. WHEW!!!!
Thanks very much man, I tried to be as in detail as possible without being boring Smile
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psg119 6/26/2019 1:58pm
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Still can't get over how pretty this thing is!
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deccr250 6/27/2019 5:54am
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psg119 wrote:
Still can't get over how pretty this thing is!
Thanks mate, nice to get a compliment on here when there’s so many nice builds Smile
SimonGreen 6/27/2019 6:03am
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Great work on that mate - lovely build!
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deccr250 6/27/2019 6:31am
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SimonGreen wrote:
Great work on that mate - lovely build!
Thanks very much mate, I’ve been keeping an eye on your CR build Smile
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yamahaha131 8/22/2019 5:51am
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This thing is 🔥. What did you use to clean the hard parts?
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This thing is 🔥. What did you use to clean the hard parts?
Cheers mate appreciate it! I used a combination of a few things to clean the parts... Dremel, WD40, green scotchbrite.
The engine cases and head were all vapour blasted Smile
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mattyhamz2 wrote:
Nice fine dude! How much did you end up getting it for? Maybe some inspiration for you.. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2018/08/05/278930/s1200_8B82ACC1_B45E_45FE_81C1_B71E5D00882E.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2018/08/05/278929/s1200_F6EA6C1B_7A8D_4AF7_95C3_0E1FC37D1E0E.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2018/08/05/278928/s1200_9D579B33_D507_49AE_98EC_321D7B459BA4.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2018/08/05/278931/s1200_33833907_62CE_418F_AAC5_B98CAB2C6F51.jpg[/img] The last one is my...
Nice fine dude! How much did you end up getting it for?

Maybe some inspiration for you..





The last one is my personal favorite Wink
That Reed replica was what I used as inspiration to build mine! 😍
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mattyhamz2 8/22/2019 9:31am
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Nice fine dude! How much did you end up getting it for? Maybe some inspiration for you.. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2018/08/05/278930/s1200_8B82ACC1_B45E_45FE_81C1_B71E5D00882E.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2018/08/05/278929/s1200_F6EA6C1B_7A8D_4AF7_95C3_0E1FC37D1E0E.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2018/08/05/278928/s1200_9D579B33_D507_49AE_98EC_321D7B459BA4.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2018/08/05/278931/s1200_33833907_62CE_418F_AAC5_B98CAB2C6F51.jpg[/img] The last one is my...
Nice fine dude! How much did you end up getting it for?

Maybe some inspiration for you..





The last one is my personal favorite Wink
JMFNB wrote:
That Reed replica was what I used as inspiration to build mine! 😍
Pics??
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H4L 8/22/2019 11:30am
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jeffro667 wrote:
Nice looking bike! I was considering a similar project this spring, but I couldn't find a reasonably priced core. I couldn't get the aluminium frame yz250...
Nice looking bike! I was considering a similar project this spring, but I couldn't find a reasonably priced core. I couldn't get the aluminium frame yz250 to handle to my liking, and I've been told that the steel frame yz`s handle better.
A little late to the party, but had a similiar experience. Have ridden a few YZ250's dating back to a 92 model (a friends bike at the time) to an 11 model owned. The 02 & 04 steel framed YZ's owned handled better to me in comparison to 06, 09 & 11 models owned as well. The 05+ AF has a bad rigidity feel to it that I didn't jive with.

Same here, I tried to pick up a low hr. all original (chain, sprockets, tires etc..) 04 model at the beginning of the summer, but the owner was asking $3,600. For CA I think $2,800 - $3K would have been reasonable.

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H4L 8/22/2019 11:33am
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OP - Nice build..
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Markee 8/22/2019 12:07pm
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NICE! Think my next build is a YZ 125, got a few bikes to sell first.

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