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alphado Liked a reply to forum topic It’s time to slow bikes down
6/30/2025 5:35pm
I went to Zoar the past 2 years, best track I ever rode, hands down.
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joelster Added a reply to It’s time to slow bikes down
6/30/2025 4:46am Blame the tracks not the bikes. It's not the bikes' fault that there are 90+ foot triples on all of these tracks, or insane gaps that the top guys make every lap. There's a huge event coming up in my area called Zoar Valley Motocross Reunion. It's a track from the 70's/80's. There's maybe 3 or 4 places on it...
joelster Added a reply to Building a 1987 YZ250
6/29/2025 6:48pm The PC pipe I bought fits perfectly. The UFO front fender , rear fender and front number plate are also perfect. The Maier side panels suck. They sort of fit but nothing like the original Yamaha stuff. The fork boots were good, the seat cover not so much. I guess I'm about 50/50 as far as cosmetic stuff goes lol.
mxgp250 Liked a reply to forum topic Building a 1987 YZ250
6/29/2025 6:10am
Holy crap that's cool ,you are a Genius Buddy. Can't believe you polished the spokes and nipples,Now that's some work.
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burn1986 Liked a reply to forum topic Building a 1987 YZ250
6/23/2025 2:05pm
Wow, amazing 👍
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joelster Added a reply to Old Plastic MX Tanks
6/22/2025 4:58pm There's a few companies that make specific fuel tank sealers for plastic tanks. Here's one: https://caswellplating.com/caswell-epoxy-gas-tank-sealer-car-tanks-up-t…
joelster Added a reply to Building a 1987 YZ250
6/22/2025 4:33pm
sandman768 Liked a reply to forum topic Building a 1987 YZ250
6/22/2025 10:22am
Nice job on the Yz, what was the no spark issue? I spy 73 mach1…I had a 72, same colors with slightly different factory stripes….
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burn1986 Liked a reply to forum topic Building a 1987 YZ250
6/22/2025 10:22am
Jeff Stanton replica 😎
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joelster Added a reply to Building a 1987 YZ250
6/22/2025 10:22am For the no-spark all that I can assume was I yanked on the spark plug wire real hard and it pulled on the wiring harness going into the CDI. After a few hours of farting around with it, I cleaned all the terminal ends (the 3 prong connector for the CDI was dirty), and viola, it has spark again! There's...
joelster Added a reply to Building a 1987 YZ250
6/21/2025 2:42pm
joelster Added a reply to Building a 1987 YZ250
6/21/2025 2:41pm She's almost done! Waiting on a throttle cable and the rear chain slider.
joelster Added a reply to Building a 1987 YZ250
6/18/2025 4:51am Got a bunch of the plastics on, get 1 rear spoke in the mail, so I rebuilt the rear wheel. I still have to true it. In the homestretch now, only waiting on a few small parts. Hopefully I'll take it for a test ride this weekend! Ran into a snag with the aftermarket radiators. The bottom shroud bolts do...
joelster Added a reply to Building a 1987 YZ250
6/15/2025 4:58pm In the home stretch now. It's running good. I decided to paint the tank and shrouds because they look funky next to the brand new fender and panel plastics. That was an ordeal to say the least. I bleached them for days and sanded with 4 different grits. Got them as best as I could but they were still too...
joelster Added a reply to RMZ250 AX Team Build (with old JGR & BarX parts)
6/12/2025 4:44am I don't even think the Arenacross tour comes anywhere near me anymore. They used to stop in Niagara Falls NY, and we'd go to see Denny Stephenson, Buddy Antunez, Cliff Adoptante, etc.... Then they sold the convention center and turned it into a casino.
joelster Added a reply to RMZ250 AX Team Build (with old JGR & BarX parts)
6/9/2025 2:42pm Where are you located?
joelster Added a reply to No spark on a full resto 1987 YZ 250
6/8/2025 5:56pm It's all fixed now apparently. I went out, and unhooked everything, and re-hooked it all up, and now I have spark. But to answer your question, there was no power coming out of the coil, so the plug wouldn't spark no matter what. I tried 2 coils, same thing. The only thing I found when I unhooked everything was that...
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6/8/2025 2:42pm Ran into a snag now. An electrical issue. Ugh. Plus my new caliper doesn't fit for shit, I'll have to bust out the grinder. Been building this bike for a few months now. It ran when I tore it down. It's 70% done now, so I decided to fire it up and check for coolant leaks and whatnot. It fired...
joelster Started a new thread No spark on a full resto 1987 YZ 250
6/8/2025 2:20pm Been building this bike for a few months now. It ran when I tore it down. It's 70% done now, so I decided to fire it up and check for coolant leaks and whatnot. It fired up a few times then died right away. 3rd time it fired, it RAN AWAY for 5 seconds at 12,000rpm+ I hit the kill...
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joelster Added a reply to No spark on a full resto 1987 YZ 250
6/8/2025 1:32pm Kill switch has continuity when I press the button. I bypassed it for s**ts and grins and still no spark. Coil is grounded good. I checked for continuity at the coil body and then touched random parts of the engine/frame and it all checks out.