1992 YZ250 lockdown-teardown- completed with start up video

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bonseff 7/8/2020 2:51pm
7/8/2020 2:51pm Edited Date/Time 7/8/2020 2:54pm
EEEEESH!!
Can't remember the last time I saw a Noleen sticker
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sandman768 7/8/2020 4:33pm
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bonseff wrote:
EEEEESH!!
Can't remember the last time I saw a Noleen sticker
Evo-Mx made them for me... they are an awesome company
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mxsixty 7/11/2020 3:54am
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Bike came out awesome! brings back memories of the early 90's.
With yellow off colored tanks has anyone tried the cream peroxide/cling wrap/UV light trick?
I seen a guy on a forum do an old nasty yellow looking white Stihl chainsaw fuel tank this way and it came out like new was very impressive.
Here's just one vid of what I'm talking about can't see why it wouldn't work on a mx bike fuel tank? Seems to restore any kind of plastic back it's original color.

https://youtu.be/VU7vXMezW_I
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sandman768 7/11/2020 5:25am
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mxsixty wrote:
Bike came out awesome! brings back memories of the early 90's. With yellow off colored tanks has anyone tried the cream peroxide/cling wrap/UV light trick? I...
Bike came out awesome! brings back memories of the early 90's.
With yellow off colored tanks has anyone tried the cream peroxide/cling wrap/UV light trick?
I seen a guy on a forum do an old nasty yellow looking white Stihl chainsaw fuel tank this way and it came out like new was very impressive.
Here's just one vid of what I'm talking about can't see why it wouldn't work on a mx bike fuel tank? Seems to restore any kind of plastic back it's original color.

https://youtu.be/VU7vXMezW_I
Thanks Mrsixty..I have Heard of this method..... I put about 2hrs into this tank with wet sanding & buffing, that’s all the time I will invest into the tank. Here is my solution to the yellowing....
On a side note..... who the F@#&@& restores old computer”s!
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mxsixty 7/11/2020 7:56am
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mxsixty wrote:
Bike came out awesome! brings back memories of the early 90's. With yellow off colored tanks has anyone tried the cream peroxide/cling wrap/UV light trick? I...
Bike came out awesome! brings back memories of the early 90's.
With yellow off colored tanks has anyone tried the cream peroxide/cling wrap/UV light trick?
I seen a guy on a forum do an old nasty yellow looking white Stihl chainsaw fuel tank this way and it came out like new was very impressive.
Here's just one vid of what I'm talking about can't see why it wouldn't work on a mx bike fuel tank? Seems to restore any kind of plastic back it's original color.

https://youtu.be/VU7vXMezW_I
sandman768 wrote:
Thanks Mrsixty..I have Heard of this method..... I put about 2hrs into this tank with wet sanding & buffing, that’s all the time I will invest...
Thanks Mrsixty..I have Heard of this method..... I put about 2hrs into this tank with wet sanding & buffing, that’s all the time I will invest into the tank. Here is my solution to the yellowing....
On a side note..... who the F@#&@& restores old computer”s!
Yeah not my cup of tea but I think it's apparently big business guys restoring old computer's why IDK lol.
I've got an old YZ 80 will try that method on the tank see if it will get it back to white again was just wandering if anyone had tried it on a tank guess I'll find out..
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Rickyisms 7/11/2020 8:35am
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Just got this hat at work, made me think of this build 😎

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gantry25 7/14/2020 6:43am
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The bike turned out great! So much attention to detail, love the end result!
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Chawnz 7/14/2020 11:34am
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Love to see the start up video but its locked on Facebook. I may have a front sprocket guard in my spares left over from my build also
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sandman768 7/14/2020 12:05pm
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Rickyisms wrote:
Just got this hat at work, made me think of this build 😎 [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2020/07/11/437337/s1200_0F3AE36B_2A3D_4BB6_9B36_1258F5441E9D.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2020/07/11/437338/s1200_3313E13E_F4DC_455E_A6DA_0608D15E607F.jpg[/img]
Just got this hat at work, made me think of this build 😎

Nice hat👍
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sandman768 7/14/2020 12:06pm
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gantry25 wrote:
The bike turned out great! So much attention to detail, love the end result!
Thanks gantry25.... I enjoy the little details...
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sandman768 7/14/2020 12:11pm
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Love to see the start up video but its locked on Facebook. I may have a front sprocket guard in my spares left over from my...
Love to see the start up video but its locked on Facebook. I may have a front sprocket guard in my spares left over from my build also
I can still pull up the video from here on fbook....anything more technical will require my daughters assistance....😂... Seeing how Yamaha used the front sprocket guard from about 88-96 on YZ”s & Wr”s, I thought it would be easy to find one on eBay.... no such luck.... I think the shipping would make it rather expensive, thankyou for the offer
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mattyhamz2 7/15/2020 12:33am
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Rickyisms wrote:
Just got this hat at work, made me think of this build 😎 [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2020/07/11/437337/s1200_0F3AE36B_2A3D_4BB6_9B36_1258F5441E9D.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2020/07/11/437338/s1200_3313E13E_F4DC_455E_A6DA_0608D15E607F.jpg[/img]
Just got this hat at work, made me think of this build 😎

I want one!!
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Chawnz 7/15/2020 3:14am
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Rickyisms wrote:
Just got this hat at work, made me think of this build 😎 [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2020/07/11/437337/s1200_0F3AE36B_2A3D_4BB6_9B36_1258F5441E9D.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2020/07/11/437338/s1200_3313E13E_F4DC_455E_A6DA_0608D15E607F.jpg[/img]
Just got this hat at work, made me think of this build 😎

Where do I get one of those caps?
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Handy_andy_85 7/15/2020 1:00pm
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sandman768 wrote:
Big thank you to fellow Vital member Shue415 for saving this build ! My bottom end was basically junk from the previous owners hack job. Shue415...
Big thank you to fellow Vital member Shue415 for saving this build ! My bottom end was basically junk from the previous owners hack job. Shue415 sold me a very nice bottom end for a very reasonable price. Thanks again....

Aren't we all just looking for a very nice bottom end at a reasonable price?

Build is looking great! The vapor blasting makes all the difference.

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