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Alec138
11/17/2018 8:58pm
11/17/2018 8:58pm
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11/19/2018 1:07pm
Someone came and snatched up my YZ250 this evening, so its time to hunt down another dirt scooter. This one I will be keeping for a while as with the last 2 seasons ive jumped around bikes trying to find what i like better and it happened to be the 4 stroke.
I did some research on buying used 250f/450f’s and most people are stritcly against it. Almost all the threads found were fairly old like
I did some research on buying used 250f/450f’s and most people are stritcly against it. Almost all the threads found were fairly old like
Some things are easy to spot and walk away from and some things arent. Just make sure if your buying used that the depreciation offsets the risks.
The Shop
I will make you a hell of a deal on a low hours 2018 YZ250F. Clear title in hand.
-Every bike should start 1st or second kick
-Idle perfectly
-Good response and once the throttle is released, the revs should plummet way down to idle very quickly
-Ofcourse check all bearings and suspension
-Very clean looking
Hour meters mean nothing, claimed history means nothing, past works again mean nothing
It's very basic but it's all you can do. When I was 17 I made the mistake of swapping a bike with a guy and he travelled a distance to swap bikes. When he arrived he told me "the bike doesn't idle. Never has". Being a stupid and being too scared to back out of the deal, I swapped bikes.
Tore the engine down and it was fucked
But if you find a really clean one with 5hrs or so for 4k or less now we're talking
When people on Vital post pics of their bikes, the first thing i look at is everything around the bike. Its also shocking sometimes what people don't realise is in the background. Without meeting, knowing, or talking to them i can pretty much get an idea of who they are.
The engine parts will last longer as well. Get the suspension set up and they are typically good to go.
That said, it is hard to beat a 250 2-stroke for a fun bike to ride and bang for the buck.
Good luck!
Ghost
Pit Row
Anyone can dress up a clapped out bike to make it look decent on the outside with some new graphics and some SC1. So checking normal wear parts is usually a pretty good way to tell if it was actually taken care of or not.
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