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I've been toying with the idea of building a steel ftame yz125. The perfect bIke would be an 01 as that's the first bike I ever raced and I loved the look of the Yamaha of troy bikes back then. Looking around and as discussed in the moto forum used 2t bikes in Colorado fetch a premium. So I started checking ebay and found frames for $150 and swing arms for $50-150. If I bought one to build I would replace nearly everything anyways so I'm thinking why not buy a frame and start there? So my question is this. Has anyone ever went that far? And I've heard most parts from 97 to current are interchangeable is that true? I can rebuild most everything on my bike myself minus splitting the cases (which I'm about to do on my kx250 with a friend showing me how to not screw it up) so I have most of the technical knowledge just curious how difficult it's going to be to source literally every single part. Ideally in the end the bike would look like an 01 yot bike with 01 plastics and every thing (not a huge fan of the modern design) but hopefully with modern A kit with triple clamps, modern shock, yzf swing arm conversion, talon hubs with A60 (or something similar) and a fairly stock motor with a pipe and silencer. So as you can see no nut bolt or bearing would be untouched but can this be done to a 97-01 frame or would it be way to much trouble. I know most if not all can be done to an aluminum frame but I would really rather build an 01 steel maybe an 02-04 if that would be simpler.
TLDR version
I want to build an 01 yz125 without buying a complete bike first with:
01 plastics with yot graphics
Yzf swing arm conversion
SSS or A kit Suspension with nice triple clamps
Nice wheelset
Rebuilt srock to slightly improved motor.
And I want to order each individual part. Would you undertake a build this way?
Typed from my phone, sorry if I screwed up some grammar/run on sentences.
I've been toying with the idea of building a steel ftame yz125. The perfect bIke would be an 01 as that's the first bike I ever raced and I loved the look of the Yamaha of troy bikes back then. Looking around and as discussed in the moto forum used 2t bikes in Colorado fetch a premium. So I started checking ebay and found frames for $150 and swing arms for $50-150. If I bought one to build I would replace nearly everything anyways so I'm thinking why not buy a frame and start there? So my question is this. Has anyone ever went that far? And I've heard most parts from 97 to current are interchangeable is that true? I can rebuild most everything on my bike myself minus splitting the cases (which I'm about to do on my kx250 with a friend showing me how to not screw it up) so I have most of the technical knowledge just curious how difficult it's going to be to source literally every single part. Ideally in the end the bike would look like an 01 yot bike with 01 plastics and every thing (not a huge fan of the modern design) but hopefully with modern A kit with triple clamps, modern shock, yzf swing arm conversion, talon hubs with A60 (or something similar) and a fairly stock motor with a pipe and silencer. So as you can see no nut bolt or bearing would be untouched but can this be done to a 97-01 frame or would it be way to much trouble. I know most if not all can be done to an aluminum frame but I would really rather build an 01 steel maybe an 02-04 if that would be simpler.
TLDR version
I want to build an 01 yz125 without buying a complete bike first with:
01 plastics with yot graphics
Yzf swing arm conversion
SSS or A kit Suspension with nice triple clamps
Nice wheelset
Rebuilt srock to slightly improved motor.
And I want to order each individual part. Would you undertake a build this way?
Typed from my phone, sorry if I screwed up some grammar/run on sentences.
This eventually happened
Stripped it down
Striped it down and replaced every bearing and had the frame and swing arm powDer coated.
And back together
So I'm no stranger to frame up builds just not sure if the build I want to do is possible or if sourcing every part like carb, wiring harness, ignition, and things like that would even be worth it in the end vs buying a complete bike.
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The biggest thing is to buy a bike with a good motor. Buying blown up bikes is sketchy because you dont know the interior of the cases.
You will spend more than the bike is worth, as a forewarning.
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