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I can understand 1300$ for that Bike hurts at the Moment, but at the end when the bike is finish you dont care about the Money
For example my first EVO Projekt was a disaster cost me 2300€ drive 1400 Kilometers for it and cost me another 4000-5000 to rebuild, today i dont care about Money
Okay, I’m feeling a bit better. My bike is crap, but those bikes are worse. Ya’ll have given me so hope.
I have her stripped down completely. I took the head off and the piston isn’t as bad as I was expecting. It’s a nice caramel color. The head definitely is going to need replating though.
I have also ordered some KYB SSS forks and triple clamps coming off of an 07 YZ250.
I will be working on more detailed cleaning this weekend. I will post some before and after pics.
The Shop
If you want to modify the steering stops so the 2007 clamps work as designed:
https://www.vitalmx.com/forums/Race-Shop,42/2003-yz250-SSS-swap-help,13…
Unbeliveable what you make out of this Scrap , Great Work
Appreciate it brother! I needed that. I definitely want to take care of the stop before I powder coat.
Don’t fret over what you paid for her… I have paid too much for some bikes and got deals on others.. it all evens out in the end…. Enjoy the process of the build….
Yeah, sometimes I wish I would have found a shop to fab up the new steering stop before I got the frame powder coated. I have some PC clamps with the correct stops so those are nice.
I’m partial to Bentley Blue from Prismatic powders for the color. You can see it in my build thread. This is the second time I’ve used it.
If you use it, make sure they use the chrome/silver base before the blue.
It cost more than your standard colors but looks great!
https://www.vitalmx.com/forums/bike-builds/2004-yz250
I'm glad I did not buy this bike myself, but I'm also glad I get to watch the rebuild.
More pics are needed.
Yeah, I’ve stalled a bit. I just picked up a 23 KTM 125 XC that has taken my time up getting her ready, but I’m still doing a bit here and there on the YZ.
Current state off my YZ:
That's truly sad, a YZ modified so much it looks like a KTM!
Haha. The YZ is actually in the picture. If you look behind the tank in the background, you will see the rear fender, subframe and air box poking its head up. If you zoom in, you can see the triple clamps
Pit Row
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