Another TZ250 followed me home recently. The cheeky bugger hopped up into the van and tied itself down ready to go How could I turn it away?
The Terrifying Trio
I will be cosmetically restoring the bike, maybe do a nice Day-Glo Marlboro paint scheme - and then upgrade many of the other bits with all the YZR250 odds and ends I have managed to collect while looking for YZR500 stuff.
Maybe have look something like this.
And then there where 3...
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And then there where 3...
CBR1000RR SP2 HRC WSBK
TZ500V/OW53 Track bike
YZR500 OW81 Clone
OW69 Daytona 200 Replica - 784cc Monster
NS400 Track Bike
RS250R NF5
TZ250T 2KM
TZ250B 3YL
TZR250 3MA Track Bike
427ci C5 Z07
TZ500V/OW53 Track bike
YZR500 OW81 Clone
OW69 Daytona 200 Replica - 784cc Monster
NS400 Track Bike
RS250R NF5
TZ250T 2KM
TZ250B 3YL
TZR250 3MA Track Bike
427ci C5 Z07
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Nice find.
A few more and you can start your own TZ race series
A few more and you can start your own TZ race series
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Hi, Bike looks great is their much of a power difference between the Honda and the Yamaha.
What type of disks are on the Yamaha.
Cheers Ron.
What type of disks are on the Yamaha.
Cheers Ron.
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Like the Confederate Air Force and travel around with a parade and display team of riders LOLsilverstrom wrote:Nice find.
A few more and you can start your own TZ race series
The Honda dyno'ed with an optimistic 90hp. I am going to take the TZ to the same dyno and will do the bikes back to back for a comparison - even if the numbers are not absolute it will give an idea.Ron57 wrote:Hi, Bike looks great is their much of a power difference between the Honda and the Yamaha.
What type of disks are on the Yamaha.
Cheers Ron.
I expect the TZ to be a little stronger than the RS, there are 3 years between them. 1988 vs 1991. And 3 years is an age in racing evolution isn't it?
The brakes, I have been told are ductile iron floating Kosman Racing Brakes. They are only 280mm in diameter to be a bit lighter, apparently the iron rotors made up for it in stopping power. I may swap them for the YZR250 Brembo CNC calipers and 300mm rotor set I have.
I also have some YZR250 triple clamps, a YZR250 tank and have a lead on a YZR250 seat unit as well as some wheels.
CBR1000RR SP2 HRC WSBK
TZ500V/OW53 Track bike
YZR500 OW81 Clone
OW69 Daytona 200 Replica - 784cc Monster
NS400 Track Bike
RS250R NF5
TZ250T 2KM
TZ250B 3YL
TZR250 3MA Track Bike
427ci C5 Z07
TZ500V/OW53 Track bike
YZR500 OW81 Clone
OW69 Daytona 200 Replica - 784cc Monster
NS400 Track Bike
RS250R NF5
TZ250T 2KM
TZ250B 3YL
TZR250 3MA Track Bike
427ci C5 Z07
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John Kosinski replica, would be a fitting tribute to America's last 250cc champion,& probably ever.
So close to 30 YEARS AGO, I saw him race that bike at Laguna...seems like yesterday, but it was 3 decades ago now....sh#t, Fu@k ,Damn?
So close to 30 YEARS AGO, I saw him race that bike at Laguna...seems like yesterday, but it was 3 decades ago now....sh#t, Fu@k ,Damn?
Banshee (Baja) Full Tilt desert race bike
Royal Enfield 500
96 GSXR SRAD, Future Yoshimura TT-F1 Lucky Strike rep.
85 custom Tri-Z
RZ421/YZR track bike(project)
86 VFR750 Flying Fred Merkel replica (project)
Royal Enfield 500
96 GSXR SRAD, Future Yoshimura TT-F1 Lucky Strike rep.
85 custom Tri-Z
RZ421/YZR track bike(project)
86 VFR750 Flying Fred Merkel replica (project)
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I am sure Mike Rutherford would be proud.
1973 Yamaha AT3 e-start, 1977 Yamaha TY250D, 1985 RZ500, 1987 Suzuki RG500CH, 1991/2014 TZR450F Yamaha, 1991TZ250B Yamaha, 1991 Yamaha TZR250R, 2005 Scorpa SY250R, 2017 Ducati SuperSport939S (for the runners)