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General Two Stroke Talk / Stopped the famous Suzuki RM 2 stroke clutch trouble? I thought I had.

« on: August 11, 2013, 04:20:40 AM »

i almost put in new basket in my bike - 2006 YZ250
after putting new plates in and it still grabbing.. i didnt want to buy a new basket unless i knew it was definitely that.

so i got a new Cable, found the old one was screwed when comparing new/old pull, and to top it off it wasnt routed properly causing it to be too short!  Yamaha shop routed that cable when they rebuilt it..
the yamaha people kept saying i needed a new basket..
its mint now no more stalling..

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General Two Stroke Talk / WE need a ''08 - ''10 YZ 250 frame..

« on: February 12, 2013, 08:10:33 PM »

just curious i thought all the frames were the same from 05 - 13 ?

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General Two Stroke Talk / Re: 4 $troke lovers= delusional people

« on: August 17, 2011, 06:09:02 PM »

so the 2t is (10 times!!) cheaper for me to rebuild in NZ, if i buy a new yz250 piston from the U.S.A for 50bucks <- as they cost 250$ locally.
that works out to around 100bucks after conversion and tax for the piston.   my old bike cost 11 times that for a new piston etc and the motor still needed valves adjusting        my old yamaha 250f was reliable and did never blow up on me even after 200hours but the cost of oilchanges and rebuilds just isnt worth it, and the fact that im way faster in the 2t is a bonus. maybe i never could get comfortable on the 4t cause i grew up riding 2strokes. I thought that when i first got the yz250 i wouldnt be able to corner because of the power being to explosive and no engine braking but i can lay it way over and put it where i want and it steers with the back wheel, hardly need to slow down to turn because it actually goes where i want, im finding myself thinking about lines again instead of riding the outside 4stroke line all the time, This applies to Trails too, people on four strokes dont think about lines they just always go outside, and they cant change their mind once their in the rut like and go a smoother line like i can now 

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General Two Stroke Talk / Re: 4 $troke lovers= delusional people

« on: August 17, 2011, 05:59:37 PM »

I am in Whakatane what about you? one of my mates sold his 2006 crf450 and now has a 2009 ktm250sx, it runs down 450's on straights ive seen him. and the fact he can run that bike in ANY class, just seems silly trying to race a 125 against 250f and 250t all in the same class, another reason why i have the 250t , i just dont like the way the KTM handles but my mate does, i know i love my yz250 and wont be parting with it unless yamaha's 2013 model is updated.

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General Two Stroke Talk / Re: 4 $troke lovers= delusional people

« on: August 17, 2011, 05:07:35 PM »

Hello all, I am knew to this site as of Today.
I recently sold my 2005 yz250f after racing it for a few years, Had a kx125 before that but hadn't ridden in 7 years when i first got my 250f. i loved it at first until i started getting faster and trying to set it up to turn and handle better..
I could never get it to handle the way i remember my old 1990kx125.  + when it came time to rebuild it i paid 1000$ for the workshop to do it and all i got was a piston/rings/camchain. no new valves or nothing actually it was $1100. so 1 year later i thought its time to rebuild again but no way im paying that again. So i sold it for $4000 and brought a 2006 yz250 for $4500. a $500 upgrade for me couldnt have been better! i am now 4 seconds a lap faster than i ever was on the 250F!! get holeshots, have fun, corner easier,  and im actually looking forward to the rebuild. i love  my "new" 6 year old bike. I have ridden 2010 250's / 450's.. What really sold me on the twostroke was riding my mates gas gas 300 and TM300, it had bottom end power my 250f could only dream of + a scary fast powerband to match. i figured i could make a yz250 have heaps of bottom like the 300, but have actually gotten used to the topend and love it, it has quite abit of bottom as well, with the PC Works pipe and Muffler i can lug it a gear high also. I will probably buy a flywheel weight to see what its like. But i know for sure i will never buy another 4stroke again! I race B blass in NZ and am seeing more and more 2stokes on the line as its equal displacement rules here and the amount of money needed to make a 250f competitive against a 6year old 250t is just unreasonable i have found and many others are quickly finding out too.