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TTRgood · Newbie

1994 Open Enduro TTR250 - For Sale

Bigmat · Member

Hi I am interested, could you send me your contact number Via PM please?

cheers

Mat

TTRgood · Newbie

ttr price

peteBLUEttr · Super Guru

RE: 1994 Open Enduro TTR250 - For Sale

The Mancunian · Senior Member

Dibbs. Contact made.

The Mancunian · Senior Member

Now safely home in Mancunia.

-- Edited by The Mancunian on Monday 4th of May 2015 03:48:16 PM

Baggers · Senior Member

Bit of Project bike action steve??

The Mancunian · Senior Member

Baggers wrote:
Bit of Project bike action steve??

It's ready to rock mate. Engine sounds sweet, few dents on the tank is the only real downer. I think this will be the green laner and the blue one will get a bit of a baby supermoto jobby done in a while when the XS is finished.

Had a decent day, no traffic on the roads at all going, got on the m6 at Haydock, set the cruise at 68 and never touched it till I turned off 140 miles further. Bills a nice lad, even had an Smt same as mine, stopped for 2 Scotch pies and an Iron Bru on the way back. Left at 8, back in just before 4

peteBLUEttr · Super Guru

Ha good work Steve. I do like a scotch pie biggrin

The Mancunian · Senior Member

It came out quicker than it went in,,,,,,,,,,,,the dirty bastards. Poisoned furious

peteBLUEttr · Super Guru

Ha

The Mancunian · Senior Member

Right, I'm kidding myself with this, time for a grown up reality check. I won't be using it off road as my knees just won't take it. I haven't got the room to store it, I've got other bikes to bugger about with and very little time these days.
In my opinion it is perfect for laning, goes well, everything works as far as I can tell, motor sounds sweet. It's just a bit scruffy. It's motd for a good while. I've only been up and down 1 lane on it, it's still in the back of my van. I'll even deliver it within 20 miles of M29 for a brew.
So, if anyone wants it for the £750 it actually cost me they can come and take it. I'm not attempting to or making a penny, realistically I'm losing money but hey ho.

First come first served, no timewasters please. It's an OLD bike.

agour · Member

Sorry to hear that The Mancunian. It sounds that you're like me and can't resist a bargain.. whether you need it or not!

I'm going to call first dibs on the bike though! I have money burning a hole in my pocket.. And I live near Manchester airport which is ideal :) I'll send you a message now!

The Mancunian · Senior Member

Soon as the wifes back is turned I'll ring you pal.

agour · Member

Haha no worries, just give her a shoe catalog or something

TTRfan · Super Guru

agour wrote:
Haha no worries, just give her a shoe catalog or something

biggrin biggrin biggrin

That'll soon flush out any lady members wink

Baggers · Senior Member

If you get the bike agour and are up for some Peak district trail riding action let me know, you live near me!! And Steve, hoping to go out again within the next couple of weeks if you fancy it mate?

The Mancunian · Senior Member

Came, said he wanted it but needed to see if he could get it insured. Not heard owt since yesterday afternoon so I'm assuming he isn't having it. Good bike for someone, goes like stink, better than my bluey.
Cheers Baggers mate, I'll be in touch.

Baggers · Senior Member

I am working with a bloke tomorrow who is after a trail bike, I'll ask him if he is interested..

The Mancunian · Senior Member

Taaa mate, if he's serious he'll take this.

Redrooster · Newbie

£675 offer

I would need a courier to collect, could you liase with him for a suitable collection time?

regards Mike

The Mancunian · Senior Member

rejected

Baggers · Senior Member

My Mate says he is going to ring you tomorrow Steve, he is also called Steve, I think he has to call on a working day so his Wife dosent know!!

The Mancunian · Senior Member

We're all the same.

Weak.

peteBLUEttr · Super Guru

I suppose when you're spending the wifes money its best to tell her after you bought it! Along with a big list of reasons why it was a good idea to buy it! "But I'll be out of your hair in the garage love!"... smile

agour · Member

Yeah sorry I didn't get back to you sooner.. I've still been struggling to get a proper quote.. Most places won't insure the bike (confused, compare the market etc don't even list the bike as an option), and then the ones who do come out with silly high quotes.

Only option I can see at the minute is to go with a bike that the major insurers recognize. If I find a good insurer for the ttr otherwise, I'll let you know! And baggers I'll definitely give you a shout when I sort something out :)

devon_rich · Senior Member

agour wrote:
Yeah sorry I didn't get back to you sooner.. I've still been struggling to get a proper quote.. Most places won't insure the bike (confused, compare the market etc don't even list the bike as an option), and then the ones who do come out with silly high quotes.

Only option I can see at the minute is to go with a bike that the major insurers recognize. If I find a good insurer for the ttr otherwise, I'll let you know! And baggers I'll definitely give you a shout when I sort something out :)

I insure with Bennets, but you have to speak to them, its not listed on their website

peteBLUEttr · Super Guru

Strange I managed to do mine via compare the meerkat... Think some insurers websites sometimes have an issue thinking it either is/isn't an import etc and the website messes up.

TTRfan · Super Guru

eBike know what a TTR is! PM me if you want a discount voucher wink

Baggers · Senior Member

I think the problem is that some TTR's are imports and that seems to hike the price up a bit....

locky · Guru

Also give Bikesure a call, they asked if mine was a import or UK model .

TTRfan · Super Guru

All a bit odd as no TTR is actually made in the UK so all are imports wink

Fladdem · Senior Member

If you actually ring a company, the number plate will allow them to get a quote for you, I'm paying a touch under £375 fully comp on a 1994 CRM 250, a 1993 TTR250 and a 1982 GPZ 550, all of which are imports, the trailies are from Jap-land, the Kwak from America-land. I'm 20 with 4 years no claims, the GPZ actually brought the quote down from £400 and something. Is this bike still knocking about, I'm weighing up grabbing a cheap TTR and a cheap XT 350 to try and mash the two together, it's been playing on my mind for a couple of years now...

hanzo · Senior Member

The term import refers to "grey imports" basically a new or used vehicle that was imported legally into the country but not through the official distributor in the ttr case yamaha.Obviously individuals and private companys import cars and motorcycles that were intended for japanese domestic market or JDM for short.As some were not intended for sale in europe they may not meet standards insurers require this leads to a lot of mainstream insurers refusing to insure "grey imports" but there are plenty of specialist who will dont be fooled into paying over the odds shop about .

The Mancunian · Senior Member

SOLD

peteBLUEttr · Super Guru

To Baggers's mate Steve? Steve?!..

peteBLUEttr · Super Guru

Fladdem wrote:
I'm weighing up grabbing a cheap TTR and a cheap XT 350 to try and mash the two together, it's been playing on my mind for a couple of years now...

That sounds interesting Adam, what would be the plan on that one?

The Mancunian · Senior Member

peteBLUEttr wrote:
To Baggers's mate Steve? Steve?!..

No, never heard owt. Bit mad how all this happened, but when Baggers posted his mate was keen Bill had rung me a couple of times, but I was unaware as my daughter who had had her phone pinched was out with mine [you following biggrin ] and didn't get back till late. In the morning before I could ring him he texted and asked could he have it back. So I told Bill what was going on and someone was keen and in fairness I'd give Baggers mate a chance to come and see it. Anyroads, I never heard owt so it's on it's way back up to Jocksville,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,minus the bash plate biggrin

peteBLUEttr · Super Guru

Ha mental!... smile

TTRfan · Super Guru

You lost me Steve confuse

But I think it all ended well biggrin

Brian

Baggers · Senior Member

he had your number and the chance to call you Steve, so its his problem he missed out!!

peteBLUEttr · Super Guru

How it went from £750 to £650 to £750 again in the first place was mental, gawd knows how much you have sold it back to him for and how you managed to keep the bash plate??!!...ha... smile

The Mancunian · Senior Member

No extra money changed hands. Unlike Fifa it is all transparent and open aww

Kevingrahambutler · Veteran Member

I nearly got that bike to use as a donor for mine, but I was just piped at the post, anyways mine sold now keeping with the xt easier to work on and understand

Fladdem · Senior Member

peteBLUEttr wrote:

That sounds interesting Adam, what would be the plan on that one?

From what I can gather, the bottom end is very similar, the gear ratios appear to be the same, and I've been studying parts diagrams of both models, it looks like it's not too difficult a task. I'd have to come up with a solution to the twin carbs of the XT, I'm not sure if a TTR250 would allow them to fit, I'd need an air-box off the XT too, if I did do that, or come up with a solution to use the TTR carb with a splitter to the two manifolds.

The TTR 250 suits me down to the ground, I like the ergonomics of it, I like the weight. If I could do something with the forks and I'd like a kicker as a back-up. I love the way the engine makes it's power, compared with the modern four strokes, like the Husky TE 310, I just wish it had more. Mine probably has more power than a standard WR250F but not as much as a fully uncorked WR250. She was lifting the front in fourth when I put her back together, when I rode a standard WR250F, I could just about get it to pick up in 3rd, and wasn't as fast top-end as mine.

The plan with the TTR350, if I ever try to build it, would be get the engine going, then try to get a similar percentage boost in power out of the 350 engine, as I've done with the 250, then get a MASSIVE fuel tank, build a windscreen type of thing, get a rack sorted and tour with it. I'd then probably try the same again, if it worked, with my current TTR, but then set this one up for off-road duty, or vice versa, whichever is in the better nick. Although, a DR350 w

I realise of course, this is mostly pipe dreams. I picked up a 1999 Cagiva Mito 125, with the seven speed box on Saturday and had a look around at home and I've realised that there are now eight motorbikes here. I'm very quickly running out of space to keep more. Mother, for some weird reason, won't let me bring my Honda MT5 and my Stomp YX140 in the house to make space in the garage.

peteBLUEttr · Super Guru

It does sound a cool project. Just sell the pitbike!..

Fladdem · Senior Member

Yes mum. biggrin

The plan with that is to have a crack at pit bike super-moto, there's a go-kart track in Daventry, which is just down the road from me, that sets itself up for it every now and then. I just need to get some hand-guards and sliders fitted now and the bikes good to go, I just don't have any leathers. I have too many plans whizzing round my head. I'm eyeing up MZ 250's as well now. It's a disease.

peteBLUEttr · Super Guru

Ha. I cant understand the whole pitbike thing, their tiny, they have bugger all top end, just want to wheelie all the time, and handle like rubbish because of their tiny wheels...