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Help - my TTR is shredding starter pinions!
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Hi all bought a 1993 ttr 250 about 6 months ago and it's been running really nice in till recently I've been having problems with the starting motor getting stripped I've changed the sprag clutch, checked all the idle gears and they seemed fine put a new starter motor in and after 2 rides it was stripped a...
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peter32
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Poor running at higher rpm
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Hi My name is Ross Mckinlay I live in Essex and have a 2004 Blue TTR. I have just joined the Forum and am after some advice! One of the reasons i bought the TTR was so that i could learn to do all the maintenance myself as Im not that confident/experienced I was trail riding on Sunday and the bike started runn...
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New to off road bikes at 65
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Hello Malcolm Woods from Norfolk here, just got my first off roader, its a 1997 Yamaha 250 with 7000km. I am sure it was an import and now worried that i will not be able to get parts, do anyone know what the equivalent british import would have been i.e. xt250 maybe? As i have no handbook. is the chain set as...
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What do you think of my new Raid?
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Just got this raid a few days ago and so far it's been running great apart from a couple of minor issues. The first is the carb leaks from the diaphragm gaskets and an issue I think is linked to that is occasionally what sounds like the carb area will make a loud pop sound and the bike may or may not stall. I'm...
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Coming to you from Ohio
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Just got back from picking up my 2005 TTR 250, got it on a trade so I have about $600 bucks in it right now, from what I can tell it's running pretty good starts right up shifts through all the gears,cosmetically it has seen better days so I I'm going to fix her up and start using her for some trail riding. Any i...
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Sprinks86
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Hi, new to trail bikes, need experience and an epic adventure!
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Hi everyone. I've recently bought a 1999 TTR and I love it! I've only managed to go out once however, I know no-one near me who rides off road so I need to work out how to gain more experience. It's not that I'm shy, but I don't like to hold up the pack! I'm a fairly experienced road biker with a Tiger XRX and Ind...
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LouisaJane
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Carburettor Boot from airbox to carb
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Hi all, i have a 2007 ttr 250, ive removed the airbox for cleaning and the little box that is siliconed on the caburettor/airbox boot was all split around the silicone and taking dust. i have removed the box and it had bits of old silicone sediments etc.., question i need answered, does the ttr need this b...
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Snow in Ireland
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Lots of snow in Ireland this week great fun . TTR is great in snow nice and tractionable . Nothing only 4wd tractors are out . Great fun spinning around on the bike . Nobody turned up for Mass so i left and had a bit of fun .
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comeragh
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Returning to the forum.
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Hi all from sunny West Wales. I used to be on the forum a few years ago, but have not been out riding for a while but i have decided to get back in to trail riding a bit more.
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micccki
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Hi from another TTR newbie
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Hi Everyone, I fancied a four stroke trail/dirt bike and being a Yamaha fan, it had to be a TTR! I picked up my 2000 reg. project in the autumn as a winter project. It had had a hard life bless it and is taking quite a bit of my time and money but we are getting there! First stage is to get it to mot standard and tid...
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HI YALL im lee from northants
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picked up this poor ol thing needing some love runs but not very well been standing while carb stripped and cleaned was thinking to repaint frame clean plastics list i see so far: engine mount blown due to oxidation along with front alloy brake hose brakes need refurb speedo sensor missing exhaust h...
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violator
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Good Morning from a Rookie.
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Hello Everyone. Just this minute joined! Having recently moved from Sussex to Devon, looking forward to exploring the Devon Lanes and beyond. Been trail riding for a few years on larger bikes, XT660R and currently a TT600RE. Not being an off road god, I take regular dirt naps and being just the wrong s...
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stringy
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Hello everyone!
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Hey guys, just made this account! New to the TTR world. Mines a blue model 2004!
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Hello from Central Washington
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CEWoodsrider
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1999 TTR250
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Hi everyone. I just recently bought a 1999 Ttr250 As my first bike. I has been great so far. I Know I'll be asking a lot of questions and I'll try to answer some as well
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Hello from Melbourne, Australia!
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Hi everyone! Hope you've all been enjoying the Christmas break! I purchased my 2001 TTR250 just a few weeks ago and very pleased with the purchased, it is my first bike. I've stripped it down for a thorough wash and addressed some rust on the frame and repainted it for the meantime, I'll get it powder-co...
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Carrier
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making a comeback
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hi all happy new year n all that etc now i`ve had a lay off for a couple of years due to one thing and another but realise that there`s something in life so i`ve cleared the garage and found my trusty old girl she needs a good service and a few bits n bobs and then some gently ride outs to get her and me used to doi...
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Gerryatric by name and age.
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just joined the forum as I am trying to grab at everything I should have found time for before. Also I live in the Lake District and have fantastic trails available locally so why not enjoy them before it's too late. I have a BMW F800 GS for road use but need a lightweight trail bike to get off road. Having en...
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Hello, again?
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Hi guys, I'm not sure I introduced myself when I first signed up (how rude) so hello . I'm down in Brighton, East Sussex and have been renovating a Raid over the past couple of years, hoping to get out and do so light green laning in the near future. Have had many parcels delivered from Brian and now Steve...
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1993 TTR 250 OE Malta
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Hi everyone, I had my TTR for the past year and use it as my daily commute in Malta. I find it ideal in view of short distances and traffic around the island. Happy riding! Sam
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xl100 rider, new to trails.
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Hi all Dom here. New to green laning this year and doing it on a 78 Honda XL100s! the bike does well but struggles on the road work to hang on to the pack. Missed a mint uk ttr a few months ago as it was the right bike, wrong time. A ttr is top of my wi...
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New TTR owner ready to rock and roll
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Hi Guys and gals. Just bought a 2003 Blue plastic tank model off Gumtree. Never owned one before but I've been a biker since before I had a licence and I've owned a multitude of Yamaha's since I was sixteen (Fizzie, Tenere, YDS5, FJR600, several TDM's - 900's and 850's - and currently own a '97 TDM 850 whic...
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Witam z Polski
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Po 25 latach przerwy wczoraj wziąłem ttr 250 2006r. Mam 69 lat ale stara miłość aktualna. Jeździłem na cross, potem trenowałem młodych, potem komuna padła i klub też padł. A teraz ostrożnie sobie przypominam miłe czasy chociaż kości mocno sztywna. Pozdrawiam kolegów
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An Oldie Newbie
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Hi Everyone I've been reading the TTR Forum for a few years now and feel that it is about time I put finger (or sometimes fingers) to the keyboard. I bought my TTR250 about 4 years ago off a highly respected Technician at Yamaha New Zealand. One of my lifelong mates was the National Parts Manager at YNZ for...
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Hello from New Zealand
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Hello everyone. I recently bought a TTR250, I love it. I've been lurking around the forum a bit, gleaning lots of useful information, and I thought it was about time I introduced myself. I'm a motorcycle instructor and motorcycle postie in Auckland, New Zealand and own a ttr and a Suzuki dl650. Lov...
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Hello from Hong Kong
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Hello riders, I'm a new proud owner of a TTR 250 in Hong Kong I'm 25 years old, from Italy and this is first bike I bought by myself, I hope there are some of you in Hong Kong as well so we can have a ride together, I saw other TTR 250 around the city. I love the bike, is beautiful and is perfect for this city, I will...
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Newbie northener
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Hello everyone. I'm not a ttr owner yet but hopefully I will be in the next month or so. I'm 47 and live in cumbria,to be honest an enduro bike was never an intension as I've a couple of vespa and have owned rd350s and tdr250s in the past. A mate from work rolled up on a drz400 and after having a blast my mind wa...
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Good morning from Japan
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Joined a while ago, thought I would finally say hi! I've got an old '94 raid. She has been through the mill. I am the 4th owner. She's been rear ended, dropped, drowned in rivers, stuck in rivers and thrashed on the mx course. The raid is a bit tired. At 50,000 km she is just begging for some attenti...
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Forgorin
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Newby.
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Hello everyone, After owning my 04 since July,and dealing with a ride/seat height problem (I'm short) and riding all around Cornwall,Devon and several times in France, my friend and I decided to spend the day in the Totnes area,things were going great until 11am when I had an argument with a Dacia Dus...
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Howdo
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Allen here having just purchased Pete's blue ttr. I think Diggermanbob got fed up with me rumbling on about what bike to get next so it is all his fault. I used to service one for a mechanical numpty of a friend and we used one for the night stages of the D2D once so I am kind of aware just how versatile they are...
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