Hi my names chris and im from redhill surrey near gatwick airport and just thought i'd say hi to everyone and hoping there is other people near me to go green laning with.
i've just picked up a 1994 l reg ttr 250 completely standard with history and mot n tax for £830 i will post a pick of it soon
cheers pete its an open enduro model i've done my first mod to it by putting a ufo supermoto front fender on it and theres alot more mod's to come with trying to update its looks aswell as supermoto wheels and bigger front brake.
I guess, since you're updating with supermoto gear, that you're not going to ride many trails.
I look forward to seeing the pictures.
Martyn
In fact your wrong there
I like having the best of both worlds for doing track days and trial riding.
Thanks for the welcome and I'm just trying to upload a pic now
I'm not sure on the wheels and disc yet but will be putting a k5 Gsxr 750 master cylinder on it as got a spare one sitting in garage and need to work out which front caliper to put on with a custom bracket to the forks.
The gearing is going to be changed to 13-50 or 52
I need to find some who can do the header pipe mod for me
I dont think the early bikes suffer from restricted flow in the header pipe. And maybe try a 14 48 set up as that will give your gearbox and sprocket an easier life.
It is a tidy one for its year and it only has 13180 km's on the clock as to the gearing I've seen on here that the 13-50 is a good set up for the way I ride as all my bikes I've owned spend more time on one wheel then it does on two lol
Cheers for the nice welcomes and comments
Smart bike - love those handguards - they look very much like original Yamaha wrap around guards which are built to withstand nuclear explosions - only ever seen one pair on a Raid. Guess they were offered as an optional extra.
Good luck with the TTR. It is great to see so many older TTRs in such great condition - classic trailbikes of the present and future
I'm about to put 13 48 gearing on my raid, a lot of people seem to go for 14 52 and I'll be interested to know how you like 13 50. I guess the ultimate low gear would be 13 52, which I assume would significantly restrict top speed.
Cheers
Pete
__________________
Pete Brown
Keighley, West Yorkshire
'94 Yamaha TTR 250 Raid (with Open Enduro headlight, grrr...)
Smart bike - love those handguards - they look very much like original Yamaha wrap around guards which are built to withstand nuclear explosions - only ever seen one pair on a Raid. Guess they were offered as an optional extra.
Good luck with the TTR. It is great to see so many older TTRs in such great condition - classic trailbikes of the present and future
Brian
Hi brian thanks for the welcome and as to your question you have a very good eye they are the original yamaha wrap around guards
as is the rest of the bike original which i like but i will be trying to update the looks of it with new plastic's as you can see by the supermoto front guard
next up will be a yz125/250 rear mudguard / black seat cover / supermoto wheels and brakes and upside down forks /full exhaust system if i can find one along with dyno jetted / 13-50/52 gearing.
i'm will also but stripping the bike down bare when the winter come at the end of the year to replace all bearings / bushes / have the suspension reworked to my liking aswell as have the frame / swingarm and all the other bits and bob's powder coated black like i use to with afew trial bikes i've owned in the past.
I'm about to put 13 48 gearing on my raid, a lot of people seem to go for 14 52 and I'll be interested to know how you like 13 50. I guess the ultimate low gear would be 13 52, which I assume would significantly restrict top speed.
Cheers
Pete
cheers pete it is a tidy 1
I will let you know how i get on with the gearing. I will be doing it at the end of the month when pay day comes around again.