A forum for owners of Yamaha TTR250 trail and enduro bikes!

Arturo · Member

about to purchase new TTR250

davecambo · Senior Member

i have one, im in Australia. they are still being made here and in New Zealand. Perhaps other countries.

Arturo · Member

Thanks for the info, is there any way of knowing year it was made? (once Oct. 1st rolls around, they change the year to current year)

TTRfan · Super Guru

Arturo wrote:
Thanks for the info, is there any way of knowing year it was made? (once Oct. 1st rolls around, they change the year to current year)

Hi Arturo and welcome to the forum!

The only sure way of knowing the date of manufacture is from Yamaha. I have contacted Yamaha UK a couple of times with a frame number and they will give you some basic information free of charge including date of manufacture.

Best regards

Brian

PS This is what I put in the FAQ:

The 10th digit denotes year of manufacture - see the table below:

Code	Year	Code	Year	Code	Year	Code	Year
A	1980	L	1990	Y	2000	A	2010
B	1981	M	1991	1	2001	B	2011
C	1982	N	1992	2	2002	C	2012
D	1983	P	1993	3	2003	D	2013
E	1984	R	1994	4	2004	E	2014
F	1985	S	1995	5	2005	F	2015
G	1986	T	1996	6	2006	G	2016
H	1987	V	1997	7	2007	H	2017
J	1988	W	1998	8	2008	J	2018
K	1989	X	1999	9	2009	K	2019

See: http://www.vinguard.org/vin.htm

Abraham1815 · Newbie

Hi Arturo,

Nice to hear from you. The mencioned model is equiped with kickstarter? Like European and Austra;ian models? Yes a brandnew machine from 2006, naturally if you like to sell it the very same moment it is a low mileage, 8 years old second hand machine.......

I live in Dominican Republic and found a new machine from US market, price some 3000 Euro. But no complete documentation for license plate. So the nextr trip to the capital i will like investigate if it is worth the trouble.

Since 9 years i have Suzuki AX 100 which is very popular overhere probably in Chile as well.

Hope things will work out well.

Cheers, Abraham.

Arturo · Member

Today we purchased a brand new TTR250! yes it has both electric and kick start, built in Japan, with taxes (19%), insurance and license plates it was about the equivalent of 5,168.000 Euros (or 6,677 USD),......vehicles and motor bikes hold their value very well here in Chile so this is an investment, thanks to all for the great info. saludos-Arturo

TTRfan · Super Guru

Congratulations - it is very nice to have a new bike that no-one else has used and abused - enjoy biggrin

Brian

Arturo · Member

Hi to all,

(Apologize if this is a duplicate)....just curious to know if something the salesman told us is even possible: he claimed that the dealer takes off a 'restrictor' inside the exhaust system that jumps the hp from 23 to 31. This is done as part of the pre-delivery process.......is this possible?

To me it really doesn't matter since the bike has plenty of power either way but it just sounds interesting that the dealer would do something that if a customer would do it himself would violate the factory warranty.....

BM Steve · Guru

Sounds like a load of rubbish to me, I had a staintune on mine at first and I think all it did was make more noise and made the engine run badly cry

Admittedly It wasn't tuned in right, I now have the standard exhaust back on, runs perfect, much better smile

Cheers

Steve

TTRfan · Super Guru

On most non-US models there is a restrictor in the header - where the header slides inside the silencer.

Removing this will help with mid and top end power. Just cut off the last 10mm of the header pipe and the restrictor comes out with it wink

See http://www.ttr250.com/detail+of+restrictor.jpg

An extra 8hp sounds unfeasible but I am sure it releases a few hp having done it on my two TTRs when they came new.

Brian

Arturo · Member

Steve and brian, thanks for the info. Will keep this in mind for future consideration. The exhaust is the original one, noise level seems normal too. Just seems interesting that they make such a big deal of bringing the bike back at 1,000km for checkup (or the warranty will be void) but then they go through the work of modifying the exhaust sytem, which would put it at around the specs of maybe 450? and, without voiding the warranty.....

They gave two owners manual, one in English and the other one in Spanish but they are not the same (both are for the TTR-250 but different specs)

In case it needs oil, what is a good motor oil for this bike? On new vehicles, they tend to use a bit of oil while in the break-in period, not sure about bikes though...thanks again for your assistance. Arturo

Abraham1815 · Newbie

Dear Arturo,

Congratulations, a brandnew bike. Enjoy it and release those horses, after riding in.

Have fun, Abraham.

Cubber · Super Guru

Oil for TTR250.

Actually, most oils will do as long as they are SAE 20W/40 type SE for summer and SAE 10W/30 ytype SE for winter.

I use semi synthetic Motul all the year in UK.

Martyn

rattlyolddt · Senior Member

anyone actually found a tin of 20w 40?? I havent

Cubber · Super Guru

Here you are Rattlyolddt:-

LINK to 20W/40 oil ............ but it's not cheap disbelief

The specification in the Yamaha user book is only a guide, it's not telling you that you have to use exactly what they say. blankstare

Ambient temperature of operating conditions has a bearing on use.

Yamaha tells you a pecific type which denotes the additives and enhancers the oil may have.

Generally, it's unwise to use an oil made for cars because that has additives which enhance the adhesion of the oil in aid of slipperyness. This is a disadvantage to our TTRs because the same oil which lubricates the engine and gears also bathes the clutch. The clutch doesn't want these slippery aids which could prove detrimental. That's why the type SE recommendation is used. confuse

I reckon that 15W50 is near enough the Yamaha recommendation of 10W/30 to 20W/40 and I've used it for over two years on my Yamaha with no ill effect. (Up to now. doh )

Martyn

Arturo · Member

Thanks Martyn, kid tells me this is the same brand all his friends use on their bikes ("best all around"). Not sure about which viscosity is available as at least for cars, 5W30 is almost non-existent. Heavier viscosities are far more popular.

Not sure if the TTRs you guys have came with a rear end black appendage for the fender, it's where you hang the license plate (has a light for it)......looks like something added on and not designed with the bike....this thing fell off while riding it, .......three screws fell off, stayed hanging by the 3-4 wires used for the light. Dealer wil reinstall it. Bike actually looks better without it. Have any of you come up with some other design (other than just sccrewing the license plate to the fender below the stop light)-Thanks.

rattlyolddt · Senior Member

I agree martin 15w 40 is what I use.

And what you need Arturo is a tail tidy. Which is basically a bit of steal plate with holes in.

Cubber · Super Guru

This is a tail tidy specifically for the TTR:-

CLICKY THINGY

This shot shows the original on my bike, (but not in much detail)

This has been on my bike ever since I got it. The fixing bolts and screws have loosened and made the whole thing loose but after I tightened them securely it's been no bother at all. Even the number plate is the original! wink

Martyn

Arturo · Member

looks new! you definitely take very good care of your bike! yes, this is exactly the same tail end as ours. Handle bars are not blue though, they have white 'hand protectors' (?)....will try to post photos......Chile license plates for bikes are very small so they could go just below the stop light....(personally prefer to leave as original)

Hey, just wish my kid knew English so he could be the one writing to you guys..... Eventually, wife and me want to purchase a bike for just cruising. Looked at the Yamaha V-Star 250, any advice will be welcome, thanks for the patience, info and good will of all.

Arturo

Arturo · Member

Here are some photos of our new TTR

Cubber · Super Guru

Wow - it looks smashing. smile

You will now have to run it in and put some miles on it - and get to know it.

If you look after it there are many miles and smiles to be had. biggrin biggrin

Martyn

TTRfan · Super Guru

Lovely bike - I hope your stepson is enjoying it smile

It is interesting to note a few obvious differences to the European model.

It has a black frame rather than metallic blue - so it matches my project bike's frame wink

The headlight is quite different and looks like the one with a metal frame behind it. This is the style of headlight I was hoping to fit to my project bike except the digital speedo got in the way cry

Also, there are no rear grab handles.

My guess is that there isn't a toolbox up under the RH side panel on the subframe support bar and no brackets for it? If so, I think this is the model that used to ship to the USA.

Brian

Cubber · Super Guru

Safety points include reflectors at the top of the forks and reflectors on the swinging arm ends.

It has only only one grab handle - on the right hand side - are two armed passengers not allowed? confuse

It doesn't seen to have a spark arrestor as fitted to American models.

It does have the "backup" kickstarter though.

Still a very good and capable bike nonetheless.

Martyn

Arturo · Member

It does have the tool box underneath the seat, it has an analog speedo and yes, the RH rear grab handle.

I had taken a photo of a small plate at bottom LH side engine (tranny?) where it reads '1 N 2 3 4 5 6' Made in Japan' but photo did not transfer over. Not sure about the spark arrestor feature.

Tires are Dunlop but kid tells me the rear has very poor traction.He has already logged around 500 kms! He also tells me he saw a web site here in Chile where they sell an oil radiator for this model......

Arturo · Member

Hi Brián, this is the VIN for the bike;

JYADG02X000015357 waht year is it?.

Bike legally entered Chile in December 2011. Could not determined model year by the codes you provided. In Chile, all motor vehicles (including motorcycles) change the model year after 1 October. This is called the commercial model year. According to the dealer, this bike is 2012 both as the real model year as well as for the commercial model year. Thanks. Arturo