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

Hey steve and all,thanks for your imput and discussion. I might put one of those magnetic sump plugs on my list. It's a pity i don't live in england though as all his stuff is cheap and he has some awesome gear. The postage puts a downer for me because i'm half way around the world from england  While i'm on the subject i might add that my dad came from england origanally so i have been there and think it's WICKED AS!!

My project is going good got all the bearings out to replace ect so the engine is all in little bags with notes in them waiting  Just waiting on bearing ect so it has all came to a halt for now. Will post pictures as i do it and maybe make a documentry for later purposes(hopefully won't need to later though ). I love ttr's so much that i may end up buying another someday???

For me ttr's only have one downfall and thats the kickstarter. Heard someone say on here they use something a peice of elastic to hold it in lol. Prick of a spot to put it too ;) (excuse my french  ) If you keep squirting wd40 or similar into the little ball bearing to get rid of the dust it's not so bad

One thing i learnt about using the ''YAMAHA'' repair manual to pull the engine apart is that it trys to trick you into thinking... Oh no i'll need a special ""YAMAHA"" tool for the clutch boss and a universal clutch holder, crankcase seperator ect. I just made my own clutch boss remover out of an old holden hq metal radiator fan cut down and drilled. I still have to weld the nut to make it easier next time though  The other ''SPECIAL'' tools was a rear wheel axle to remove the rotor (not really special and definately not hard to find  ) and a ''SPECIAL"" bit of wood (wire brush) so as not to damage the crankshaft while gently tapping with a hammer.If anyone wants to see i got a few pics.

Well better stop talking now or there won't be room lol

YAMAHA IS NUMBER 1

LRJ wrote:

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I agree that Yamaha has some good products, and the TT-R250 is a great one, though, perhaps, under-appreciated by the general public.

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Hi Barra

Welcome to the site, Sump plug problems seem to be the flavor of the month, mine striped recently, another one yesterday and now yours coming loose although much more expensive to fix by the sound of it, I just bought a new magnetic one from Brian

Always a good idea to check the engine oil level before you start the motor each time, I usually do but it's going to be on my list of must do's from now on 

Hey LRG, I agree, I go to another dirt bike forum and they say that the TTR is a good "Entry Level Bike"

well my bike can get to all the same places that the Orange Roughies get to 

That may be so but in the 1500 odd k's I have done on mine I haven't had to fix anything because of a break down, Just bad maintenance by the previous owner

Hey Barra, I got a box of goodies from Brian the other day, got here (Aus) in around 4 days and only cost 24 pounds (Around $37 Aussie Dollars) in shipping

It all worked out cheaper than buying here, that is if you could get some of the bits here anyway so don't let the freight charges put you off

By the way, what part of OZ are you in ?

It's not in your profile but that bit about HQ Holdens was a give away

Cheers

Steve

Cairns is a nice place, but only in the winter in my opinion

I live in the Blue Mountains, A warm bay up here is 20 something

Had some people winging it was cold the other day, Geez, it was 10deg

What pussy's