This was one of the last batch of TT250R's sold in Australia, blue plastics, black frame, electric start & kick start, so when did they drop the TTR from sale in the UK ?
My recollection is that Yamaha dumped loads of blue TTRs into the UK in 2004 as they weren't going to meet the impending EU emission regs.
Dealers got a fantastic deal by buying in multiples but some dealers didn't sell all of them immediately. So, if a UK TTR250 is advertised as 2005 or later, it likely stood gathering dust in the dealer's showroom since 2004.
I am sure someone will put me right if I got any of that wrong