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Two two strokes

Postby Bruce Mc » Wed Oct 18, 2017 8:08 am

Finally getting around to these: 350&250

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Re: Two two strokes

Postby Bruce Mc » Wed Oct 18, 2017 8:15 am

Starting with the 350
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5lbs of bondo.......never seen so many dents
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Re: Two two strokes

Postby Bruce Mc » Wed Oct 18, 2017 8:18 am

Frame finally painted
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Making some progress near the front end........scouring the net for parts is ruining my marriage
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Waiting on master and caliper kits......front fender painted
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Re: Two two strokes

Postby Bruce Mc » Wed Oct 18, 2017 8:51 am

New bearings......need to make up some spacers
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will put a couple coats of clear
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Re: Two two strokes

Postby Steve Shaw » Wed Oct 18, 2017 11:27 am

Bruce Mc wrote:........scouring the net for parts is ruining my marriage


Looking Good !

.... I may have some Parts that I would be willing to Part with ... let me know via pm what you need ...
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Re: Two two strokes

Postby Bruce Mc » Fri Oct 20, 2017 11:41 am

Thanks Steve, will be needing a lot for the 250
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Re: Two two strokes

Postby Bruce Mc » Mon Oct 23, 2017 3:32 pm

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2.15 front and 2.75 rear.......wondering if the 130 Avon will clear the chain?
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Re: Two two strokes

Postby Bruce Mc » Wed Nov 08, 2017 8:02 pm

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Slowly making progress
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Re: Two two strokes

Postby Bruce Mc » Wed Nov 08, 2017 8:04 pm

Replaced the master internals even though the 30+ year old ones weren't all that bad.....this is the kit I replaced
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Re: Two two strokes

Postby Bruce Mc » Wed Nov 08, 2017 8:06 pm

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Re: Two two strokes

Postby Bruce Mc » Wed Nov 08, 2017 8:12 pm

Exiting 6 (1983) Will be using a few parts from this old friend on this 350 build
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Re: Two two strokes

Postby turtlehub » Fri Nov 10, 2017 5:53 pm

awesome.
What bikes/year are we looking at?
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Re: Two two strokes

Postby Bruce Mc » Sat Nov 11, 2017 7:26 am

The #441 is a 1978 TZ250E, the bike I raced and sold in 1983. I came across it a couple years ago and purchased it along with a 1977 350D. There was not much of the 250 there, frame body parts, shock and wheels. The 350 is mostly there although I was lucky enough to find a missing swing arm at a reasonable price. I am using the rear wheel from the 250 as it is a 2.75 (wow). I wouldn't mind finding a little more history on the 350 as there weren't many in North America as there were no classes they could run in. I suppose they were effective in F1 with some talented hands on tighter tracks. The transmission and clutch are in great shape which makes me think this bike has relatively low miles on it. Serial #'s are matching which is kind of cool.
I know the motor from the 250 ended up in a super kart which begs the question, is it sitting in a dark corner forgotten some where?
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Re: Two two strokes

Postby Bruce Mc » Sat Nov 11, 2017 7:30 am

BTW picking up parts for the 250 along the way and may run it with an RD motor unless a cheap original comes along.
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Re: Two two strokes

Postby turtlehub » Sat Nov 11, 2017 6:11 pm

I always found Mr Yates projects interesting. He hasn't had a project on here for quite a while, and seeing your projects here is a good fix for me. Thank you for the new entertainment -
Is great to see someone putting together (saving?) some pieces of history - the numbers matching 350 sounds like a pretty rare find nice... Like and following.
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