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TZ250W Project

Postby Peter Balfour » Sun Mar 06, 2011 8:09 pm

To start this off here is my winter project. This is a Yamaha TZ250W GP bike I aquired last fall. The bike was in decent shape when I got it and had a lot of nice stuff done to it. The body work was in bad shape plus I have found lots of little details that needed to be updated to keep me happy...I'm a tad anal. Anyhow, here are some images of the bike after fitting the new body work I got from Airtech (nice stuff BTW). Next step will be paint!

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Re: TZ250W Project

Postby mike burke » Wed Mar 09, 2011 9:26 am

Very nice Peter!! Some day I'll have to learn how to race a two stroke, rob a bank and get out on a real GP bike. Welcome to P4.

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Re: TZ250W Project

Postby Peter Balfour » Wed Mar 09, 2011 1:29 pm

Thanks Mike. P4 will be an interesting transition and I'm pretty sure I will be firmly getting my a$$ kicked but I'm looking forward to it. I always wanted a real GP bike, it is a different world from a bike you take off the street and try to make a race bike out of. Its very interesting to work on one of these babies, you get to see the solutions the factories come up with for the same problems we face when building a bike. Can't wait for to get her on the track! I'm still racing the P1 BSA though, I have really enjoyed P1500 and have no plans of getting away from playing with the older stuff.

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Re: TZ250W Project

Postby Ron Hanley » Wed Mar 09, 2011 10:48 pm

Nice bike Peter. Always thought I would like to try a GP bike, the real deal. Just noticing the distance between the seat and the foot pegs. For some of us older more rounder riders, this could cause a little strain on the knees.
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Re: TZ250W Project

Postby Peter Balfour » Thu Mar 10, 2011 8:34 am

You're right...it is a bit of a tight fit, I can barely get my legs over the seat :shock: . Once on the bike though I did not find it all that bad since you are moving around on the little thing a lot. It is a blast to ride though and it does everything well. The only problem is it shows the real problem with crappy laps...the rider :D . Should be fun this year!

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Re: TZ250W Project

Postby The Flying Fossil » Thu Mar 10, 2011 3:54 pm

Hey Ron, I'm one of those older, rounder riders (6'2", 210 lbs) and indeed it's a tight wind to fit - I've had to pull off twice in 20 years due to cramps - but the effort is worth it!

Peter - I look forward to seeing your face after your first ride - I hope your face doesn't fall in half from the size of the grin!

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Re: TZ250W Project

Postby cha0s#242 » Thu Mar 10, 2011 4:59 pm

Sweet ride ! What are you planning to do for a paintjob ?
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Re: TZ250W Project

Postby mixstup » Thu Mar 10, 2011 6:26 pm

Always humbly willing to pilot interesting GP projects and lavishly appointed street/race bikes.Email me anytime!

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Re: TZ250W Project

Postby Peter Balfour » Thu Mar 10, 2011 8:58 pm

I'm thinking of painting the bike to look like the original with the optional sticker package Yamaha had available in '89.

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Re: TZ250W Project

Postby thelittleguy » Thu Mar 10, 2011 9:00 pm

Hey Peter
Dont worry about the cramped style of a real race bike.After a few laps your nuts will figure out where to go , its the dismount and the first few steps afterwards that yer fellas get a little dangled. Thats why les , myself and other GP phobes sit down for a bit after a track session with the TZs , cus we lost the fellas and we just wait for them to come back
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Re: TZ250W Project

Postby Martin426 » Fri Mar 11, 2011 8:17 am

That thing is saweeet Peter! Quite inspiring...

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Re: TZ250W Project

Postby GaryMulcahey » Fri Mar 11, 2011 9:10 am

Nice TZ Peter. Are you coming out to race with the 250's in the RACE series or just sticking to the VRRA?
We could use more 250s on the grid. Hope to see you and yours out there.

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Re: TZ250W Project

Postby johnG#248 » Fri Mar 11, 2011 1:33 pm

She's a beauty Peter, but remember don't spend too much $$ on the paint :mrgreen: Keep the cash for the rubber !
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Re: TZ250W Project

Postby Motoshire747 » Fri Mar 11, 2011 2:39 pm

I love it! What's your address again? :lol:
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Re: TZ250W Project

Postby Peter Balfour » Mon Mar 28, 2011 12:25 pm

I got the graphics in the mail last week and laid them out on the bike to see if they got the sizing right. Should look OK. Don't worry John I'm not doing anything like putting clear over the graphics, easier to repair that way :D .

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