TZR 250

[ms51ves3]

Does anybody think a TZR 250 that has been sat at the back of a garage for 6 years maybe more is worth £400? I'm so tempted to part with my cash.

Mark

[shaun_04]

have you seen the bike? - what condition is it in?

It may require stripping down and rebuilding - freeing up any seized linkages/mechanisms (calipers etc). Apart from the engine not been run in 6 years, remember that to get it back on the road will need tax and mot.

I'd try to knock the price down a bit, but only buy it if you can honestly see it going back on the road and you are not trying to revive a rusty relic as that will just empty your wallet.

[veeeffarr]

If it's got all the bits, and you have money to invest in it... Do it!

I imagine it's probably worth that in spares... What are the plastics like and is it a complete bike?

[ms51ves3]

It's a complete bike but I can't knock the price down as that is what someone has offered them. It was ridden and then left and forgotten about. I may be having a look at it soon so will see what it's like.

Mark

[veeeffarr]

[Kickstart]

Hi

If it is in half decent condition then it is worth more than £400 as spare parts.

Set of decent original exhausts alone would be worth a substantial chunk of that value.

TZR will run with a screwed battery, but don't expect it to have any go as the power valves probably will not manage to operate.

All the best

Keith
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[Liamo]

WHat model TZR is it?

1kt/2ma are the early, parallell twin models and are considered to be the most reliable of the TZR's

https://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/Gallery%20%20A/Yamaha%20TZR250%2085.jpg

3ma is probably the coolest stroker ever made with its reverse Cylinder set up and underseat pipes, and supposedly they go like stink. But, they have an aweful reputation for reliability. I've been told that almost all of them have the same problem: The pin in the piston to keep the rings in place overheats and falls out, your rings start to move until the end of a ring snags in a port ... ouch. I think this usually happens on the left cylinder.

https://topsk.com/yamaha/yamahaphoto/TZR250%203MA.jpg

3XV is the last of the TZR's and as such the most modern looking. I've heard they're not the most reliable, but I havnt heard any specific horror stories.

https://www.yokohama-city.com/mc/impre/fo_bike/tzr250spr.jpg

Any road, If you have 400 quid to spare, its probably not a bad buy.

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[Gazdaman]

I paid £300 for a complete TZR in a fairly terrible state. Have a check of the engine, if there's compression and it's not seized then it's £400s worth easy.

The exhausts and rear shocks are worth decent money.

I sold mine for £450 to a racer who wanted it /only/ for the frame.

Gaz

[Blau Zedong]

Mate of mine had a 3MA - utter sex and sound like someone being stabbed in the eye with a hot knitting needle.

According to Stan Stephens the achilles heel is the powervalve bolt coming loose, allowing the powervalves to seperate (runs like crap), then the hardened pins that align the powervalve halves are free to fall out and destroy the top end. We caught it on my mates at the running like shit stage thankfully.....

The 3XV ones "just go bang for no reason" apparently.....

I'd have a complete 2MA / 1KT for £400 sight unseen....
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[ms51ves3]

It's a 2MA. How do I check for compression? Can I really lose money on this if all goes badly as I could just sell it in bits then scrap the rest, in theory.

Mark

[Vin]

I doubt you'll lose money if it has all the bits. If it has decent fairing lowers I might even buy them.
Parts and help across the net is readily available.
I went through what you are contemplating and with a bit of effort and not that much money you can end up with a pretty good bike that will get you noticed. OH and it smells brilliant

Edit: I have just noticed that you are a student so we might disagree about the meaning of "not that much money"

[Liamo]

[ms51ves3]

I am a student but I'm planning on getting a job. There is no rush to get it sorted out. One of the reasons I'm buying it is because of the smell (and the sound). Need to get it running first.

Mark