New bike - well new to me anyway!

[nigelp]

Hi guys

Just got a new (old) 1990 Yamaha SRX250. Goes well, 30k on the clock and a stunning black colour! Anyone know any information about these as my attempts to find info have been relatively fruitless!

[vifferman]

Ooh, nice! :niceone:No, I don't know anything about SRX250s, but can I borrow it for communtering?

[nigelp]

Ooh, nice! :niceone:No, I don't know anything about SRX250s, but can I borrow it for communtering?

Can I ask what communtering is? Is it engrish for commutering? If so then it can be yours for $2k, twice what I paid for it! :rockon:

[Monorail]

nice bike. almost considering the 2k. can we compromise somewhere in the middle???

[nigelp]

nice bike. almost considering the 2k. can we compromise somewhere in the middle???

Haha, was actually just kidding about the $2k....$3k and maybe we can talk turkey! :dodge:

It goes pretty nice, all I need to do is sort out the weird feeling throttle grip! Seems to have a small bit of play in it...

[Monorail]

cant afford the 3k, but did you actually only pay 1k for it???

[nigelp]

cant afford the 3k, but did you actually only pay 1k for it???

Yeah I did actually pay $1k for it, checked with cops to make sure not stolen, and also checked no money owing on it.

The guy had learners license and found it too powerful! Classic!

[Monorail]

dammit. im so jealous. i think i have fallen in love for the first time all over again. if you do decide to sell it for some moeny let me know if it is soon. im after a new bike at the end of the month. probably have 1800ish. let me know

[nigelp]

dammit. im so jealous. i think i have fallen in love for the first time all over again. if you do decide to sell it for some moeny let me know if it is soon. im after a new bike at the end of the month. probably have 1800ish. let me know

Will be in touch if i think about selling.

On a different matter, the bike is fitted with Bridgestone Battlax BT45 - are these tyres any good?

[Monorail]

Really do let me know. but will probably have to be at 31 jan at latest so i can get it for school.
as for the tyres
http://www.onoffroad.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=BRIDGESTONE-BATTLAX-BT45-H&Category_Code=BRIDGESTONE-STREET

http://www.tiresunlimited.com/ALL%20TIRES/Bridgestone/Bridgestone%20MC/bridgestone_battlax_bt45h.htm

BT-45. The Battlax sport-touring bias ply was designed to offer sport tourers performance without sacrificing mileage. They accomplished this through the use of Bridgestone's "Dual Tread Construction" with silica compound (found only on rear tire). The BT-45 features a larger crown radius for smoother transitions as well as an improved sidewall design to help absorb shock and offer neutral handling.

seem to be alrightish tyres. mid market i would think. kept seeing the word long lasting, durable and high quality

[Crisis management]

I have BT45's on my GSXR, certainly not the latest in super sticky technology but round and black....
Seriously, they are a bit hard and I feel they need a bit of warming up however i have not had any problems with them, the back will slide sometimes but it is quite controlable and re-engages smoothly, ie. no sudden let go and hook up / high siding tendencies.

Short version, they're fine.

[nigelp]

I have BT45's on my GSXR, certainly not the latest in super sticky technology but round and black....
Seriously, they are a bit hard and I feel they need a bit of warming up however i have not had any problems with them, the back will slide sometimes but it is quite controlable and re-engages smoothly, ie. no sudden let go and hook up / high siding tendencies.

Short version, they're fine.

Thanks for that, was just making sure they werent too el cheapo and that I needed to replace asap for fear of sliding of the road the next wet day!

[Drum]

Well done on the new wheels mate. It's inline twin aye?

You should be able to adjust the throttle play with the wee turny thing where the cable comes out of the throttle housing (on the handlebar).

Enjoy.

[nigelp]

Well done on the new wheels mate. It's inline twin aye?

You should be able to adjust the throttle play with the wee turny thing where the cable comes out of the throttle housing (on the handlebar).

Enjoy.

I have just found what you mean and have had a play and seems to be better now.

It is actually an aircooled single with a weird twin carb setup. I assume it is a twin as I can only locate one spark plug however the exhaust is 2 into one so not 100% sure. I have attached pic of what I mean.

[Monorail]

i think that you should off load it as soon as possible before it blows up into 18 trillion pieces. that would be a hard jigsaw.

[MacD]

It's a 4 valve single, two inlet, two exhaust, hence the odd carb setup and dual exhaust headers. I have the monoshock SRX400 currently and have had a dual shock 600. The 400 and 600's are essentially the same as the XT400/600s in terms of engines and carbs, however I'm not sure about the 250.

Ixion is the resident KB SRX250 expert. So PM him or wait until he turns up in the thread.

Anyhow, nice bike! :)

Also the BT45's are a pretty good tyre for the type of bike, I've had them on both my SRXs and never had any issues with them.

[Drum]

How unusual. I thought I could only see one cylinder, but it has the twin headers, and double overhead cam.

[nigelp]

It's a 4 valve single, two inlet, two exhaust, hence the odd carb setup and dual exhaust headers. I have the monoshock SRX400 currently and have had a dual shock 600. The 400 and 600's are essentially the same as the XT400/600s in terms of engines and carbs, however I'm not sure about the 250.

Ixion is the resident KB SRX250 expert. So PM him or wait until he turns up in the thread.

Anyhow, nice bike! :)

Also the BT45's are a pretty good tyre for the type of bike, I've had them on both my SRXs and never had any issues with them.

Thanks for the info, the engine is a very unusual affair with the dual headers but single cylinder. It goes pretty well so will be a good play thing for a while.

[Toaster]

Interesting bike dude.

[nudemetalz]

They actually utilise an XT250 motor and retuned for a bit more stick.
As per normal singles, keep the oil changes up.

Here's a good link
http://www.thumperpage.com/articles/srx250/index.html

[nigelp]

They actually utilise an XT250 motor and retuned for a bit more stick.
As per normal singles, keep the oil changes up.

Here's a good link
http://www.thumperpage.com/articles/srx250/index.html

Thanks for that, I had a look at the site but it appears to be for older model bikes. Not much on around 1990. I did see that a Yamaha store in Invercargill was selling some new again, must be making a come back!

[MacD]

Ooh, nice! :niceone:No, I don't know anything about SRX250s, but can I borrow it for communtering?

You could always get your very own SRX400! :) There's one on TradeMe at the moment (http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Motorbikes/Motorbikes/Tourers/auction-83115520.htm).

They're a great fun/communter bike.