1990 Yamaha SRX250 opinions

[bungbung]

It just looks rather black with some deep grazing. Might have been dropped which may have something to do with the speedo being misaligned

Are we talking about the lower left corner of the speedo shot? I've got that around my key hole on my vtr.

[Motu]

They are a luverly bike,if I was gunna stoop to owning a sprotbike it'd be an SRX600.....I'd have the 600 coz I'm a grown up see.That's the TTR250 motor,a well sorted unit - the heads on early models cracked badly,but 1990 should be good.Keep up with the oil changes,nothing kills a single quicker than not changing the oil.

[Sniper]

Are we talking about the lower left corner of the speedo shot? I've got that around my key hole on my vtr.

Yep, thats where I was thinking. I could be wrong though but thanks for pointing out the key thing

[gamgee]

my bike's only done 23000km (as of yesterday ) but then it wasn't bought into the country until 1996 and from memory had only done about 2000km when it was bought in

[Ixion]

.. It is a 1990 SRX250 with just over 20k on the clock, all of the other bikes that are in my price range (2.5k and under) are in the the high 40k's and over , is this a good deal, does anyone have any advice/experience with this model and a similar year?? ..
James

Li'l Ratty is an 87 SRX250. I reckon they're a damn good little bike. Very economical (80 - 90 mpg), VERY easy to ride, excellent in traffic. No vices , fast enough to handle motorway and open road cruising at moderately illegal speed (top is probably about 150/160 on the flat, but they are very overgeared for relaxed cruising - 100 kph is only 5500 rpm on a motor that revs to 11000, so if you found a downhill you could wind it off the clock , to maybe 180, 190) , excellent traffic light acceleration to keep you away from the cages. Don't need to be revved like the 4 cylinders , you can easily cruise at 3000 in 6th gear, and accelerate away from that.

Reliable, except for the electrics which are crappy like all Jap electrics, mainly the switch gear which is very cheap, check that all the lights etc work.

Maintainance is dead easy, only a single cylinder to worry about, and most stuff is easy to get at.

Nimble, quick, cheap as chips to run, easy and an absolute TON of fun. I often take Ratty instead of the BMW on shorter trips just for the fun factor. I'd recommend them unreservedly.

Watch out for rust in the fuel tank, and leaks, the tank design is stupid with a blind dead corner that water accumulates in. Otherwise, nothing is particular to watch out for, the cam chains are a weak point as they are on every OHC engine, but they are easy to change, unlike some designs.

One of the best bikes around for a learner (or an experienced rider !) I reckon.

[Jamiepo]

Thanks for all of the quality feed back on the bike guys, by the sounds of it I have found myself a great wee bike!!! Few things that I would like to know though. I am going to change the oil and filter and put in a new spark plug, can anyone recommend what type/brand to use for this. Also I have heard that these bike tend to vibrate a fair bit and that it is a good idea to tighten everything once in a while, was that just a problem with earlier models or would it be the same on the 1990? The guy I am getting the bike off said that he is repairing the tank as it already has a leak in it, so I will keep an eye on thet.

Thanks again.

James

[nudemetalz]

If they're anything like the NZ250 (which I assume they would be), then go for it. Light, punchy, great around town and economical.

[Jamiepo]

Ok well I am feeling even better about the bike now that I put it through LemonCheck. It has been in the country for about 3 and a half years and in that time only show 4,500KM done. 3 owners, two of them were ladies, 1 of them only did 500KM on it in the year that she had it. All of the ODO readings seem to add up od this side, although you never know with the JAPA side of it!!! I should have it up here before the end of Next week!!!

Lets hope the sun stays shinning!!

[Motu]

They have a balance shaft,so are pretty smooth...NGK or Denso plug and genuine oil filter,they are cheap enough.

[Jamiepo]

One other thing, I am going to be doing about 1500 KM a fortnight, does that mean that I should do an oil change every 2 weeks or so?? Is 1500km a good weigh point for oil changes, and if so, how often should I change the filter?? every oil change as with cars?? and should I do the plug at the same time?
Does any body do this type of milage per week??

[Jamiepo]

Anyone got any ideas??

[gamgee]

oil change every 6 months or 2500km whichever comes first, change the filter at the same time

[Motu]

So that's 3000km a month? Long hot run is good for a motor,so change every 2 mths with a filter,use the best oil you can afford,these motors use bucket followers so aren't as prone to cam and rocker wear like the earlier motors were.

[MacD]

They are a luverly bike,if I was gunna stoop to owning a sprotbike it'd be an SRX600.....I'd have the 600 coz I'm a grown up see.

Yeah, I miss my SRX600, wish I'd kept it when I bought the RF900. Singles are the essence of motorcycling, especially ones with kick-starts only . It's really satisfying once you get the hang of starting a particular bike.

[Jamiepo]

Instead of driving my honda accord with a 2 litre DOHC engine I am going to use the bike. So the money I save on the petrol I can spend on top quality oil. Can you please tell me what brand of oil I should get. I will only use it over spring/summer and some of autumn so max kinda 6 months, so 3 maybe 4 oil changes in that time. I'm gunna do one straight away whay price am I looking at for oil, and is synthetic or mineral best? Sorry for all the questions but it is the best way to learn!!
Cheers for all the info guys!!