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[NC]

Hurro,
you like ciwi byker. tis gud ere' we make you like lots.

ruve ncdurty chuck.

[XTC]

Bridgestone.com list the BT45 as a sport/touring tyre.

[loosebruce]

Bridgestone.com list the BT45 as a sport/touring tyre.

That they are, dont get me wrong though they are a reasonably sticky tyre and last long, i used to have em on my ZXR, but moved to a pilot sport up front and a Hi sport on the back and it was a much noticable difference.

[gsxr750]

good on yea mate, but if your getting rid of the stroker. give us a call. I want a cheep 2 stroke and we might do a better deal than any trade in.
Nick

[Sniper]

Welcome Darkling.

I dont know much about the TZR250 but I do know that up grading to a ZXR will not only save you money but will be fun in the process. Or you can just get a CBR hehe

Sniper

[Sniper]

Hurro,
you like ciwi byker. tis gud ere' we make you like lots.

ruve ncdurty chuck.

Oh yea, beware of here.

[NC]

Oh yea, beware of here.

Oh pffft!

I'm not that bad, sheesh!

[Darkling]

Well my finance has been approved and was sposed to get my ZXR250 this afternoon but due to delays with the VIN I can't get till tomorrow :/ Sux as today is the end of my weekend and I can't take the bike for a decent play. They said they would throw in a new pair of gloves for the wait so my absolutely farked ones can be retired.

gsxr750: U want the TZR (1kt)? I can list off exactly what is wrong with it and what damage it has right down to a fairly fine detail... Powervalve to right cylinder is causing a drop in available power. Needs forks to be topped up. Chain shortened/replaced. New rubber for the rear. theres a slight bend in output shaft after the chain jumped its sprocket and locked back wheel, this causes a slow self oiling chain. Also some damage to the sway arm where the chain locked. Hehe this lil lock up caused a 4 car pile up without me even falling off :P Ummm its been off a cliff at some point which damaged some of the subframe. It was cut and set back in place with some reinforcement. oh and a lil rust in the clock mounts. It has a Malbro paint job. Theres a second set of fairings that need fibreglass work coz of that cliff I mentioned. The current fairings are plastic. As far as I know thats every thing that needs looking at. Its had new sprockets, steering head bearings and new front wheel bearings as well as brake pads. Front tyre in good nick (BT45). Oh and it has a farked throttle cable :/ Its had a warrent since repairs to subframe and the damage to the sway arm so they aren't serious.

its a few hundy worth of repairs but for a DIY it would be heaps cheaper to fix up. I just happen to lack that expertise. I was quoted $200 for the forks output shaft and chain. another $80 for powervalve and bout $25 for the new throttle cable. My flatmate offered me $700 so he could do as a DIY but he don't have the cash. The trade in price was $500 but didn't bother. Currently deregged so would need to be put back on road (or not depending on what ur wanting to do with it). I can understand if u don't want :P Its been through a lot but has always come out okish :P

Sniper_CBR: Rofl I'd love a play on the '03 CBR600RR but I know it would be too much for me and don't really like the 250s much...

[Darkling]

As you can prob tell from the lack of update I got the bike. They were late by a few days but gave me a nice $160 pair of gloves to make it up The ZXR is great! Its throttle just seems to keep going lol :P Had to get ear plugs she screams so much. Already got plans to route one of the ram air intakes to the airbox as they just go out into the engine bay at the mo. I want to get rid of the stupid foam air filter and maybe go with a K&N but have no idea how to setup the ram air and k&n. Without another airbox built in I can't see it having both.

Flatmate has a Mazda GTR turbo'd and modded to hell n back (tho still has 180kph limiter). Gave him a race and ate him up till 150 where he just pulls away...

I'll post a pic when I've managed to take one.

[StoneChucker]

Thats good to hear Darkling. Oh, welcome to the site (didn't say hey the first time!).

What choice did you end up making on the tyres?

Ride safe.
Dave.

[Teflon]

If your TZR was the reverse-cylinder one (89-90 i think) they had big problems, can't remember what it was.

The T model was reliable, which i wish i brought over my NSR.

Out of the 2, i would fix the TZR. The ZXR would feel to bland and boring after riding your TZR.

[Edit] A ittle late with the post, sorry.