250 2 Smokers... Which flavor?

**flyingcr250** · 5th January 2009, 15:15

Originally Posted by takitimu

True enough, but the bike looked ok apart from the rust on the chamber mount, there didn't look anything other than some reddish mud from the last ride on there, the barrel & air intake looked ok, along with the chain adjuster & sprocket, so my read is it's normally kept pretty clean, though maybe not up to Auckland standards

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Just my $0.02c.

even aucklanders have trouble keeping their bikes up to an aucklanders standard of cleanliness ha ha ha, silly jaffas

**B0000M** · 5th January 2009, 15:27

its not just the dirt though,

things that i noticed ratty looking from the pics
pipe, - dented, rusty
airbox, scratched to fuck (left)
front guard bent to fuck and back, graphics looking like shit with an even worse job of the clear on top of them
rear sprocket looks a little tired
rear tyre rooted,
chain appears rigid - links not running straight along the top and bottom - also rubbish connector used.
rear subframe appears twisted to right, rear guard appears to be sagging

by the time you buy a new chain, sprockets, plastics, graphics, tyre, pipe,.... your looking at somewhere around $1300, just to bring it up to a tidy looking condition

**honda_power** · 5th January 2009, 17:31

shit. this threads taken off hasnt it? yeah i brushed off that yz due do its shitty looks, but just realised its in hamilton and they want to trade for a 250 4 stroke. hmm. might go have a look at it, but it does look quite rough.

**crazyxr250rider** · 5th January 2009, 17:33

Originally Posted by flyingcr250

even aucklanders have trouble keeping their bikes up to an aucklanders standard of cleanliness ha ha ha, silly jaffas

Exactly, stupid yupie twats......

**honda_power** · 5th January 2009, 17:41

why the hell is everything so cheap in the south island?!

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-195755108.htm

**crazyxr250rider** · 5th January 2009, 17:55

Originally Posted by B0000M

its not just the dirt though,

things that i noticed ratty looking from the pics
pipe, - dented, rusty
airbox, scratched to fuck (left)
front guard bent to fuck and back, graphics looking like shit with an even worse job of the clear on top of them
rear sprocket looks a little tired
rear tyre rooted,
chain appears rigid - links not running straight along the top and bottom - also rubbish connector used.
rear subframe appears twisted to right, rear guard appears to be sagging

by the time you buy a new chain, sprockets, plastics, graphics, tyre, pipe,.... your looking at somewhere around $1300, just to bring it up to a tidy looking condition

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-196011965.htm $230 for complete kit

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-195482122.htmEven less for Chain and sprocket .
Nothing wrong with that tyre, OR THE AIR BOX.
As for the sub frame your seeing things.....
and it would be easy enough to get the pipe repaired or just repaint and leave as is, if it has no noticeable affect on the bike

Ok gaurd is sagging so prolly one bolt missing (This can happen on any 2 stroke not just yamahas believe it or not)......could be worse you could buy a bike thats been all assholed up because hes desperate to get rid of it because its about to blow up............

**flyingcr250** · 5th January 2009, 17:56

Originally Posted by honda_power

why the hell is everything so cheap in the south island?!

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-195755108.htm

far out that is cheap. buy it and go for a road trip to pick it up.

**crazyxr250rider** · 5th January 2009, 18:05

Yea thats a not bad deal, provided it's mechanicaly sound.

**B0000M** · 5th January 2009, 18:30

Originally Posted by crazyxr250rider

OR THE AIR BOX.

at the end of the day, i couldnt give a shit what anybody buys. all im saying is that this particular bike does a bloody good job of looking ratty as.

that kx in the south looks cheap tho!

by the time you go and check it out and bring it back, it would still be well priced. assuming it is how it looks

**mattwood** · 5th January 2009, 21:16

Originally Posted by honda_power

why the hell is everything so cheap in the south island?!

I fuckn know aye!!
Ive been looking at utes, reading along.. oh yep sweet good ute, cheap as... fuck its in christchurch

**cheese** · 5th January 2009, 21:30

I hate trademe at the best of times. I went to look at a "mint as" 05 CR in 2007 and it was fucked as. Still went better than my RM! LOL

**honda_power** · 5th January 2009, 21:47

hahaha. this has to be the most ugly bike i have ever seen.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=195563524

**kezzafish** · 5th January 2009, 22:00

Originally Posted by honda_power

hahaha. this has to be the most ugly bike i have ever seen.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=195563524

Ha haaaa, tragic... FMX... who cares?
I feel ya on the southern thing. As has been said, go get it. better yet, go on a bike hunting holiday... they're all cheap down there