Description
1986 Yamaha TZ250 S, 1RK.
Pretty much “as new” condition.
Very original specification. Exceptions being:
A new Bora radiator.
Later 1987 2KM carbs
Rear hugger being the exception.
Restored by St Neots motorcycles.
Less than 3 hours running since full rebuild and restoration New crankshaft and many, many new genuine parts.
New bodywork, new Avon AM tyres.
Eligible & registered for the CRMC GP250 Post Classic class.
This bike has also been UK registered for road use.
Has a UK V5 document in my name and is on a age related C plate.
It is fitted with a basic, removable horn for road use. No lights, no speedo.
Will be sold with paddock stand. The Yamaha TZ250 was the mainstay of 250cc class racing at national and international level for many years, the twin-cylinder two-stroke Yamaha well deserved the title of 'privateer's friend'. Following its successful adoption for the 1972 works twins, water cooling first appeared on Yamaha's over-the-counter racers with the introduction of the TZ range in 1973. Power output remained the same as that of the preceding air-cooled TD/ TR models but reliability was much improved. Over the succeeding decade the TZ engine was updated with reed-valve induction, exhaust power valves, separate cylinders and a backwards-rotating crankshaft, but the layout always remained that of a parallel twin. On the chassis side, discs replaced the original drum brakes, a 'lowboy' frame was introduced and an aluminium swinging arm adopted. From the mid-1980s onwards, a succession of more radical changes would see the TZ fundamentally altered.
