Thanks for all the advice and great info! I ended up finding this bike a better life and new home with Huffman Restorations! http://huffmanrestorations.com/%C2'> ENJOY!
Took off into the woods this morning and the bike feels AMAZING!!! No twisting or feeling puny up front now. The dampening worked great at most everything I can do. Now I just need to practice and improve my riding skills. This bike is already better than I will ever be!!! Ended up plugging one small hole, using 10wt oil and the springs and preload as was already in it. AWESOME!!!
Anyone have luck making your own bash plate? Need a pattern, or just use paper to form? Just wanting to keep this project cheap and easy (a LOT like me!) so advice is welcome.. You can even tell me how to make my own engine side cover too!
And if anyone has some cheap spares, that works too! Thanks to all!!!
Finally got my hands on a very nice set of TY250 forks, to put on my little TY175. Tore into them and other than years of crud, look good. Here's a before and after photo, with a little more polishing to do on these.
Other than blocking off one of the smaller holes, any other tips to get these forks up and running again? Getting new seals and just wanted to see if I needed to do anything else before putting them all back together.
Ourian is a genius!!!!! I spent and whopping $13/US for a new 11-tooth sprocket and waiting by the mailbox for it to arrive. GOt it today, put in on and dropped one link off, plus trimmed the washer, as suggested. The first time around the yard and my bike feels TOTALLY different! It must be in my head, but now full loack turns seem MUCH easier. I will really see tomorrow at a vintage trials event. Thanks so much for the great suggestion!
Looking forward to riding a Vintage Trials event on this beauty tomorrow morning!!! And my winter project is to paint the frame. And possibly find some TY250 forks for this. I can dream, right?!?!?
My first trick bit is I found an old YZ clutch cover and spent a few days polishing. Next up? Maybe some TY250 forks to steady it out over bigger rocks!
Will keep the TY, and if the Can-Am is cheap enough, will find room in the shop for that too!
Why can I NEVER be happy? Started out riding (or at least TRYING to ride!) trials last year with a TY250. Too heavy, but a beautiful bike, so found a TY175. Love how light and stong it is. Until I spotted a Can-Am 350! My first bike was a Can-Am MX-1 and have a T'nt and MX bike once again.
Please stop me and tell me I am an idiot. The TY is so pretty and nice. The Can-Am would look totally different than all the other bikes. And my riding skills are still in the learning/falling process, so maybe I should just have two bikes?!?!
Hope my wife never finds this site!
Love going slow and glad a friend talked me out of the MX dream and into trials. Have been very happy going S-L-O-W!
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Ty250A Bash Plate - Do It Yourself?!?!?
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Thanks for all the advice and great info! I ended up finding this bike a better life and new home with Huffman Restorations! http://huffmanrestorations.com/%C2'> ENJOY!