tpg2000 Posted December 11, 2011 Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 I've seen a lot of ty250s in my day but these are kind of interesting (mainly the silver one) Interesting points: 1. original owner said they were purchased new from the dealer in these paint jobs. 2. The silver one has a 23" front wheel w/ good fender clearance. 3. Again silver one has a strange swingarm w/ 2 shock mounting positions. 4. Frames are black 5. Skid plates are different one is welded aluminum, other is fiberglass 6. Funky air conversion is that on the fork Anybody have any thoughts on this stuff? Could any of this stuff be stock? Let me know what you think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outlaw dave Posted December 11, 2011 Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 They are 1974 models 250's and definitely not stock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpg2000 Posted December 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 They are 1974 models 250's and definitely not stock Any idea what the swingarm is from, or do you think it was made in someones garage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02-apr Posted December 11, 2011 Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 Air forks were the rage for a while about then - the linked air forks were a period mod, probably home done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliechitlins Posted December 11, 2011 Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 Air forks and swingarm gussets with forward shock mounting were period modifications...mostly on MXers. Never saw an air fork with quite that much plumbing, though. We usually just put a schrader valve in each cap. On a trials bike, they're probably better for letting air out than for putting it in! Nice work on the skid plate. The paint on the blue one looks like a bultaco flat-tracker. Wait a second.... 23" front?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy m Posted December 11, 2011 Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 Only bike I remember with a 23" front wheel was the Honda XL250S. May be a Honda wheel?? many owners re spoked to 21 so as they could find decent tyres. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htrdoug Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 Speedway bikes run 2.75-23 fronts,tread is trials like. Old guys who rode the Honda XRs in the woods with the 23 fronts said they were damn hard to crash,I never had the privilege of trying one out myself though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toofasttim Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 (edited) 1. original owner said they were purchased new from the dealer in these paint jobs. Rubbish Edited December 12, 2011 by TooFastTim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_nc Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 Well the next question is: If someone did that many mods to the frame/suspension: I wonder what has been done to the engines?????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpg2000 Posted December 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 What about these, plastic, move in any direction so they resist breaking I guess. Ever seen um? Stamped Eagle Pat.Pend. they are on a Honda TL125 I bought recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony27 Posted December 13, 2011 Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 I've seen conventional plastic levers before but never anything like them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old trials fanatic Posted December 13, 2011 Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 What about these, plastic, move in any direction so they resist breaking I guess. Ever seen um? Stamped Eagle Pat.Pend. they are on a Honda TL125 I bought recently. In principle a great idea. Wonder why it never caught on? Then again thinking about it you wont get much repeat business would you? I mean how many of us spend a small fortune each year keeping lever manufacturers in business? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jse Posted December 13, 2011 Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 In principle a great idea. Wonder why it never caught on? Then again thinking about it you wont get much repeat business would you? I mean how many of us spend a small fortune each year keeping lever manufacturers in business? I rode a bike or two with those levers and found them quite uncomfortable. It felt like they were "broken" and my hands slipped off easily. Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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