Two two strokes

[Bruce Mc]

Finally getting around to these: 350&250

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[Bruce Mc]

Starting with the 350

5lbs of bondo.......never seen so many dents

[Bruce Mc]

Frame finally painted

Making some progress near the front end........scouring the net for parts is ruining my marriage

Waiting on master and caliper kits......front fender painted

[Bruce Mc]

New bearings......need to make up some spacers

will put a couple coats of clear

[Steve Shaw]

........scouring the net for parts is ruining my marriage

Looking Good !

.... I may have some Parts that I would be willing to Part with ... let me know via pm what you need ...

[Bruce Mc]

Thanks Steve, will be needing a lot for the 250

[Bruce Mc]

2.15 front and 2.75 rear.......wondering if the 130 Avon will clear the chain?

[Bruce Mc]

Slowly making progress

[Bruce Mc]

Replaced the master internals even though the 30+ year old ones weren't all that bad.....this is the kit I replaced

[Bruce Mc]

[Bruce Mc]

Exiting 6 (1983) Will be using a few parts from this old friend on this 350 build

[turtlehub]

awesome.
What bikes/year are we looking at?

[Bruce Mc]

The #441 is a 1978 TZ250E, the bike I raced and sold in 1983. I came across it a couple years ago and purchased it along with a 1977 350D. There was not much of the 250 there, frame body parts, shock and wheels. The 350 is mostly there although I was lucky enough to find a missing swing arm at a reasonable price. I am using the rear wheel from the 250 as it is a 2.75 (wow). I wouldn't mind finding a little more history on the 350 as there weren't many in North America as there were no classes they could run in. I suppose they were effective in F1 with some talented hands on tighter tracks. The transmission and clutch are in great shape which makes me think this bike has relatively low miles on it. Serial #'s are matching which is kind of cool.
I know the motor from the 250 ended up in a super kart which begs the question, is it sitting in a dark corner forgotten some where?

[Bruce Mc]

BTW picking up parts for the 250 along the way and may run it with an RD motor unless a cheap original comes along.

[turtlehub]

I always found Mr Yates projects interesting. He hasn't had a project on here for quite a while, and seeing your projects here is a good fix for me. Thank you for the new entertainment -
Is great to see someone putting together (saving?) some pieces of history - the numbers matching 350 sounds like a pretty rare find nice... Like and following.