Thumper? Road Warrior? Old School? ..... SRX250

fleshpiston · 11-21-2009, 06:05 PM

Picked up this little gem for the wife today.....

should be a fun project

Oh and anyone know where to get a decent 90/90 16" front tire?

Uncle Ernie · 11-21-2009, 07:22 PM

A most excellent little bike.

Congrats to the wife

jphii · 11-22-2009, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by fleshpiston

Oh and anyone know where to get a decent 90/90 16" front tire?

Found one on greedbay

Bloodweiser · 11-22-2009, 07:54 AM

That's the first time I've ever seen one of those...

and I LOVE it.

fleshpiston · 11-22-2009, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by jphii

Found one on greedbay

Thanks, I believe that's a 19" though

jphii · 11-22-2009, 09:08 AM

Oops. Title was a little confusing. Same seller has a 100/90-16. Might want to email them.

fleshpiston · 02-21-2010, 10:02 AM

Well due to the overwhelming response to this thread, I'll continue

The photos above are actually when my friend picked it up, here's the story.....

Her last bike was an XS650 ...

It was a fun build, but a bit too big for her and neither of us really "connected" with it.

Before that she rode an SR500 which she loved dearly, we both did..... never should of sold it

She wanted another bike so I had narrowed it down to a few models... GS500, EX250, etc. I figure they are kinda cheap and somewhat plentiful and SV650's/EX500 were a bit too large and usually out of my price range.

The bike that I .... I mean we really wanted though was the SRX250, hey I'm a Yamaha fan, especially their 80's - 90's sport bikes, and the 250 would look pretty cool parked next to my 600

After several months of scanning local CL ads I came across only 1 SRX and it had no carbs and no title

so I decide to broaden my search and I found one in Indy...hey! I know someone in Indy! Hmmmmmmm....

The ad was a week old but they still had it and after a few days and many, many emails and pics, a deal was struck and my friend picked it up

He delivered it to Minnesota late December, here I am finally seeing it in person for the first time....

Yep, it's a small bike

It seemed pretty happy in it's new surroundings though, and the 600 has already assumed a big brother role

Here's the important thing though..... she fits!!! She loves it! She can touch damn near flat footed!!!

I've done a lot of work on it since then, more on that later....

JeffS77 · 02-21-2010, 12:50 PM

cool little bike..i like em would be a nice little commuter bike if you didnt have to run the freeways..you still looking for front tires? i doubt it but check dennis kirk

http://www.denniskirk.com/jsp/tpl/cm...:5649,126:9901

fleshpiston · 02-21-2010, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by JeffS77

cool little bike..i like em would be a nice little commuter bike if you didnt have to run the freeways..you still looking for front tires? i doubt it but check dennis kirk

Thanks, I checked DK and pretty much everywhere else. I did find a 90/90 in Taiwan but I have to buy a container load

There's a 100/90 on it now and it leaves very little clearance between tire and fender....that and it slows down the handling a bit and just looks wrong IMO.

Nessman · 02-21-2010, 06:50 PM

I've always loved the little SRX250, if I was a bit smaller I'd love to have one to putter around on.

Cool bike, congrats and enjoy.

Airhead Wrangler · 08-07-2010, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by fleshpiston

Wow. Either you're HUGE or that is that thing is verging on pocket bike territory. WOW.

fleshpiston · 08-07-2010, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Airhead Wrangler

Wow. Either you're HUGE or that is that thing is verging on pocket bike territory. WOW.

Probably some of both, I'm 6' 3" but yeah....it's a small bike

Quasi1960 · 08-07-2010, 02:30 PM

Here's the important thing though..... she fits!!! She loves it! She can touch damn near flat footed!!!

Do you think we could see a little more of your young lady than just her left knee? Or is she shy?

fleshpiston · 08-14-2010, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Quasi1960

Do you think we could see a little more of your young lady than just her left knee? Or is she shy?

ummmm......yeah, she's shy

fleshpiston · 08-14-2010, 10:53 AM

next up was pulling the swingarm and suspension linkage.....

not in the best shape but it actually cleaned up ok, better than I thought it would anyway

Mother Yamaha wants stupid money for this stuff so I cleaned them up best as possible and reused all the bushings and seals, etc. Not like this thing will be seeing the high banks of Daytona afterall.

after many hours with grinder and files the frame was finally ready for powder

used to be some ugly brackets here......

11-21-2009, 06:05 PM	#1
fleshpiston ^OP Studly Adventurer Joined: Sep 2007 Location: minneapolis Oddometer: 505	Thumper? Road Warrior? Old School? ..... SRX250 Picked up this little gem for the wife today..... should be a fun project Oh and anyone know where to get a decent 90/90 16" front tire? __________________ SRX600 SRX250 SR500 KLR650

11-21-2009, 07:22 PM	#2
Uncle Ernie Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2007 Location: Asheville NC Oddometer: 3,978	A most excellent little bike. Congrats to the wife __________________ LOOK OUT IT'S COMING THIS WAY!

11-22-2009, 07:54 AM	#4
Bloodweiser honestly Joined: Sep 2007 Location: Upstate Ny Oddometer: 2,256	That's the first time I've ever seen one of those... and I LOVE it. __________________ the carrot seed - honest country. Bulletproof VS. Bloodweiser - yamaha world super GP TT 5000 BW - 455 : BP - 100

11-22-2009, 09:08 AM	#6
jphii OK, now what? Joined: Oct 2008 Location: Greenville. NC Oddometer: 949	Oops. Title was a little confusing. Same seller has a 100/90-16. Might want to email them. __________________

02-21-2010, 10:02 AM	#7
fleshpiston ^OP Studly Adventurer Joined: Sep 2007 Location: minneapolis Oddometer: 505	Well due to the overwhelming response to this thread, I'll continue The photos above are actually when my friend picked it up, here's the story..... Her last bike was an XS650 ... It was a fun build, but a bit too big for her and neither of us really "connected" with it. Before that she rode an SR500 which she loved dearly, we both did..... never should of sold it She wanted another bike so I had narrowed it down to a few models... GS500, EX250, etc. I figure they are kinda cheap and somewhat plentiful and SV650's/EX500 were a bit too large and usually out of my price range. The bike that I .... I mean we really wanted though was the SRX250, hey I'm a Yamaha fan, especially their 80's - 90's sport bikes, and the 250 would look pretty cool parked next to my 600 After several months of scanning local CL ads I came across only 1 SRX and it had no carbs and no title so I decide to broaden my search and I found one in Indy...hey! I know someone in Indy! Hmmmmmmm.... The ad was a week old but they still had it and after a few days and many, many emails and pics, a deal was struck and my friend picked it up He delivered it to Minnesota late December, here I am finally seeing it in person for the first time.... Yep, it's a small bike It seemed pretty happy in it's new surroundings though, and the 600 has already assumed a big brother role Here's the important thing though..... she fits!!! She loves it! She can touch damn near flat footed!!! I've done a lot of work on it since then, more on that later.... __________________ SRX600 SRX250 SR500 KLR650

02-21-2010, 12:50 PM	#8
JeffS77 cheap bastard Joined: Apr 2006 Location: Riverside , CA Oddometer: 2,996	cool little bike..i like em would be a nice little commuter bike if you didnt have to run the freeways..you still looking for front tires? i doubt it but check dennis kirk http://www.denniskirk.com/jsp/tpl/cm...:5649,126:9901 __________________ A n00b Races Hell on Wheels Vintage Scrambles A n00b Races Elsinore Grand Prix For a Cause A n00b Goes Flat Track Racing

02-21-2010, 06:50 PM	#10
Nessman Social invalid Joined: Feb 2004 Location: Everett, WA Oddometer: 1,290	I've always loved the little SRX250, if I was a bit smaller I'd love to have one to putter around on. Cool bike, congrats and enjoy. __________________ Matt Moto Guzzi T-3 '05 DR650

08-07-2010, 02:30 PM	#13
Quasi1960 Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2009 Location: Darkest Gloucestershire Oddometer: 405	Here's the important thing though..... she fits!!! She loves it! She can touch damn near flat footed!!! Do you think we could see a little more of your young lady than just her left knee? Or is she shy?

08-14-2010, 10:53 AM	#15
fleshpiston ^OP Studly Adventurer Joined: Sep 2007 Location: minneapolis Oddometer: 505	next up was pulling the swingarm and suspension linkage..... not in the best shape but it actually cleaned up ok, better than I thought it would anyway Mother Yamaha wants stupid money for this stuff so I cleaned them up best as possible and reused all the bushings and seals, etc. Not like this thing will be seeing the high banks of Daytona afterall. after many hours with grinder and files the frame was finally ready for powder used to be some ugly brackets here...... __________________ SRX600 SRX250 SR500 KLR650

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