Bad decision #2

[R7]

Unlike the R7, this one is a complete running bike. It does need a full restoration, but it does run strong.

[Stoneman]

I'm fuckin' dyin' here!

[csmutty]

Please title this correctly. I've never seen you make a bad decision if it involves a motor.

[Paul_E_D]

Is it a japanese market bike? The TZR was an interesting replica. normal parallel twin, reversed parallel and V twin variants. I take it this is the reversed parallel by the sticker.

[R7]

Please title this correctly. I've never seen you make a bad decision if it involves a motor.

It currently has a Ct registration as an antique. Rhode Island doesn’t issue titles for vehicles older than 20 years old. I have what I need to get a RI registration, but it will not have a title like Ma would give. It’s a non issue, once I have the RI registration, the registration number becomes the title number in the national data base. My R7 is the same way.

Is it a japanese market bike? The TZR was an interesting replica. normal parallel twin, reversed parallel and V twin variants. I take it this is the reversed parallel by the sticker.

It’s a Japanese import, reversed parallel twin.

[LuvDog]

You make the best bad decisions

[nick5446]

It currently has a Ct registration as an antique. Rhode Island doesn’t issue titles for vehicles older than 20 years old. I have what I need to get a RI registration, but it will not have a title like Ma would give. It’s a non issue, once I have the RI registration, the registration number becomes the title number in the national data base. My R7 is the same way.

I think that was meant to be a joke about the thread title and how this is actually a great decision....

Great score by the way. These are actually super well-supported via bike-specific facebook groups. There are also a surprising amount of two stroke sport bike enthusiasts around New England. There's actually a guy who organizes monthly two stroke rides somewhere in central Mass, but I've never actually made it to one.

[csmutty]

What the heck is a reverse parallel twin?

[jimmycapp]

What the heck is a reverse parallel twin?

Intake at the front, exhaust at the back, I assume? Kinda wonder why they aren't all like that. Probably prefer a certain length of exhaust?

[Kurlon]

Intake at the front, exhaust at the back, I assume? Kinda wonder why they aren't all like that. Probably prefer a certain length of exhaust?

It's a packaging PITA. Intake in the normal spot and you're dealing with an airbox and plumbing to it, typically short, it's all low pressure and feeding ambient temp air. Exhaust is hot, with some pressure, and needs length. When you go 'reverse' cylinder getting that exhaust out to the back while ALSO not cooking everything around it, having room for a fuel tank, frame, electronics, etc becomes a much harder problem for a pretty minor gain in most applications. Outside race applications the potential gains don't outweigh the costs to get there, which is why in modern settings the only place you're seeing it now is on one brand of MX bikes, and that's partially 'cause it counts as a sales distinguishing feature more than actual perf gains.

[loudbeard]

DINKS…

[petro]

I noticed this had sold recently - bike looks really cool and I’m looking forward to following along!

[02redhawk]

More pics please!

[R7]

More pics please!

I’ll get some more at some point, I do plan to start to restore it in the spring.

[xrocket21]

Cliffs for those unfamiliar?

[FriskyDingo]

So we know you have been more of a "flipper" than a collector in the past, is this + the R7 the start of the "Yamaha Blvd Collection"....

[R7]

Cliffs for those unfamiliar?

It’s a 1989 TZR 250 3MA, 250cc twin cylinder 2-stroke, 50-60hp, 6spd, was a road legal production bike for some Asian markets, and a few European markets. It was never imported to the USA by Yamaha. While somewhat rate to have one in this country, it’s not a rare bike like the R7.

So we know you have been more of a "flipper" than a collector in the past, is this + the R7 the start of the "Yamaha Blvd Collection"....

I’ve had more of an appreciation for older generation bikes lately, and enjoy the challenges of finding parts to restore them. The intent with this bike when I first saw it, was to fix it and flip it. While I haven’t had time to do much to it yet, the more research I do on it, the more I think I’ll keep it.
The R7 is not a flip bike, it’s something I will keep as long as I am physically able to toss a leg over a motorcycle.

Two collector bikes I’d like to add, while not rare, clean low mile bikes are hard to find. I want a 2001 Champions edition R1, and an 06 R1 LE Anniversary

[breakdirt916]

Man, can you imagine how light and zingy that must feel at the track?

Awesome find; stoked that this continues the Yamaha lineage in the garage