Classic Motorcycle Mechanics

Let there be lights!

The major change to the TZR250 for 2019 is the addition of lights. We did think about fitting an original Yamaha headlight and upper fairing, but anyone who has tried to ride a TZR250 in the dark will know how bad that single 60w headlamp is!

So twin spotlights seem the route most of the teams go. They must be period appearance, so fancy LED lights and projector headlights are out of the question. To give the bike a bit more of a TZ look and to make it a bit different we have fitted a F3 replica top fairing. The TZR250 was raced in Japan in their domestic Formula 3 championship. This was very popular with the manufacturers in the 1980s/1990s and it led to a host of race kit parts you could buy for the TZR. All these parts are not allowed in our ‘normal’ race series

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