Classic Motorcycle Mechanics

Yamaha FZR250 3LN

One man’s muck is another man’s gold. It’s an old cliché that sums up this trio of Yamaha FZR250s. All three came to me via the same source; each bike had already been raided for their powerplants.

The seller uses the high revving four cylinder engines to create retro-looking, if not sounding, track bikes. It’s not just the compact four-stroke water-cooled engine that he kept, it was also the carbs, electrics and exhaust systems. With the parts having sat under a tarpaulin

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