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Always good to hear from you DorT500!

I can't tell you how many times I've looked at my spare T500 engine and had more than normal delusional daydreaming sessions about building a flat tracker aro ...

Hi People,

Anybody got a complete 1974 or older Yamaha DT 250 engine? At a minimum, I need the complete lower end (I have the top end).

I don't need one that's in poor condition and needs a co ...

Thanks for your responses. I'm inclined to let this one pass and spend the $$ on other projects.

Jim

For $200, I may have a chance to pickup one of these that has 74K miles, runs really well, has all the parts and appears to only need a paint job (which I can do).

I'm not really interested in rid ...

Mountain folk in western NC generally don't like any one other than their immediate relatives snooping around their barns and storage houses. I've even run ads in the local paper "wanted to buy ...

Great advice from DorT500, especially the part about checking the crankshaft seals. If they are old and brittle, no amount of point or carb adjustment will ever make it run right. A quick indicator ...

Beautiful bike and great find! Someday I hope to fall face first into such a sweet deal but thus far, it seems to have eluded me. I've been snooping around old storage buildings here in the mountain ...

Well I couldn't stand it any longer so I measured the amount of oil needed to top off the tank, did the math and after 344 miles of "spirited" riding, my T500 oil consumption rate is just un ...

Thanks Russell for the complimentary words and description of the T500's power characteristics - very accurate I might add.

I guess I'm more of the "back road bliss" kind of rider. Keepi ...

Now that is interesting. I believe you are exactly right based on eye-balling the level in the tank vs miles ridden. If that proves true, I might be willing to move on up to the $50 gallon stuff but ...

My face is red Embarassed

. On closer examination, the leaking culprit was where the petcock assembly was threaded to the tank. A little teflon ribbon applied to the appropriate places PLUS cleaning up ...

Hi People,

When I first restored my 1972 T500, I was a little worried about the cost of the semi-synthetic I decided to use after the first 500 miles on dino oil. Now that the engine is thoroughly ...

Yo'ztonooooooooooooooooooooooo.

With all respect. Did anyone ever tell you that you use far too many words to state the obvious? Just because mopehead440 lives in MS doesn't mean he is stupid. IMO ...

Well I went in search of a spare engine for my Yamaha TT500 flattracker and came home with a 1978 SR500 in a basket. Its just too pretty to part out so I guess I have another project (but still don't ...

Top Tip Mixer! Sounds like it will work but am most impressed with your self description as M.A.D.D.

I know the feeling all too well. 4am mornings are typical because I wake up thinking about $%# ...