YAMAHA TY250 trials bike 1973

YAMAHA TY250 trials bike 1973

[@AZVIDS]

Never ceases to amaze me when these old bikes fire up! Very nice will it run👍👍👍

[@flipfix]

I hear ya. It's fun to get them running again. Thanks for your comment.

[@JillandKevin]

1974 minimum. '74 was the first year of the TY, unless this is a prototype. I had a couple about 20 years ago, and just picked one up yesterday for a good price!

[@maico125]

1974 Developed with the input of Mick Andrews, the famous OSSA rider. (As in OSSA MAR). These bikes were reliable but overweight and not competitive with the Spanish bikes, Bultaco OSSA and Montesa. That, combined with the fact trials never got super popular in the USA, led to many many unsold TY's. Yamaha had so many unsold TY 250's that they developed a "Trail" kit for them to make them a better playbike. A larger seat that snapped on over the trials seat and a peg relocating kit helped Yamaha sell a few. The TY 175 on the other hand was a much more competitive bike!

[@flipfix]

Great info, thanks! Wish I could get my hands on a 175.

[@johntrout3631]

I got three of them TY's.

[@cainbeeping8480]

A cool bike

[@joepast61]

1974 I had one

[@simply_stefani]

Had one brand new in '73. Unreal bikes, had so much low down torque, wish I still had it. Australian delivered, with the same yellow. They used to have a kick back on them when cold like a bitch..hahaha

[@Coopsfarm]

How the heck you get that fly wheel off so easy, mine is glued on there

[@johncartelli]

maybe loosen the screw on the points. then tighten it so that it is out of the way of the flywheel...get flywheel on, then rotate to use the holes to reset the points. set the piston to TDC. then set gap?...was long time since i did a yamaha..

[@joejohnson8656]

I didn’t realize I lived right down the road from you! You wanna sell that ty 250? It’s a 74 by the way

[@flipfix]

It's up for sale here: facebook.com/marketplace/item/942672873707734/

[@albericteilhard2036]

really random question! the rear end of the torque arm on my ty125 has come off! any ideas on how to fix? do I need to fully rebuild the rear wheel?

[@flipfix]

Not quite sure what you're talking about.

[@trevorhubbard5278]

There’s another video from Kaplan cycles and in it the fella who is an ISDE competitor from that era said they went from prototype in 1973 to production in one year 1974 Is it for sale?

[@flipfix]

Sold it. Sorry

[@Machine8055]

1975 cat