hi, been after another tzr125 for a long time as a project, but as price of bike have gone up lot over the last few years, (i might have part in this with my decals) everyone is restoring back to original factory finish , only have to look at price of them on ebay i know all 2 stroke are going up in value but i think the tzr will be going up lot more as it a future classic.i have just bought this bike of ebay for £250.00 (like the old day what use to buy them for lol) it one of last bike in production as it on L reg and he said it was running before he started striping it, will see when i go and collect it, at my mum in Cornwall so want back to Manchester till Thursday will go up on Friday to Cumbria to pick it. i will be keeping this bike for good, everything is going to be 100% right, it will be slow build as i don't have the spare cash like use to have. i will be building this as a show bike, as not seen a tzr125 at any show on display (i have had my Kawasaki ar80 in the Manchester bike show last month ) so next year will be going to some show across the country we will see ? i have had 5 tzr125 over the years a very underated 125 https://www.facebook.com/groups/tzr125project/ Read more: http://the2strokeforum.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=rebuild&thread=7681&page=1#ixzz2Paa2qnUf
set off this morning at 7.30am to barrow in furness in Cumbria got there 9.10am, he was going on about the bike said not been road for few months, he open the garage and i thought MORE LIKE A FEW YEARS lol, covered in dust and cobwebs brake disk rusty, any this guy was talking lot of shit saying fork seal done etc, on tax 2010 so to me not been road since then. few thing missing 2 side panel, rear panel, airbox, all can see upto now the tank is in mint condition underneath (as they rot under there) engine has good compression, will get it start before i strip it down (clean out carb and put some fresh petrol in) they guy said he payed £480 for 2 years a go it had only 7 owner (last tzr i sold had 26) so this one quiet low he said you want get in back of my golf mk4 ( i show him ) only thing forgot the keys.
good skills young sir. I have a Mk3 125 LC full power with 7k on the clocks and its original bar a gibson pipe (OE was full or carbon) I was looking for a TZR last year, but i want one that's right. It must be original and sympathetically restored. All i saw looked great from a distance but the paint wasn't right, decals were poor quality and not applied in the correct places, and most had rotten tanks (what is it with Yamaha and rotting tanks?) But as for values, well time will tell. i don't think the TZR125 had the following the LC did however that said Yamaha 2 strokes are always in demand regardless. Another bike i would like to add to the fleet is a nice late DT175MX
I sold two full TZR125 for restoration last year. Didnt have the time or space due to other commitments I had built one up and got it running.
here are my decal i make apply to 1987 tzr125 in psb mag (also got a mention ) also had a mk3 rd125 with working pv (why did i sell it ) i have nearly all the decal set for the tzr125 and also the 4dl http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271172892747?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
Good luck with the build. [sharedmedia=garage:vehicles:223] Im on the look out for a rd125 in need of restoring now the kr1s is finished,
<span>i thought take tracing of the fairing panel, and draw them up, spoke to my sprayer can fit me in doing my frame first in silver paint £75.00, when i get some side panel drop them off (he has to see them before give a price. will trace the tank top as well</span>
Just a long shot as there's a guy on part lane just down from me who's always tinkering with stuff in his garage and I heard the unmistakable ring ting ting of a 2 stroke from his garage today when I was walking past Can't live far from me then!
