1978 YAMAHA 250 YZ Calif Vintage MX Racing Bike Runs Great Cosmo Restorton SWEET

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When these MAGNIFICENT 250 YZ YAMAHA's were released back in 1978 "CYCLE" MAGAZINE called these 250 YZ's "A PERFECT.. "TEN OUT OF TEN" 10/10th's ..."THE PERFECT MOTOCROSS WEAPON" !!!!! This Wonderful Beauty STARTS & RUNS Shifts & Stops GREAT! She has a "Brand New Rebuilt Engine" top end (IE) "BRAND NEW" NOS YAMAHA PISTON, AMAHA RING, ead Gasket & BASE GASKETS NEW YAMAHA Rod Bearing etc. .

PLEASE NOTE: This is one of the VERY FIRST Years that the YZ 250 had the MUCH IMPROVED "Heat Treated" ALLOY" (STRONGER & FAR LIGHTER) "ALUMINUM" Mono Shock Swing Arm ! ! ! ! (Which RADICALLY INCREASES Her VALUE over the LESS VINTAGE Competitive & Much Heavier earlier "Junk Iron swing arms" of the earlier YZ 250 YAMAHA's)....Also, he 1978 Was Famous for Having "MUCH MORE USE-ABLE POWER BAND & I have ben told have a FAR BETTER SPREAD OF POWER THROUGH-OUT HER POWER BAND !!!! an not nearly as pipe-y as the harder to control 1975-77 YZ's & earlier YZ's Were ! ! & She Has a "DG" RACING PIPE & a Upgrade High Performance ALLOY Silencer & I will include a VERY NICE "SPARKY" National Forestry Approved Stainless "SPARK ARRESTOR" for an image Please see this auctions last click on Picture above...

She is in "Great Running Condition" as her Original owner "Babied her & for several years had her in storage and later did a lot of cosmetic restoration on Her..He Put a New old Stock 1978 Seat Cover on her & removed her "BEAUTIFULLY CUSTOM POLISHED ALLOY YAMAHA SWING ARM" & re installed her again ..."It is SOOO NICE It LOOKS almost Like CHROME" !!! The Whole Bike looks Very Low Hour & it doesn't look like he rode her too hard) & the Fact that she still is at Her STD YAMAHA "OOO" Bore is living Proof of that Fact! The Original owner looks to have really looked out for this Amazing Legendary "WORLD CLASS" Vintage Moto-Cross Racing Bike & Best of All we are selling Her at Well Under the NADA.com Book value is for a Nice Example of one of these NADA.com VALUE GUIDE for one of these 1979 YZ 250's is Just a couple of hundred under $5,000.00 ! ! ! !.. & also please keep in mind .."Southern California" Vintage Bikes typically bring Far More Money than Bikes from the rest of the Country (USA)..

This Wonderful & Fairly RARE (Especially in this bikes Condition) YAMAHA 250 YZ cc TWO STROKE "The BEAST" Dirt Racing Bike is like the best of All Worlds "World Class Vintage Moto-Cross Performance and YAMAHA's * "STATE OF THE ART" * "Adjustable AIR MONO SHOCK" & "AIR FORK" SUSPENSION !!! * YAMAHA was Years Ahead of the Competition when they Introduced Her Suspension just a couple of years earlier !

PLEASE NOTE: If you go on several YAMAHA Web Sites it shows stats for these YAMAHA Dirt Racing Bikes Placing at the TOP In World Motocross * * "World Championships" * * in the Late 1970's all the way thru the Early 1980s !!!!! I was told around 1978 or 80 YAMAHA was World Champion in the 250cc & Open Class (Over 250cc) as well as the 125cc Class "ALL CLASSES "ALL IN The SAME YEAR" ! ! ! ... Now That is "LEGENDARY WORLD Moto-Cross RACING HERITAGE" ! ! !

This Wonderful Bike Spent the Bulk of it's life right here in Southern California & Best of all The Bulk of it's life was spent in covered Storage...Believe it or not ...Just to give you some Perspective on how little use this bike has experienced...."She still has her Original Factory 1978 YAMAHA STD. "OOO" BORE on her" !!!! PLEASE KEEP IN MIND "It is Very hard to Find a Vintage Racing Bike still at her Original Factory "OOO" Bore" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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for one of these 1979 YZ 250's is Just a couple of hundred under $5,000.00 ! ! ! !.. & Southern California Bikes typically bring Far More Money than Bikes from the rest of the Country (USA)..& try to find one that sill has Her ORIGINAL (& Best of all) ...She is still on her Original "OOO" Original 1978 YAMAHA FACTORY BORE !!! & to me that is a HUGE Indicator that this Wonderful Bike has not had to work that hard at all in her Life & has very low Hours on her !!! .) & she has a "New Old Stock" YAMAHA style SEAT & SEAT COVER on her !..In Perfect Condition br......So if you are looking for a fairly Low Hour & Great Looking Fun Go Anywhere &/or these YZ 250's were "Considered a "TEN out of TEN SECRET WEAPON" for Moto-Cross RACING & YES! They were fairly Famous for "Blowing the Doors off of most Any Other Vintage Racing bike & Out Handling about every other bike out there... Ever Made in it's class" of this Vintage Racing bikes' ERA ...These YAMAHA 250s Are Famous For Doing just that...& were one of the "WORLDS BEST SELLING 250 Class MX RACE Bikes"...S, lease If you are a "Nit Picker" that for the most part just can't be pleased & are looking for a perfect bike & or a high point or ?? Concourse bike etc etc etc ..Please do every reasonable person involved in this auction a "HUGE" Favor & Please Look & Buy Something elsewhere & ...Please save your money as Full Size 250cc YAMAHA Vintage Racing "Two Strokes" typically go for something Closer to Around $5,000.00 to $10,000.00 Up Around here...However, f you have Achievable Expectations this may be a Great opportunity to get a Very Nice (STUNNING) Bike in Nice what I consider Very Nice (BEAUTIFUL) Condition ..for a nearly FOURTY Year old RACE BIKE that I think Runs & Looks GREAT That I have Priced .... relatively ..."For Peanuts"...I feel this is a Nice Example & this Bike is something that it's value will most likely continue to keep go Up & Up the Next few years as Nice examples of one of these are becoming ...Rapidly Harder and Harder to find ....as there are just so few around at this time, hat just haven't been Thoroughly Beat Up &/or Extensively Abused over the years....I feel.."This is a GREAT Deal on A VERY WONDERFUL & Legendary Vintage Racing Bike" !!!!!!!! That it's Original "OLDER" Owner Obviously LOVE, ared For & Respected (& it doesn't appear that it was ridden too hard ...if much at all) over the Years. br yui_3_16_0_1_1437801918122_2499"p data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"* * PLEASE NOTE: I personally think this is a very Nice looking Bike in very Nice Overall Condition...However, f you are looking for a "Perfect Bike" or a Vintage Show or Concourse show bike etc etc "Please do everyone a "Big Favor" & Please look elsewhere" as again I think ...this is just a Nice Looking & also a Great Running Vintage Racing Bike that & I think is in Very Nice "Great Running Condition" as her Original "Older Owner" Babied (it doesn't look like he rode her too hard) her and I feel Really Looked out for this Amazing Legendary Vintage Racing Bike & Best of All we are selling Her at Well Under the NADA.com Book value is for a Nice Example of one of these ...She STARTS & RUNS Shifts GREAT! Brand New Rebuilt Engine top end (IE) "BRAND NEW PISTON, ING, ead Gasket & BASE GASKETS New Rod Bearing etc.etc.." ./pp data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"Again, his Wonderful YAMAHA YZ 250 VINTAGE RACING Motorcycle ! Looks to have been ridden fairly seldom & (the 1st YZ I ever owned... I sold a YZ to one of the Immortal Racers that was seen in the Original "On Any Sunday Movie")...This auctions Beautiful Bike Starts FAR Easier and Runs FAR Better than most any YZ ...I have Owned !!!! Again, his Wonderful Bike was owned by an Older Gentleman that just got too old to ride something as "Highly Spirited" as this AMAZING BEAST !!! Therefore, ..She has been in dry storage in a Nice Dry Garage for the last couple of Decades (approx. TWENTY FIVE Years !!!). Once we flushed the tank & Carburetor + put in fresh gas & She started right up, uper Quickly & YES! She Does Run GREAT & She EVEN Idles down Very Smoothly & Nicely ! ! ! ! ! ! !) We Disassembled Cleaned and Inspected her Clutch plates, nd Shifter Mechanism & replaced the Gear Box Oil with Brand New SUPER High Quality "MODOL" (I feel ...The Best) Transmission Oil, y mechanic & I completely washed out & Flushed + Rebuilt her carburetor and & her Fuel Tank & Fuel Shut off Valve etc..We Cleaned the Entire Fuel System & Refurbished the Carburetor etc. & I will include a Brand New inline fuel filter etc...& Every time we have run this Beautiful Bike over the past few days She has been running Better & Better & Better..."The Engine Runs Great and Typically Starts Super Easy.. & She Runs Well & Shifts Well thru the gears & Stops GREAT !!!! ./pp data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"PLEASE NOTE:... Again...This Wonderful Bike Spent the Bulk of it's life right here in Southern California & The Bulk of it's life was spent in covered Storage...& Again..."Believe it or not ..."She still has her "ORIGINAL 1978 YAMAHA "OOO" FACTORY BORE & She has a 1978 New Old Stock Seat Cover on her" !!! br/p* * * This Beauty STARTS EASY & RUNS GREAT & Her Clutch Grips Well & She SHIFTS & Stops EXCELLENT ! * * *br yui_3_16_0_1_1437801918122_2514">

* * If you get a chance Please go on NETFLICKS & check out the Very Best Motorcycling Movie Ever made "STEVE McQUEENS" ...Quint Essential Dirt Racing Movie ...."ON ANY SUNDAY" !!! Which in the Moto Cross racing sections of the Movie shows two Stroke Riders Winning Race after Race after Race..& Riding on their Vintage Dirt RACING Bikes..... Please, o yourself a favor I would get your Family & or all of your M/C Buddies together and Watch this AMAZING Movie at least one time a Year !!!

As per Above "You can be the First Proud Owner of this Beautifully Cosmetically Restored Vintage Race Bike Since it is just now being Completed, amp; she is a Fairly Low hour bike <> !!! & Best of all ... She has a Brand New Cosmetic Restoration as detailed below & Above + BRAND NEW "High Quality" Front & Back Tires, amp;... I think this Wonderful bike looks AMAZING ! ( "STUNNING" ) !

This is a Bike that most everyone seems to think feels Very Natural to them <

This 1978 is one of the FIRST Years that the YZ 250 had the MUCH IMPROVED Heat Treated (Stronger & Lighter) "ALUMINUM" Mono Shock Swing Arm ! ! ! ! (Which MUCH INCREASES Her VALUE over the LESS Competitive & Much Heavier Iron/steel swing arms of the earlier YZ 250 YAMAHA's).. Also, he 1978 Was Famous for Having "MUCH More USE-ABLE POWER BAND & a FAR BETTER SPREAD OF POWER THROUGHOUT HER HP BAND !!!! an not nearly as pipe-y as the harder to control 1975-77 & earlier YZ's Were ! !

Most People agree these YAMAHA YZ 250's are Possibly one of the More Powerful & also Among The BEST VINTAGE RACING Bikes You CAN BUY !!! MORE FU, ORE RELIABLE Better Balanced AMAZING Suspension & HANDLING & BETTER BUILT & "Hands Down" one of the MOST "Trouble Free" & DURABLE easy to maintain...High Performance VINTAGE Dirt Racing bikes ever made ! & (You can still get many Brand New & Brand New Reissue Parts for these Wonderful Bikes !!! Most Importantly ...Especially Compared to any other YAMAHA YZ 250s I have ever owned ...This Baby Starts EASY (I even think my Very (TOTALLY) "Non Biker" 58 year old wife could kick start this bike !!) & Yes The Baby Runs GREAT !... I think as Good as She looks ...if that is Possible !! ) & Again, ithout Question Compared to any other 250 I have Owned ..She Typically Starts Very Easy & RUNS GREAT !!!!!! There are a lot of UTube etc web sites showing people having a Great time ridding these Amazing YAMAHA YZ 250's Vintage Dirt Racing Bikes !!! The YAMAHA Dealers & a Zillion of other Sources still carry a TON parts for these & also ebay has TONS of Parts as well and there are plenty of Great websites and People that carry a TON of parts for these Wonderful YAMAHA 250 cc Dirt/ Race bikes should you ever need anything! ...& I feel the parts are overall of GREAT Quality and are AMAZINGLY VERY Fairly Priced !!!

It's Original Front & Rear Fenders look Great her Original Oval Side number Panels ..& I feel overall her Body work are in Good overall Shape and like her beautiful YAMAHA Fuel Tank have been beautifully refinished with Nice New Correct Vintage YAMAHA Yellow & NOS style 1978 YZ Graphics and as you can see I think all Look Great ! Her Gas Tank etc has been Nicely refinished with New Original style YZ YAMAHA style Graphics !!!! My Mechanic and I flushed out the Fuel Tank, arburetor & Fuel lines & the entire Fuel System & added a Brand New in line Gas Filter & in her Original YAMAHA Air Box looks GREAT....( & when we put new gas in her ...She Started Right Back UP ...WOW ! ! ! ) ...So this baby is Ready to Go have some Fun with ! Try to keep in mind these Wonderful Bikes are ..."All About FUN" ! She has a Upgraded DG RACING TUNED HiGH PERFORMANCE Pipe & Alloy Silencer She has a "UPGRADED Lower Chain Guide & What looks to be a Brand New Chain Guide Roller Also the Lower leg of this looks like it may offer some Protection for her BEAUTIFULLY POLISHED "ALLOY"SWING ARM.......Think About it if You pass this Beauty Up ....where else will you ever find a Fairly Low Hour VINTAGE YAMAHA 250CC YZ "Moto Cross BEAST" with so little use & so Little abuse ...on her ! ! ! ((How many Nearly FORTY YEAR OLD Racing dirt Bikes have you seen these days that Still have there "OOO" ORIGINAL Factory Bore !!! !!! We Just Rebuilt her BRAND NEW ENGINE 'top end" She STARTS & RUNS Shifts GREAT! Brand New Rebuilt Engine top end BRAND NEW PISTON, ING, ead Gasket & BASE GASKETS New Rod Bearing etc. I would call AMAZINGLY GREAT SHAPE especially for being a dirt racing bike ....So obviously this bike had been Stored FAR MORE than She was Ridden !!!

Most everyone that I have talked to over the years has told me that this was one of the Very Best & Most Popular "High Performance" MX Race Bikes bikes of it's day....& based on my experience with these YAMAHA 250's ... I would have to add Many Vintage Racing Enthusiasts feel these YAMAHA 250's maybe "One of the Most, asy to Maintain, rouble Free, ost Durable, & Among the FASTEST + Most Popular & Best Production "Full Size" ... VINTAGE RACING BIKES EVER MADE"in this ERA !

* * * If you are a Vintage RACING Rider you will appreciate the GREAT " POWER, USPENSION & HANDLING " that these YAMAHA 250s Have always been Famous for ...their AMAZING Ability to get thru rough ground in comfort !!! Her Excellent Balance of this Wonderful Bike..YAMAHA's Are Famous for their "HUGE" POWER & Very AMAZING "AIR MONO SHOCK" & "AIR FORK" SUSPENSION, Balance, Turning Ability" and Stable Handling (Not as heavy & Awkward & FAR Less Awkward & FAR Less Top Heavy as many other Large Displacement full size Vintage Racing bikes) This is a Magnificent VINTAGE RACING YAMAHA 250 cc Dirt Racing bike ...That I feel She Just Feels RIGHT ! ..to me ..Particularly when compared to Many if not most all of the of the heavier & FAR More Top Heavy four stroke Vintage dirt racing bikes of this ERA.

* * Please Note * * Very Recently (November/ December 2012, 013 & 2014) this auctions bikes' cousins (IE) that were also built by us side by side to this auctions bike) the other Two of our bikes <> a Vintage Racing 1978 RM 250 SUZUKI (Yellow) & also our 73 Tribute Vintage Racing ELSINORE CR 250 (Green / Aluminum) we Displayed at the "WORLDS LARGEST" MOTORCYCLE SHOW" (the Los Angeles Cycle World / Progressive Motorcycle Show, Los Angeles, California Area)..in Our "Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Clubs" Booth earlier (November /December 2014). Look to the right of the 3rd pictures which shows a Local Los Angeles TV News Crew interviewing Our V.J.M.C. Clubs President (in the Red & White Shirt) on the Shows Opening day ! ! !
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This AMAZING Bike STARTS + RUNS + Shifts & Stops GREAT ! .. and I think she has what looks to be her ORIGINAL YAMAHA YZ Gas Tank .. that still looks to in GREAT Condition with a Brand New YZ like paint & YZ YAMAHA Tank Graphic ! Again, er Gas Tank has been Newly refinished & Painted as are the Front & Right & Left side Number panels and Both Front & Rear Fenders, lso her rims, spokes, hocks, heel hubs & Backing plates etc etc have all also been refinished & or Painted and I think look very Nice. She has Two Great Condition High Quality Front and Back Tires !!!... YES ! the gas tank Graphics have been replaced with what looks to be ORIGINAL New Old Stock or Incredibly Accurate Graphics that look perfect to me to the "YZ" YAMAHA Graphics that YAMAHA installed back when this bike was Brand New ! The inside of her tank is Clean looks GREAT.as do Her Handlebars, oot Pegs, hifter, he has Brand New Fork Tube Rubber Boots & New Handlebar Grips ! Also, brake levers etc etc are still in Very Nice Condition ! The Shifter and Brake levers look & Work Great ! Her Frame VIN serial number is: 2K7-009827 (which on every site I could find shows up as a 1978 250 YZ & Yes She Has Her Original YAMAHA "Matching" Frame and Engine Serial Numbers
This Beauty has been in Covered storage for the bulk of it's life...for Many Years (( & more recently was in DRY storage & resting (because it's Original Owner was just getting too old to ride her anymore...for the past DECADE)) as detailed above & has just had a FRESH & Very Nice Cosmetic Restoration (As also detailed above) She has been in storage for decades (~25 YEARS ! ) & is just now returning to service again & Especially when Compared to any other YAMAHA 250 YZ's I have ever owned ...She Starts Well & is "Running GREAT" I personally think the more you run her the Better she will run ! Make No Mistake this Baby... Runs, hifts & Rides & Stops GREAT !

>* * * If these have not been done * Please Note *... You will be in default of this auction. & will very likely lose your deposit if the winning bidder flakes out & is not responsible on the funding of this AMAZING Vintage Racing Beauty .* * * br " clear="none">....Provided this is paid off (in required three (3) M-S days) I am willing to store the it for up to 2 weeks in my garage from close of auction while you arrange pickup & I will gladly assist you with shipping to any International or Domestic Shipper in the Los Angeles Harbor area.
All forms of payment must be Proven "Cleared" by my bank before this Wonderful Bike can leave my homes garage. Please do us both a Big Favor and Please do not bid on this item unless you are able to 100% Fund this at this time, nless prior arrangements have been made & Cleared by me (Prior to bidding on this item). Thank You, ood Luck and Happy Bidding !
< < < PLEASE DO NOT BID ON THIS ITEM BEFORE YOU HAVE READ THIS AUCTION IN IT'S ENTIRETY & FULLY UNDERSTAND EVERY ASPECT OF THIS ITEM and also PLEASE get permission from you Spouse, arents etc etc as by bidding you are entering a Biding Contract.... Thank You in advance for bidding responsibly > > >

....& also to protect yourself. You need to get the quotes yourself ...& Therefore...(IE) you will need to get your own quotes for shipping, believe ebay my have a shipping service for vehicles... also, Ship.com is very competitive if you take your time & get plenty of shipping Bids for this ... * * About a year ago Someone bought my 1975 400 Yamaha Enduro (which Weights nearly double what this YZ 250 weights) & the YAMAHA Enduro cost about $ 325 to go from here (Los Angeles, alif.) to North Carolina. & a 400 YAMAHA ENDURO to Florida went for under $ 300...PLEASE NOTE: My Home is a GREAT Place to get a Shipping Quote From !!! (IE) I live just ~5 Miles North of the Los Angeles (Long Beach) Harbor (LA IS THE LARGEST SHIPPING PORT IN THE WORLD") & ~8 Miles South of the Los Angeles "Commercial District".. so "EVERY DAY A Zillions ("MANY") Trucks".. Leave this area to go to the Entire rest of the Country ...(IE) all you need to do is find a truck that has a little extra space & Trust me their Rates will be FAR Better than someone that the is no where near this area & trip is not on their way & or Not Convenient for them or ??? . Therefore, he more Quotes you get the Better the Shipping Rate will be to your home (So "YES" get lots of Quotes). Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.Please feel free to Email me for my Phone Number P.S. be sure to tell Each Shipper that this is a "SUPER LIGHT" weight Racing Bike (I believe, ust over 200 pounds) dirt bike and NOT a 700+ pound Harley etc. (TANK) or something (IE) Trust Me.."Mentioning that Fact will Save you a lot of Money") ...I live in Long Beach /Lakewood California Zip = 90808

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