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Ide say go with cheaper one so you'll have more money to set it up for yourself!

YEAH RIGHT! I'd go for the more expensive one. It looks a million times better, the cost of the graphics alone probably brings them in the same price range. Then there is the fact if it looks as good as he says it is then it's mint.

Then there is the history. Lots of story. Receipts. Then V Force reed cage which are mega bucks. Then the porting work, Carb settings. And the rest. Nah by the sounds of things the one that chavey is selling is much better value for money.

Even if most of that is rubbish, it looks a lot better. A Top end rebuild, £60. Full engine rebuild £200. So I wouldn't worry about engine failures. If you catch it before it happens then it's proper cheap! Don't let it break is my advice. And yeah looks much nicer and is much higher spec.

And did you say 'YEAH RIGHT' because you think i couldn't ride a bike set-up for only 14 stone? I find that very offensive

Ha im joking bro, you to serious i did this to you on another thread aswell lol

Ok so tuned barrel just means more frequent rebuilds and oil changes? I've narrowed it down to these two and mighty man you got the more sensible/realistic approach but for a coupla £££ mote i think its worth it considering i knocked him down to £2400 so far, plus them v-force reeds are pretty expensive to buy!!

So does the barrel add/aid bottom mid or top end? I dont understand it and can't decide whether its a good thing or not

They fkin better be for the price you pay lol

Hhmm I thought you might know a little more than you do mate. Definitely don't rush into it. Oil changes? Transmission fluid will be the only oil you will replace and not too frequently does it need changing. The engine oil well need I say it's a two stroke so it'll burn it with the fuel. So fully synthetic oils do fine.

V force reeds in my opinion are a gimmick. Yeah it's cool that they're there and what not but I don't believe they actually do anything more special than carbon reeds on a normal inlet manifold.

Yeah read up about how a two stroke actually works and then you'll understand what it porting actually does. It can vary depending on how it has been ported. However motocross bikes are extremely well ported for mid range punch and over rev. So any more porting work will only adhere mid range in order to gain peak power. Effectively what this means is that yes you get more horsepower, but the useable range becomes narrower. This in turn makes the bike snappier in the high rpm's and harder to keep on the powerband.

As said you need to do your research and decide that this is what you want. I had my barrel ported on the dt. Whilst this is a COMPLETELY different realm, the principles apply. I've lost bottom end, but in tern I've gained more usable power in the higher revs. But I've also accommodated for this loss of power in the lower revs. Either way you'll want to understand the basics. Any tuning work will reduce reliability. It's now been altered against the manufacturers specification. So you just want to bare that in mind.

Ok cheers guys, well out of these two i still think its gotta be the one with the graphics, i can always change the barrel back to stock i spose

Also some people add a 10lb weight to the fly wheel, apparently smooths out the power but i dont know what the hell they are going on about

Oh how 10 years fly by, a brand new YZ250 with lights and a number plate that you can wheelie all the way to the shops on if you wanted to lol............... Aint nothing better than a brand new bike fresh out the box............

Or a Husky or whatever lol.............

 

-- Edited by scrimsmustang on Tuesday 4th of November 2014 11:21:59 PM

Both look good. I'd go for the cheaper one purely because it's a dealer. Although that doesn't mean Jack.

Which ever one you do go for, ring Suzuki with the serials in front of them and check it over in the daylight. The night can hide a lot of nasties. If the number doesn't exist with Suzuki walk away, it's a ringer with tampered serial numbers. Also, check it with the police if it's stolen before even buying it. Ask them for the serials, then check they match up when you buy it.

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I cant believe how many bikes you've had

Well, if your ribs or whatever aren't getting better its up to you whether you want to ride and have the risk of coming off

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 Im old " well not to old I hope lol "  that's why ive had so many bikes and I just love em.  I go to see the specialist any day now I hope, im just waiting to get the appointment letter and see what they say. First they said it would take 3 month to heal then 6 month then a year. Its been 14 months now I would go on my bike over the moors tomorrow its everyone else who,s telling me not to lol...............

Yeah, stop fretting lol and go buy the thing before someone else does.

Best ones always are mate. I had to travel to Northern Ireland to pick up my brothers Starlet mate. Plane from Bristol, Ferry back to Scotland and a 300 mile Drive back at 5 in the morning and then work at 9. So London to Cornwall , piece of cake.

I bought it, the guy sounded like you cal seemed to know everything about how the engine works lol didn't know what he was on about half the time, turns out this guy has known the person who owned this bike for years, was a gp rider or something has loads of reciepts, then they sold it to him but he's going uni so had to sell, he's an engineer by proffesion atm 20 years old

Proper excited to go pick it up now!!!

Enjoy and above all have FUN......................