MXA rides the TM 250 2 Stroke

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Edited Date/Time 1/28/2015 10:33pm
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Thank you for posting that. It is on the list for my post-lottery winning days.
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supposed to be imported this year. love that color...



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rickybobby 1/28/2015 4:56am
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I got excited there for a minute.....
I thought it was a 1974 Suzuki TM250.
What a machine.....4" of suspension travel with 5 way adjustable shocks !

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downard254 1/28/2015 5:44am
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I see KYB on the forks. Do you suppose they are the SSS forks that Yamaha uses, or are the triple s forks only for Yamaha's.
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newmann 1/28/2015 6:23am
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They had that issue lined out by 1974 along with BOLD NEW GRAPHICS!!!
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shanes wrote:
love mine great bikes [URL=http://s189.photobucket.com/user/strattonmotorsports/media/TM/IMG_0235_zpsbe453b00.jpg.html][IMG]http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z173/strattonmotorsports/TM/IMG_0235_zpsbe453b00.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
love mine great bikes

well, I now hate you! haha. Awesome lineup you have there!
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burn1986 1/28/2015 6:40am
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Wow, awesome bikes! Looks like the one on the right has dual silencers. Do they come like that stock?
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shanes 1/28/2015 7:17am
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burn1986 wrote:
Wow, awesome bikes! Looks like the one on the right has dual silencers. Do they come like that stock?
yes it is the SMX 450 supermoto the bikes come as you see them

here is a better pic of it , its still running 97 not my normal number 12 , as my friend rode it in the first round of the world championships 2014 so i left that number on it for now :-}

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downard254 wrote:
I see KYB on the forks. Do you suppose they are the SSS forks that Yamaha uses, or are the triple s forks only for Yamaha's.
The difference in the SSS forks are mostly good settings stock. All the modern KYB forks are "speed sensitive"
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downard254 wrote:
I see KYB on the forks. Do you suppose they are the SSS forks that Yamaha uses, or are the triple s forks only for Yamaha's.
mx317 wrote:
The difference in the SSS forks are mostly good settings stock. All the modern KYB forks are "speed sensitive"
Per MXA: Yamaha Kayaba SSS forks are 90 percent speed sensitive, whereas their position-sensitive competition is only 30 percent speed sensitive.
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newmann wrote:
They had that issue lined out by 1974 along with BOLD NEW GRAPHICS!!!
Did the '74 400 still have the "lateral hinge" frame/swingarm setup? That was always the best part of riding the big TM- the way the frame would load up any time you got to the apex of a turn and then suddenly release that energy and spit you in a random direction.
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slipdog 1/28/2015 10:53am
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downard254 wrote:
I see KYB on the forks. Do you suppose they are the SSS forks that Yamaha uses, or are the triple s forks only for Yamaha's.
mx317 wrote:
The difference in the SSS forks are mostly good settings stock. All the modern KYB forks are "speed sensitive"
OW38B wrote:
Per MXA: Yamaha Kayaba SSS forks are 90 percent speed sensitive, whereas their position-sensitive competition is only 30 percent speed sensitive.
All modern forks are "speed sensitive", don't let Yamaha's advertising department fool you with a buzz word name like "SSS".
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h&m_cycle 1/28/2015 12:40pm
1/28/2015 12:40pm Edited Date/Time 1/28/2015 12:45pm
Well A3 is supposed to be throwback, how about 94, 4, 800 race this baby





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h&m_cycle 1/28/2015 12:46pm
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or this 250 champion
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Spartacus 1/28/2015 12:54pm
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h&m_cycle wrote:
Well A3 is supposed to be throwback, how about 94, 4, 800 race this baby [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2015/01/28/78420/s1200_1971_TM400_Cyclone_ad1_800.jpg[/img]
Well A3 is supposed to be throwback, how about 94, 4, 800 race this baby





Ad should have read;

.....beat any other motocross racer to the hospital.

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h&m_cycle 1/28/2015 2:08pm
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she had a heavy pelt back in 71...
she was once known as a pit tootsie
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nytsmaC 1/28/2015 3:30pm
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The TM KYB's are the same as 2010-2013 YZ450 forks with different valving specs, or at least the 14's are.
neverwasfastenuf 1/28/2015 3:50pm
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h&m_cycle wrote:
supposed to be imported this year. love that color... [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2015/01/27/78310/s1200_2010_Ford_Mustang_GT_ET_Grabber_Pauls_High_Performance_1.jpg[/img]
supposed to be imported this year. love that color...



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neverwasfastenuf 1/28/2015 3:51pm
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h&m_cycle wrote:
Well A3 is supposed to be throwback, how about 94, 4, 800 race this baby [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2015/01/28/78420/s1200_1971_TM400_Cyclone_ad1_800.jpg[/img]
Well A3 is supposed to be throwback, how about 94, 4, 800 race this baby





Spartacus wrote:
Ad should have read;

.....beat any other motocross racer to the hospital.
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Mine still gives me a hard on every time I go into garage!

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