Brute's '91 YZ125 resto

[Brute71]

Long story short, i got a 1991 YZ125 off a buddy. The thing is in poor condition, but im about to change that

Since it was warm enough today, i finally got to work on the plastics. Got them prepped and a light coat of primer on them. They will be yellow when they are done (tank is going to be painted too, i just need to fix a screw hole in it first).

Monday i should be getting some more parts for it. Now, on to the pics!

How it looked before i did much of anything to it:

How she sits now:

Buddies 98 KX250 in for a fresh top end:

The plan right now is to finish up the plastics and fuel tank (number plates are going to be white), then finish stripping down the frame, get it sand blasted, then i will get it PC'd black. After that i just need to finish getting the motor together (waiting on parts). Im thinking i might just toss on a pro circuit pipe to go with the silencer already on it a little later.

 

[brandoz28]

cool stuff man. so many toys i'm jealous

 

[Brute71]

Small update: Got some stuff in (controls and carb basically). I have the carb in some cleaner right now, and the controls are mounted up. Also painted the plastic today, but that got screwed up because my primer coat was too thin So now i have to re sand the plastics and make sure they get a good coat on them.

 

[justtwistit]

wow nice little project there should turn out awesome
btw nice kx250 there i have a '94

 

[Brute71]

wow nice little project there should turn out awesome
btw nice kx250 there i have a '94

i hope so

its my friends, he rescued it from the same friend i got this bike from, haha. He has taken good care of it (new bars, fresh decals, now a fresh top end, and cleaning).

 

[Brute71]

i've been thinking about colors on this thing. I am going to keep painting the plastics yellow and keep the number plates white, but i was thinking about leaving the chassis the same color (clean up the over spray for now, and maybe strip it and pc it later) and having the seat covered to match it. I think that would look pretty sweet myself with the silver from the engine and suspension. What do you guys think?

 

[Brute71]

small update, might be getting some more parts wednesday~

 

[Brute71]

still waiting on parts for the engine :/ If the guy doesnt get them together in the next month or so i might just buy a 2000 YZ 125 engine off ebay or something or just a newer bike and put this thing on the back burner.

 

[brandoz28]

i HATE waiting for parts.....

 

[Brute71]

started to tinker with this thing again, right now its about fully torn down. Gotta redo the plastics still and i need to sand blast the frame. Today i decided to clean up the rear shocks since it was just kinda sitting there. I polished up the lower portion of it, not a mirror finish but still looks very nice (makes it look more AM).

Shock might need to get some fresh oil, but it moves through its stroke smooth and there's no air bubbles in the oil.