The Yamaha SR250 is the little brother to the appreciably greater famous SR500 and SR400. Each of the SR motorcycles share a similar fundamental design – a single cylinder engine runs a single overhead camshaft which powers one valve in and one valve out, each of the SRs have a single exhaust pipe normally swept lower back at the proper hand side – and each of them have become a bread and butter staple of both motorcycle commuters and motorcycle customisers from Tokyo to Toledo.
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| XTR YAMAHA SR250 TRACKER "Review Motorbike" |
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| XTR YAMAHA SR250 TRACKER "Review Motorbike" |
The SR250 you spot right here has been changed notably from stock, as is probably clear from a short look at the picture above. It’s been rebuilt by using Pepo at XTR Pepo, a former Ducati professional who made a worldwide call for himself as the pinnacle honcho at Radical Ducati – before leaving on a sabbatical and identifying to work with any motorbike that piqued his hobby, be it a Ducati, a Yamaha, a Triumph, or a BMW.
Whilst he commenced paintings at the trusty little Yamaha SR250, Pepo pulled it apart and fast determined to convert it to a monoshock rear to enhance managing. He took the original swingarm and added an upper detail to it to improve rigidity, then added a mounting point for a centrally placed shock absorber.
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| XTR YAMAHA SR250 TRACKER "Review Motorbike" |
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| XTR YAMAHA SR250 TRACKER "Review Motorbike" |
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| XTR YAMAHA SR250 TRACKER "Review Motorbike" |
The authentic gasoline tank was swapped out for an OSSA unit with Monza gas cap, a new Rizoma handlebar become introduced, with a couple of Gonelli grips. That seat is an in-residence unit made by way of XTR Pepo, as is the headlight, blinkers, tail light, and registration code holder.
The finished motorcycle is an tremendous example of a present day tracker, and its engine has been ported and polished, then tuned to fit its new exhaust and high-float clear out – giving it more than the factory-spec 20hp.
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Images copyright Jose Cepas
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