85 or 86 yamaha dr225 good deal?, and how to fix

[rcurtis16]

i got a deal lined up for a dr 225 but shes got no spark, i found her for 800 this summer, but she was reving out with just touching the throttle, it was okay in gear, somebody i know bought it, he put a new coil on it, and she ran good for a bit, now no spark, he wants 300 for it, but i think i can get it for 200, good tank, and plastics, just unsure if i should or not

[dustrunner]

sounds like it's worth it if it's nice...especially in canada...

[newfiebullet]

go for it man, probably nothing major, a parts bike is worth more than that

[rcurtis16]

yeah, you really gotta take care of something here in newfoundland for it to be nice, a lot of bikes are not very nice over here, but you can always find the odd mint big red for retarded amount of money, i think i will buy it, and run some tests and give my friend a call who had scrapped bikes for years and see what he says

[83 200e]

sounds like a good deal to me, if you can get it running, it wont die haha

[newfiebullet]

ya i know what ya mean my bike was a train wreck when i bought it....but it ran...sorta and all the iomportant things are good....so by mid april ill be done with my resto....not looking for mint as this is my beat on bike...biek she'll look 100X better and work even better, the rings and valve seals are so bad shes burns a quart or more of oil a day.....smokes like a chimley haha

[rcurtis16]

i had the oil burning problem with my big red when i bought it, smoked like a chimney, im not keeping the 225 bc i needs the money to do up my jeep, i have way to many things to fix, but i know this wont take much, and im hoping since shes in really good shape, and got 1 inch wheel spacers, i can get some decent money for it

[newfiebullet]

i just bought a heap of parts but it didnt costa huge amouth, with the bike and parts im into about 650 not countin my time, when shes done ill make a before and after thread...will be quite a difference. im pretty much gonna be rebuilding the top end and clutches along with some cosmetic changes.

[muthey]

I would check the stator, and alternator coils, plus if you trim a 1/8th inch off the end of the spark plug wire, it will help. Last but not least check the ground connections and the kill switches as well. But for that price I would definitely get it myself

[rcurtis16]

i did buy it, buddy said thheres no power going to the coil, i am starting to think the pickup pulser coil is toast, like i said i seen her for sale before in the same town, at someone elses house, and she reved out with just a small push on the throttle, soo sounds like that coil is toast on the inside, i found one on ebay, its not expensive, but im going to run some tests anyway

[muthey]

awesome and be sure to post pics please

[Snatcher]

Gotta love the Yamaha 225. I just bought a one owner garage queen 86 DRS and am enjoying the new hobby.

[newfiebullet]

i tried to get one but they are like unicorns around here

[rcurtis16]

newfiebullet just so you know, im not going to keep it, but im fair on a selling price when its fixed, im looking to profit, but for a good reason, i got a 1986 jeep cj7 for a restoration, and plan to make it an everyday driver, soo pm me if your interested in her when shes running, i will be posting up pics soon

[newfiebullet]

sadly i wont be interested, i have a pile of parts for mine now and already time and money invested and more to come