importing 2 stroke 250 street legal bikes..

**hrc85250r** · 09-18-2005, 02:18 AM

well, i am looking into getting a bike next spring, and i would much prefer either a 125 or 250 2 stroke crotch rocket style bike than anything else, which is where my problem is. its impossible to find them...i dont know where to go, i cant find crap on the search engines and ebay is crazy! can anyone help me???

**daputz** · 09-18-2005, 11:00 AM

Most of the 250cc (like the tz250) that I am aware of started life as a race bike and were converted to be street legal (can be some red tape involved). Iv'e gotten the impression that most were imported from Japan. Bikes like the rz's are easier to find, and eaisier to register.

**jjjg-02** · 09-18-2005, 11:29 AM

i had one when i was stationed in itally it was a honda, i dont remember the exact model but it was a late 80's model and it had pretty much the same motor that the cr had. it really wasnt that fast either my harley would smoke it.i think the only one that makes a 2stroke crotch rocket is aprilla. dont buy one if your looking for something fast because the deffinetly arent.also bikes that are bought in europe are not american specs so the have to be converted unless you buy one from the company that is already done.i would kinda of imagine that one of those bikes would be pretty hard to get in the states good luck.

**hrc85250r** · 09-18-2005, 01:45 PM

actually i have a friend that lives in italy and he has an aprilia rs125, mainly because you can only have up to 125cc's until you are 19 i think...he said it does 70 or so...im not lookking for speed, just something unique, cool and half decent on gas....i would love one of the 2 strokers from the 70's or early 80's like RZ's RD's kawasaki triples or anything, its just so hard to find any 2 stroke bike around, especially here...

**toyvette81** · 09-18-2005, 07:09 PM

here in the paper there is a 74 kawasaki 750 triple 2 stroke. partially restored for 500$
there everywhere for sale. ebay isint that xpensive but thats the much bigger ones, i duno about a 125 or 250....
want the #? and i was in town today and a man was showing his friends 1 he had just bought in the back of his truck it was a old 2 stroke.. it mave have been the 1 in the trader? people are buying old bikes all over the place here b/c of gas i keep seeing men in nice suits on 70's-80's ugly bikes going to work lol

**hrc85250r** · 09-18-2005, 08:58 PM

yeah, yur in NC though arent you??? im in upstate NY a half hour from the canadian border....there isnt ANYTHING besides junk.

**honda200** · 09-18-2005, 10:20 PM

check ebay under "kawasaki triple" or check this site,

www.kawasakitriplesworldwide.com

I got a 350 triple 2 stroke kawi, i love it to peices, very fun, fast bike for a 1972

I am in canada, so, they are around, lots of them are around, you just need to know where to look

Curtis

**hrc85250r** · 09-18-2005, 10:30 PM

yeah, thats what im talking about, its easy to bring stuff into the US from canda, plus like i said im only a half hour from the border, and if you live in ontario im sure youve heard of massena and hogansburg...im right near there....if you get a line on a good deal for any 2 stroke bike, be it form the 70's or whatever let me know...i dont want to spend more than 1500 or so....thanks

**honda200** · 09-18-2005, 10:51 PM

hehe, i got a few lines right now if your interested, in ontario

2 GT 750 waterbuffolos, one seized motor, lots of good parts though, one is a semi basket case, everything is there, and the motor is brand new, its just not in the bike,

i can get you a price tommorow, if you are interested

Curtis

**daputz** · 09-19-2005, 08:17 AM

The rz I have came from Canada into the Michigan UP, the guy that brought it across got it registered for next to nothing (I forget the exact price).

it is for sale

**toyvette81** · 09-19-2005, 01:41 PM

when i looked at the power of those 750 2 strokes i was amazed that they wern't any more powerful than that, the 750 triple has like 62 hp.... thats not so hot, that thing aughta scream... im sure theey can be woke up a little.... i would have gotten that one in the paper until i found out how weak they were, so im waiting on a 70's kawi 900 with 100 or so hp stock, they had that bike on the discovery channel with the busa

**hrc85250r** · 09-21-2005, 09:21 PM

http://www.tadao-r.com/parts/sdr200.htm omfg. that is exactly what i want.lol. in my dreams

**samster143** · 09-22-2005, 01:57 AM

I have a '77 RD400 but have been looking for a nice 250 for a while. Sounds like you need to do some more research and find out what it is you want. The later model street 250's have like 65 hp which is respectable and with some porting and expensive pipes around 80 hp can be gotten. I like the latest model Yamaha TZR250 which are the v-twin w/ powervalve. Look on ebay for tzr, nsr, rgv, and whatever else you like. There are guys in Japan that sell and ship to the *.S. Some of them can get it to you with a title ready to go. You may also get the title yourself...there are ways. Keep searching the net and you will learn more about them.

http://www.yamaha-rd.com/forum/

Check out this site, it is all 2-strokes.

**toyvette81** · 09-22-2005, 07:48 PM

that bike is sweet, the 750's are ugly to me, i found that the 750 triple 2 stroke had only 65 hp, whats the deal with that?! if the 250 had 65?

**RedRider_AK** · 09-29-2005, 02:25 AM

Originally Posted by honda200

Wow, that looks so... I suppose the only word would be "ghetto". Yes, that looks "ghetto". Excuse me while I go put on some Nikes and hold a basketball.

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