99 YZ 125 restore pictorial
Started by
pvangel
, Jan 26 2011 07:53 AM
285 replies to this topic
Posted 26 January 2011 - 07:53 AM
My son got a 1999 YZ 125 from his "uncle Barney" and although it is all there it needs some tlc, so we are going to document the rebuild with pics.
Posted 26 January 2011 - 08:01 AM
After a quick teardown,
And a pile of plastic and parts,
Hopefully tonight we can finish taking it apart....
And a pile of plastic and parts,
Hopefully tonight we can finish taking it apart....
Posted 26 January 2011 - 02:15 PM
This is great, i'm planning on getting a used yz250 in month or so and i'll probably need to do some of this so keep us posted on the progress.
Posted 26 January 2011 - 03:52 PM
I like the ktm in the back..lol. I can't wait to see what the yz looks like after its done. I just picked up a 02 for the wife. I plan on doing a full rebuild on that next winter
Posted 27 January 2011 - 02:52 PM
I checked the vin and it does come up as a 99? You never know if someone changed the airbox?
Posted 30 January 2011 - 08:23 AM
Spent a little time on it last night, front end is off and motor is ready to come out.
Posted 30 January 2011 - 01:35 PM
All apart.
Now it's time to clean and paint, order all the needed parts!
Now it's time to clean and paint, order all the needed parts!
Posted 02 February 2011 - 10:00 AM
Started cleaning it up, found crack in swingarm. I'll have to get that welded up.
Linkage all cleaned and greased,
Preped frame for paint,
Tank is cleaned and ready for paint or dye, going to make it black.
Ebay find! New Procircuit pipe.
Headed to my friends paint booth this afternoon!
Linkage all cleaned and greased,
Preped frame for paint,
Tank is cleaned and ready for paint or dye, going to make it black.
Ebay find! New Procircuit pipe.
Headed to my friends paint booth this afternoon!
Posted 02 February 2011 - 11:44 AM
pvangel said:
I checked the vin and it does come up as a 99? You never know if someone changed the airbox?
But...
...your bike's front brake disc is a floating design, which came on the 2001's.
Was Uncle Barney an eBay hound?
Posted 02 February 2011 - 01:49 PM
CaptDan said:
I sold at least one white YZ airbox, so swapping could have easily taken place.
But...
...your bike's front brake disc is a floating design, which came on the 2001's.
Was Uncle Barney an eBay hound?
But...
...your bike's front brake disc is a floating design, which came on the 2001's.
Was Uncle Barney an eBay hound?
I know the frame is a 99 from the vin but after 10 something years who knows what happened to the bike? Uncle Barney raced it for a few years and basically didn't touch it other than a fresh topend last year so maybe the previous owner changed stuff?
Other than the topend the bike needs everything, it has been ridden hard to say the least!
Posted 02 February 2011 - 01:55 PM
Quick trip to the paint booth. I use Rustoleum Appliance Epoxy Paint, great stuff and holds up well! Were changing color on everything, should look cool!
Posted 03 February 2011 - 03:31 PM
Got frame back, gonna let the paint get hard before i chip it up. Spent a boatload on parts with Motosport last night so it's more cleaning and waiting for Mr.Brown to make a delivery:banana:
:banana:Found a seat on Ebay thats the colors I was looking for and got shipping confirmation today... Tomorrow it's Mototown riding so I have to leave it alone for a day or two:thumbsup:
Posted 03 February 2011 - 09:40 PM
Dye the tank using MXHollywoods process... its cheap, easy, and looks great. Paint wont hold up. Mine looks great now that its polished.
