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£1,300
1974 Yamaha TY250, 250cc. Registration number not registered. Frame number 434-015044. Engine number 434-013044.
Having come to dominate the spheres of road racing and moto-cross, the major Japanese motorcycle factories turned their attention to the trials world in the early 1970s, recruiting top British riders to assist with machine development. In Yamaha’s case this meant Mick Andrews, late of Ossa, who began work on the TY250 in 1973. A conventional, air-cooled, single-cylinder two-stroke equipped with Yamaha’s reed-valve induction, the TY250 proved good enough for Andrews to win the arduous Scottish Six Days Trial in 1974 and the model went onto establish a formidable reputation in observed trails. Mono-shock rear suspension and a six-speed gearbox were among the innovations tried, both of which later found their way on to the production model.
Little is known of the early life of this TY as it was imported in 2015 with a NOVA obtained and present. The previous owner had contacted the Aircooled RD Club for a dating certificate, which was issued on 15 May 2020. The bike has been run about on the vendors property and appears to be complete.
Sold with the NOVA and dating certificate.
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