Which mechanic would you take your Yamaha TY to

[mtbrider]

Looking to get someone to look over my TY I have recently purchased, Does anyone have any recommendations for someone in Brisbane (Southside).

It also needs new tyres so a recommendation for that as well would be helpful or what I would expect to pay for Michelin replacements.

Also can you just buy an air filter from any Yamaha store ?

Thanks in advance

[dad]

Firstly, which model is it?

KD mototrials, link on this site, for tyres.

Depending on model any yamaha dealer can get one for you.

Peter

[David Lahey]

Michelin rear $160-$190
Michelin front $100-$130
Why Michelin? There are other brands that are easier to get, and just as good.
You can buy better air filters than Yamaha ones from Unifilter Australia (via their website or through any motorbike shop) http://www.uniflow.com.au
There's nothing unusual about a TY yamaha so any motorbike shop with a decent mechanic can check/fix it for you. If you bring it to the Qld Titles this weekend, I'll check it over for you on Sunday afternoon.

[mtbrider]

Thanks for the advice. I only picked Michelin because that is what is on there at the moment. They are brand new looking but have sat around so long are cracked. What else do you recommend.

In terms of mechanics there is a huge differnce between push bike mechanics so I thought it may be the same for bikes but possibly not from what has been said.

Thanks for the offer David but I wont be able to get it out to Toowoomba. I am still hoping to get out there myself for a look though.

My main problem at the moment is I cleaned out the oil tank and changed the oil for the auto lube as I did not know what was in it and didn't want to mix oils. Then went to bleed the oil pump but can not get the bleed screw out and don't want to stuff the thread on it.
Probably need them to freeze it to break the seal or something.
Any thoughts on this one.

[David Lahey]

If the pump is still primed with the old oil, just put the new oil in the tank and pump oil out through the pump discharge line until the new oil gets all the way to the injection nipple. If the new oil is the same colour as the old oil, you may need to do some lateral thinking to work out when the new oil is all the way through.
Most people ditch the oil injection system and use premix (to improve reliability, get a nicer throttle action and lighten the bike).
Front competition tyres by Michelin, Dunlop and IRC are all good and easy to get. Make sure you get a tube type tyre as there are still new tubeless front tyres from the 1990s around and they won't fit properly on your rim.
On the rear, you need a tyre that will keep its bead up on the bead seat. This means don't buy a tubeless rear tyre(which are the most common type). If you want to run trials pressures and don't want any hassles with tyre fitment, get an IRC tube type rear. Michelin X11 tube type rears are good too but good luck finding one when you need it.
I can recommend George McKenzie (near Capalaba) to check your TY250 out 32064230.