Cruisin on the Yamaha SR250

Finally dragged my 1982 Yamaha Sr250 down three flights of stairs and got to cruise around on it this week. Still needs some solid work before it’s completely reliable, but a fun little thumper for the city.

Thanks to everyone who came over Sunday nights to work on this thing. Big thanks to Ricky and Adam. Faulty spark plug wires, burnt starter, dirty ignition. Those dudes found it all.

7 responses to “Cruisin on the Yamaha SR250”

  1. Adam says:

    This picture makes it worth it man… and the tasty Sunday dinners.

  2. andrew says:

    i wanna see more photos…. !

  3. bobby says:

    more pics!

  4. scott says:

    Excellent, can’t wait to see it!

  5. Richard says:

    Nice Job, Mick! Thanks for making all the veg options on Sunday. I can’t help but think of Jim Morrison when I look at this picture. Cool graininess.

  6. Mike says:

    I agree. You’re a rider of the storm Mick. Good job.

  7. chris says:

    nice…i wanna ride that lil’ thumper.

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