Comments on: 79 IT250 – progress

By: Evan

Evan — Wed, 26 Aug 2015 10:27:10 +0000

Looks sweet. Love these early IT’s. Just rec’d VT reg & plate for a 78 IT-175E & insured it…bye bye low 1100 OD miles & orig IRC Volcanduro tires 😛
BTW, I sent VT: A pic of VIN # & OD reading; Copy of NADA ($81.30 tax on $1355 “good”); $44 reg fee & notarized bill of sale…& got plated within 10 days.
Have you tried Spectro 80 wt gear oil? For those with cracked carb boots you can replace or remove, clean & reinforce with thin CA modeling glue which wicks well into tiny cracks.
Do you know if Yamaha shortened the fork rake for the IT-250 in 1979 like they did for the IT-175F?

By: Colby

Colby — Sun, 16 Nov 2014 16:33:19 +0000

Taking me down memory lane with this one, Ed! I had a 1979 IT250 when I was probably too young back in 1999. It wasn’t nearly as good looking as yours, but it sure could go.

By: ed

ed — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 15:36:43 +0000

@colin
Yea, at some point i’ll get in there and figure it out. It’s not horrible, the bike still rips pretty good. Just every now and then a false neutral happens.

By: colin

colin — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 03:35:51 +0000

Lookin good Ed! False neutrals are usually caused by a) worn or bent shift forks b) worn shift fork dogs c) worn shift barrel or d) worn shift actuator(different on different bikes, I think on the IT it’s a ‘spring and pawl’ type) Basically bottom end rebuild time to get her done- it’ll take you a weekend.

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Thu, 02 Oct 2014 20:47:39 +0000

[…] or “street”. “Off-road” type VIN can’t be titled for street use. Read comment #5 and #6 if you want more […]

By: ed

ed — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 21:23:02 +0000

@Brandon
I already received my VT registration and license plate for the IT and I’m riding it around just like any other street legal bike. I didn’t do anything different than what I stated in my “how to get a VT reg” post. I don’t think VT or PA know what an IT is. They just look at the VIN and see what type of VIN it is: Street / dual-purpose / off-road.

This website list VIN records:
http://www.merrittmotorcyclesalvage.com/yamahaidentification.htm
IT250F – 1979 – 250 – IT250 – Dual-Purpose – 2X7-000101

As listed above, it states my year / model Yamaha IT is “dual purpose type” VIN (same as all IT’s), which can def be street legal since that’s what the DT / CT / AT is listed as.

On the flip side a YZ250 is “off-road” VIN, so I think in that situation, when VT or PA runs the VIN, they’d see “off-road” and flag it, and not issue you a reg or title.

That’s the way I look at it.

I’m going to transfer my IT250 VT reg into PA this week. I’ll respond again if I have problems, but most likely it’ll be fine. My CT1 VT and PA reg went through no prob at all, and now I have a legit PA title. IT should be the same.

By: Brandon

Brandon — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 21:13:53 +0000

Hey, I’m familiar with the vt registration trick, but I’ve never reall looked into it for ITs which were never really titled for on road use. Could you shoot me a quick overview of what you had to do for yours? Pictures of the lights/etc? Just say it was a farm bike? Say it was a DT?

I’d really appreciate any insight you could give me. I’ve got an awesome 250 I’m trying to get on the road as well, haven’t tried anything yet but I’d like to get my vt application right for the first time.

By: Kenny

Kenny — Thu, 18 Sep 2014 04:00:23 +0000

Get the false neutrals on my DT from time to time also.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 17 Sep 2014 02:24:49 +0000

I get the same false neutral every once in awhile on my DT.

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 16 Sep 2014 22:07:46 +0000

Ugly? No way! Looks great man!

By: Patrick Huff

Patrick Huff — Tue, 16 Sep 2014 16:13:41 +0000

Looking good man, I’m a sucker for the blue and yellow of the ITs. My Bultaco Alpina that I’m finishing up is similar colors. Can’t wait to get it out in the woods. Good luck with finishing it up.