Racer X Films: 2001 Yamaha YZ250 2-Stroke Garage Build Project Bike HD

Text: Kris Keefer Build: Jay Clark jayclarkent.com // @dirtbiketv1 Video: Spencer Owens/Simon Cudby Photos: Spencer Owens For this special build, Jay Clark worked with one of his buddies, Donnie Bales, on a bit of goodwill/feelgood bike love. Usually, I’ll go ride the bike a little after the initial photo shoot, but since this was such a special build, I decided to forego the riding and just let the owner, Johnny Posca, break it in first. You see, Johnny’s dad, Jorge, had raced and ridden locally in Southern California since the 1970s. He purchased this 2001 Yamaha YZ250 brand-new and raced at some CMC, CRC, AMA, and District 37 races around Southern California. He loved it from the start and always said it was his favorite moto bike of all time. Jorge tragically lost his life in a 2009 auto accident, and his Yamaha sat in a storage shed until Johnny—a SoCal pro during the early 1990s—decided to resurrect it in his father’s honor. PARTS LIST: WISECO PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS Garage Buddy Engine Rebuild Kit wiseco.com PRO X RACING PARTS Rear Sprocket, Front Sprocket, Gold X-Ring Race Chain, Steering Bearing Kit, Linkage Bearing Kit, Swingarm Bearing Kit, Carburetor Rebuild Kit, Chain, Rollers Upper & Lower, Throttle Cable, Clutch Cable, Front & Rear Brake Caliper Rebuild Kits, Front & Rear Brake Master Cylinder Rebuild Kits, Water Pump Rebuild Kit, Front & Rear Wheel Bearing Kit, Front & Rear Wheel Spacer Kit, Upper and Lower Shock Bearing Kits, Front & Rear Wheel Spacer Kits, Fork Seal Kit, Fork Bushing Kit pro-x.com SANO METAL FINISHING Vapor Honing & Cerakoting sanometalfinishing.com FMF RACING Fatty Pipe, Shorty Silencer fmfracing.com KLOTZ SYNTHETIC LUBRICANTS R-50 Two-Stroke Pre-Mix & Chemicals klotzlube.com ODI MX V2 Lock On Grips, Champ Bend Handle Bars, Custom Bar Pad odigrips.com DUNLOP MX3S Front MX33 Rear dunlopmotorcycletires.com UNI FILTER Two-Stage Air Filter unifilter.com UFO PLASTIC Full Plastic Kit, Mud Flap ufoplasticusa.com WORKS CONNECTION Hour Meter and Mount, Stand, Clutch Perch Assembly, Brake Lever, Brake Caps, Stem Nut worksconnection.com DECAL WORKS Semi-Custom Graphics Kit, Preprinted Number Plate Backgrounds, Frame Tape decalmx.com RACE TECH Suspension Re-Valve and Setup racetech.com GALFER USA Oversized Rotor/Adaptor, Rotor Rear, Brake Line Rear, Brake Line Front, Brake Pads galferusa.com FASTER USA Complete Wheel Build fasterusa.com MOTOTASSINARI V-Force Reed Cage mototassinari.com ICW Radiator Straightening and Bracing icwbikestands.com SAN DIEGO POWDER COATING Sandblasting, Powder with Super Durable Clear, and Race Prep Masking sandiegopowdercoating.com MOTOSEAT Custom Cool Seat Cover motoseat.com FASST COMPANY Rear Brake Return Spring, Rear Clevis fasstco.com SPECBOLT FASTENERS Engine and Plastic Complete Bol