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Any ideas on what the forks might be off of? Present owner claims it rides fine! They look overly long to me, very chopperish, suspect the steering might be rather lazy.

I'd say there off an old MX bike, judging by the length of the extension of the leg beyond the axle.

Just needs a pair of apehanger bars and some leather saddlebags

Awful and deluded. Flea bay is getting worse by the day.

Spotted that the other night definitely MX Forks I'd say. Caveat Emptor! especially on EBay.

So... what's it really worth then?

What a question! It depends on how much you believe of the description and if you need to buy a proper front end to fit to it (maybe you have a TY front end already)

The description sounds dodgy to me because the seller is claiming it has a new fuel tank (unlikely), and did not mention those completely unsuitable forks.

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Any ideas on what the forks might be off of? Present owner claims it rides fine! They look overly long to me, very chopperish, suspect the steering might be rather lazy.

Put 600mm long shocks on to balance it up ??

Possibly the seller hasn't a clue about trials and may have no idea the front end is wrong. It probably does feel as though it rides ok round the yard.

As for what it's worth, the bike itself looks in reasonably good condition but the only way you're going to know is by going to see it. If it is ok you still have to find a suitable front end, as mentioned, so that cost has to be factored in. Best look at what other TY250 trials have made in the completed ads and assess what you think it's worth from them. I wouldn't want to give more than £500 even if it was mechanically sound, purely because of the hassle of sorting it. The buy it now price is ridiculous and bidding is already past £700. Very good standard examples don't fetch much over £1000.

Lucky I'm not the highest bidder then

Edited April 5, 201214 yr by BigMike1961

Looking at the listing i think the bikes being sold by a female, perhaps she likes a nice long fork.

And with the fork as to come the front wheel.

Guy

What's the standard travel on a TY 250 front fork?

The travel is 6" - 7"

Overall fork length would be about 30"