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Phoenix Motos import project bikes from The US. We specialise in Vintage 2 stroke dirt bikes!

25/10/2026

1972 trail bike up for start bid

Grab a bargain

1972 Ossa Pioneer 250cc 2 stroke trail bike. Here we have for sale a lovely little 1972 Ossa Pioneer 250 project bike. it's in decent project condition. bike is sold as seen - i have tried to point out all the good and not so good bits.

08/10/2026

1970

Here we have for sale a lovely little 1970 Yamaha AT1B project bike. it's in decent project condition. bike is sold as seen - i have tried to point out all the good and not so good bits.

08/10/2026

1970 Yamaha AT1B 125cc Two-Stroke Trail Bike – Project Bike – 99p Start Auction!

A quick walk around this classic 1970 Yamaha AT1B two-stroke trail bike.

A great little restoration project with plenty of potential. The bike isn’t currently running, but the engine does turn over freely and the bones of the bike appear to be in good condition.

It’s certainly going to need a thorough going-over before being put back on the road or trails, but it’s a great starting point for someone looking to bring a classic Yamaha back to life.

Going on eBay with a 99p starting bid and no reserve!

A great opportunity to grab yourself a piece of 1970s Japanese two-stroke history.

22/09/2026

50 YEARS OLD AND STILL SOUNDS THIS CRISP 🔥💨

Our 1974 Honda CR250 Elsinore, now fitted with a 38mm SmartCarb SC3, out for a quick run up the road.

Listen to how crisp that sounds 👌

Clean response, pulling strongly and running exactly as a classic 2-stroke should — with a little help from some modern carburettor technology.

Old-school Honda. Modern fuelling. Great combination.

Turn the sound up for this one! 🔊

18/09/2026

Old Meets New

1974 Honda CR250 Elsinore fitted with a modern 38mm SmartCarb SC3.

50+ years separate the bike from the carburettor technology — but they work pretty well together!

Here she is running on the ramp after fitting and setting up the SC3. A great example of how modern fuelling technology can breathe new life into a classic 2-stroke without taking away its character.

Would you run a SmartCarb on a classic like this, or keep it period-correct?

23/07/2026

Volume up! Listen to this 2022 with SC3

15/07/2026

1989 1st heat cycle after full

14/07/2026

The verdict is in… and a lot of you called it. 👏

Many of you commented that this engine couldn’t possibly have been rebuilt. I agree.

Looking at what we found inside, there is simply no way a proper engine rebuild was carried out on this KTM 300 EXC TPI. Any competent mechanic would have spotted the condition of these parts long before the engine went back together.

But the bigger question is… why did it fail in the first place?

The biggest clue was inside the crankcases. They were packed with dirt and grit.

In my opinion, there’s only one realistic explanation for that amount of contamination… this engine has been run without an air filter, or without one that was doing its job.

Once dirt gets into a two-stroke engine, it doesn’t take long before the piston, cylinder and everything else starts paying the price.

This is exactly why air filter maintenance is one of the most important jobs on any off-road bike.

Did you guess it from the last video? Let me know if you got it right! 👇

11/07/2026

A lot of people asked what I meant when I said an engine sounded like “a bag of spanners”… 😂

So, thanks to my son’s mates for turning it into a meme… I thought I’d better explain it properly!

Yes… I actually put a handful of spanners in a bag and gave it a good shake so you can hear exactly what I mean. 🔧🤣

Then I compare:
✅ What a healthy 2-stroke should sound like.
❌ What a very unhappy 2-stroke sounds like.

Hopefully that’ll clear up one of the more technical workshop terms we mechanics seem to use! 😅

If you’ve ever heard another strange mechanic’s phrase that you’d like explaining, let me know in the comments.

And don’t forget to follow for more highly technical workshop terminology… explained properly! 😉

11/07/2026

Mega day out on the ‘s last weekend with Andrew Crosby

Have felt bad for him as he’s had them over a year and never used them.

Anyway we ended up at Hardwick Moto Parc which was a mega track

Was a bit gutted as even after a few years off the bike Crosby passed me!!

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