Thanks for the welcoming words, everybody.
It is indeed the one that was on ebay in October with the dents in the top. The tank inside is very clean but when I had it blasted, another dent that had been filled previously in it's life was discovered down the right hand side. I managed to source a stock exhaust from DK for quite cheap. Still have the stainless 4-into-2 ones which to my eye look like they were some sort of home made job. There's a BS mark that looks like it was crudely scratched on with a drawing compass.
I have the original Kayaba rear shocks which were leaking and I looked at refurbishing them but for the sake of economy, I just opted to put a pair of Tek ones on. They're hard as a plank until they've bedded in but after about 500 miles, they're really very good for the price.
I've already got the Litek o-ring kit fitted since the carbs needed overhauling anyway. The airbox to carb rubbers weren't attached when I got it, it ran and pulled fine but strangely, as soon as the airbox was properly attached the engine just wanted to bog down and die, even minus the air filter. Turns out the carbs had been re-assembled incorrectly and parts were missing. It's all been sorted now though. I always run super unleaded just as a habit of living with two strokes and concerns over ethanol.
I actually still have the stock front mudguard but had a bandit one painted up at the same time as the tank (rest of the bodywork was good enough to leave alone). Still on the fence as to whether or not I prefer the way this one looks so I might yet put the original back on.
Overall the bike was in better condition than I expected considering it was a blind bid for cheap. The frame had suffered in the elements and needed a bit of welding but for the most part everything was fine. Unfortunately the original screen acquired a big long crack.
- The bike when I got my hands on it.
- A good illustrator of how spotty the frame and swing arm were.
Blix wrote:Hi & welcome,
Bike looks great, well done on the resto, not many 250s about so keep hold of your original kit if you do modify it.
Don't worry, I never make any modifications to my bike irreversible.
) has kept my 250 running perfectly for years, just a guess but an early rgv250 front end might fit without too many problems, i'm more than happy with the single disc on mine, its even more powerful than the twin set up on my Kawasaki kr-1 After looking at your pics I noticed that you have an aftermarket front mudguard on your bike, there is a tidy one on e-bad at the moment for 30 quid and your fly screen is clear, I got a really nice light tint one from webike in japan and it only cost £18 including post and taxes
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