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250x
12-10-2011, 06:25 PM
My $300.00 250r

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hoosierlogger
12-10-2011, 08:20 PM
Looks like it is mostly there. Did you get a rear fender and seat? If not be prepared to spend a bit for a seat.

250x
12-10-2011, 08:21 PM
its complete.
just somewhat apart

hoosierlogger
12-10-2011, 08:22 PM
You sir are a lucky man!

jsmay
12-14-2011, 08:21 AM
wow thats killer!

250x
12-17-2011, 01:37 PM
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Yamaha_Rules69
12-17-2011, 03:17 PM
Does she run?

dirtface
12-17-2011, 03:30 PM
Seen a boost bottle in the box. Is the swingarm extended?

250x
12-17-2011, 07:31 PM
i will know on the swinger come tomorrow when I start tearing into it some. The cylinder was replaced with a OEM stock bore one some time back (according to the owner) has killer compression (by feel) I will know more once i crack into it some tomorrow. He did not have the seat or rear fenders, so I actually got this for 200.00. I will be ordering seat pan from DC and I will more than likely have MrsMosh hook me up with a seat foam and cover. Fenders will be replaced with Maier (front anyways) and I will hunt down some OEM ones eventually for the rear. watch for progress is about all I can say once I start tinkering with it.

250x
12-24-2011, 02:57 PM
okay, got into the swinger today, and i do believe its been extended 3.5 inches. I will know exactly how far once i know the stock length from eyelet to eyelet, but the welded in section is 3.50 inch.

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250x
12-24-2011, 05:15 PM
and here is what I hope it to look like once im finished. please pay no mind to the very crappy paint studio rendering, it was a quicky and only to give me ideas what I want to do to this thing. The restore/customizing starts monday.

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slaughter
12-24-2011, 05:39 PM
you gonna change up the front end to a 200X and nice color choice the gold will look killer

ytm200steve
12-24-2011, 05:43 PM
i saw this on craigslist!

250x
12-24-2011, 06:19 PM
this wasn't listed on craigslist that i know of. I haven't decided whether i want to swap the forks or not. I may just keep it stock and as a trail trike and for icefest etc etc. I don't intend to get this thing airborn at all so it should be fine as it is.

As for the gold/white, I think it will look killer once finished. I have all the white low and high heat powders ready at the shop, the low and high heat gold powders and new white Maiers on the way. I will hopefully havew the fundage to have Mrs/Mr mosh hook me up with a matched seat cover after the year changes. Gonna be tough as Shortline is going to be getting my 200x cylinder and head for some portwork, valve work and then a torquer cam from Powroll is going in. I am still looking for a Bassani exhaust for it. If i can't find one by spring I am going to go ahead and put a DG Krome on it until I find one. Also on the plate is a pair of 350x buildups and a '83 200 I am fixing as a rider. So alot going on but I will be as swift as I can with this R.

muthey
12-24-2011, 06:32 PM
I cant help but say it those forks and fender look like they came off of a ytm 225 to me, however that may have been the style of the early 250r's

250x
12-24-2011, 10:48 PM
as far as I know, they are all stock. I have 2 other 82 front ends for the 250r and they are identical, only not as nice of shape.

250x
12-25-2011, 11:00 AM
Christmas morning was good to me. The wife found and got me original red fenders in almost brand new condition with the decals still intact and minty looking. She also bought me a rear bearing set, OEM NOS bars, and grips, and a few other little odds n ends, like NOS OEM gold wheels OHTSU tires for the rear, and a NOS OEM front hub.

Chazz of Blades
12-25-2011, 11:59 AM
Your wife seriously deserves a medal!

250x
12-25-2011, 01:40 PM
yeah my wife is great. she tolerates my large groups rides that start at my house every saturday and most sundays all year round, AND she even makes us coffee...lol Cattledog can contest to that.

250x
12-26-2011, 01:26 PM
picking up another donor/parts machine for this today for extra parts for 150.00 GREAT christmas so far..lol

250x
12-27-2011, 11:15 PM
scored me a brand new never been installed, wrapped in original plastic, a 1982 honda atc250r factory replacement seat cover...found in hidden in the dust and dirt at Batavia Motorsports up here while I was hunting down to see if they had anymore of the hondaline ATC covers for a buddy of mine. I bought 7 of them, was hoping they had 1-2 more....outta luck, but scored the seat cover...happier than a pig in sh*t ( i mean Obama's House)

250x
12-27-2011, 11:19 PM
oops...got it for 29.95 + tax.

Brockey
12-27-2011, 11:57 PM
Nice score, pics please.

250x
12-30-2011, 08:37 PM
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There ya go Brockey

Brockey
12-31-2011, 01:38 AM
Nice man. I miss my 81 250r. Was a real fun project. Learned a lot on that build. Amazing how stuff like that is still out there. I would love to dig into the back of our local dealership parts dept.

250x
12-31-2011, 12:52 PM
I actually got real lucky at this shop. OEM NOS levers and cables, headlight bulb, seat cover, gas cap, hubs and hub castle nuts,OEM decal sheet, and bunch of other goodies, all new NOS oem stuff that just got forgotten. I also bought 3 Hondaline ATC covers. He has 3 more on hold for me and a pair of NOS OEM rear rims. He stated "let me look, we used to have a new gastank, but I haven't seen it in a few years" got my fingers crossed...lol

250x
01-03-2012, 10:59 PM
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finally got the color i want for the engine/swinger/rims/triples/bars/gas cap

250x
01-05-2012, 09:09 PM
tried my hand at polishing tonight....step 1...before and after...different covers but were similar condition. ( don't mind the streaks, I haven't even wiped the residue off yet...got too excited and wanted to show it off..lol) I have 2 more steps to go, 1200 grit, and a final jewlers buff, and it should look like a mirror. next thing I have to figure out is how to get the compound away from the lettering where it built up..lol

http://250xfiles.webs.com/covers/003.JPG
http://250xfiles.webs.com/covers/007.JPG
http://250xfiles.webs.com/covers/005.JPG
http://250xfiles.webs.com/covers/006.JPG

(Both of these covers will be going to support a local business, Gking Polishing, next weekend to be done correctly. I only tried on these to figure out how to touch up the lips on my jeep rims)

xr132
01-08-2012, 12:24 AM
Nice job on the polishing!

250x
01-08-2012, 12:41 AM
thanks xr...Greg is the man for polishing..it sure as heck takes me longer to do one piece than him to do 10..lol and his results are far nicer.

250x
01-11-2012, 11:37 PM
http://250xfiles.webs.com/82_250r/002.JPG
http://250xfiles.webs.com/82_250r/004.JPG
http://250xfiles.webs.com/82_250r/007.JPG
http://250xfiles.webs.com/82_250r/008.JPG

Dirtcrasher
01-11-2012, 11:39 PM
Looking good!!

250x
01-11-2012, 11:46 PM
progress is always a good thing..lol more to come over next couple days, then it will be a break while I have a giangantic sized paycheck worth of powdercoating done. and stay tuned...one off trick parts coming before the end of February, built specifically for this bike.

250x
01-16-2012, 06:39 PM
more progress.

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s720x720/400797_279989042061514_100001512610039_782390_4049 34692_n.jpg
http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s720x720/403855_279990548728030_100001512610039_782391_1711 765571_n.jpg

250x
04-26-2012, 03:05 PM
updates:
http://250xfiles.webs.com/82_250r/a1.JPG
http://250xfiles.webs.com/82_250r/a1.JPG
http://250xfiles.webs.com/82_250r/warning_tank.JPG
http://250xfiles.webs.com/82_250r/heat_shield.JPG
http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/s720x720/425290_300280643365687_100001512610039_824161_1972 572202_n.jpg

new topend....hehehe

http://250xfiles.webs.com/goodies/028.JPG
http://250xfiles.webs.com/goodies/027.JPG
http://250xfiles.webs.com/goodies/029.JPG
http://250xfiles.webs.com/goodies/033.JPG

more work done:
http://250xfiles.webs.com/pcting/013.JPG
http://250xfiles.webs.com/pcting/017.JPG

250x
04-26-2012, 03:07 PM
http://250xfiles.webs.com/pcting/031.JPG
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/s720x720/538519_342609802466104_100001512610039_932500_4729 32491_n.jpg
http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/s720x720/398276_342610189132732_100001512610039_932506_1005 908149_n.jpg
http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/s720x720/540044_342610002466084_100001512610039_932503_4274 22599_n.jpg


more to come soon.

Dirtcrasher
04-26-2012, 03:48 PM
WOW!, they made a very strong frame that year! Looking great :beer

barrett8
04-26-2012, 05:01 PM
is that a 488 mugen i see there? :mad: or is just the 360? im almost positive it a 488 by the head gasket and the size of the bore

250x
04-26-2012, 05:22 PM
92mm bore the 360 was a 80.995mm bore im tols this is the 500 kit, so 488 seems that it might be correct.

250x
04-27-2012, 10:33 AM
http://250xfiles2.webs.com/006.JPG
http://250xfiles2.webs.com/007.JPG
http://250xfiles2.webs.com/008.JPG

almost ready to start bolting stuff together...few more details yet...

Big Mike
04-27-2012, 11:10 AM
Very Nice custom 1st gen R you got there man. Gonna be a looker when it is all said and done. I want to do something like this with my 350X someday.

250x
04-27-2012, 12:43 PM
im looking forward to finishing this one and getting on to the very very rare 84 privateer 250 'zuki I recently aquired. :D

4x4van
04-27-2012, 01:41 PM
Wow, nice old R!

thestud25
04-27-2012, 02:25 PM
Where the feck did you get the big bore Mugen from?? Awesome!

Post some pics of the privateer zuki!!!

250x
04-27-2012, 04:08 PM
stud...I will when I am ready to start on it...lol I know there are a crapload who want to see it. I found another very similar in Nebraska I intend to go chase down when in Illinois in 2 months....long trip but worth the find. I picked up 4 mugen kits locally and a crap load of other goodies...IE" dg heads, nasa axles, etc etc, a 4 speed 1st gen bottom end, which is the engine that housed this BB mugen. I even got the frame it was in..lol