Brockey
12-11-2006, 12:48 AM
Hey people. Glad to finally be on this site. Heres my story. Back in 1988 my Dad bought a 85 250r and I fell in love with it. I was only 7 years old and never got to have much fun with it. Everytime he would try to teach me how to ride it I would go full trottle and pop the clutch and well you knows what would happen. Well my Dad is a welder and travels for work and hated to do it but in 90 he got rid of the bike and left me with a 125 Yamaha atc.
As time went by I was tired of the old Yellow hammer and its hard to start engine so we went shopping and yet again we passed up on a 250r and I ended up with a Honda 125 atc with electric start. :w00t:
Later I grew out of that bike and went to the yam 200e then yam 250 moto four then a 450 es Honda....
For years a 250r has been in my mind and now I am 25 and my boss is always listening to me talk about the power in the fable 250r but he never see one before or even heard of it. I always search for them for sale and 2 weeks ago one came up for sale, they are rare around here. It was a 83 250r. So my boss jumped at this and bought it for $1300 canadian. So still I didn;t have one BUT the other day I was talking about it and picked up our local trader rag and there was an 83 250r make an offer.....
So as the story starts to sound boring I went and looked at it and wow it looks like @$#%. It isn;t a 83 its an 81-82 no tags on it to identify it. The motor was a virgin original piston tore up and the cylinder walls are not hurt. Plastics are completely ruined, seat looks like a 2 year old refinished it and the honda symbol is like a pink on a white tank. So buddy told me there is new barnet clutches, new bearings in the rear, new sprockets 12 front 43 back and a new chain. The tires are decent the frame is solid and the fat exhaust pipe has more patches than a quilt blanket. I BOUGHT IT FOR $400.
Now I have a few questions. I need piston ring kit. Which brand do ye suggust? I need plastics and can the tank and plastics be changed out for say a 83 up style? Can the triple three be changed out for the narrower 83 up style with or without changing the forks? As well I would like to have a longer swing arm for the rear. Any ideas how to make it look sporty like the 83 up would be nice. Not to dis the 81 - 82 design but it just doesnt look sporty enough for me. Any pics or a 81-82 dressed up would be nice to see.
Thanks for your time and I will get pics up as soon as possible and God doesnt it feel nice to be back on the saddle of a three wheeler.
As time went by I was tired of the old Yellow hammer and its hard to start engine so we went shopping and yet again we passed up on a 250r and I ended up with a Honda 125 atc with electric start. :w00t:
Later I grew out of that bike and went to the yam 200e then yam 250 moto four then a 450 es Honda....
For years a 250r has been in my mind and now I am 25 and my boss is always listening to me talk about the power in the fable 250r but he never see one before or even heard of it. I always search for them for sale and 2 weeks ago one came up for sale, they are rare around here. It was a 83 250r. So my boss jumped at this and bought it for $1300 canadian. So still I didn;t have one BUT the other day I was talking about it and picked up our local trader rag and there was an 83 250r make an offer.....
So as the story starts to sound boring I went and looked at it and wow it looks like @$#%. It isn;t a 83 its an 81-82 no tags on it to identify it. The motor was a virgin original piston tore up and the cylinder walls are not hurt. Plastics are completely ruined, seat looks like a 2 year old refinished it and the honda symbol is like a pink on a white tank. So buddy told me there is new barnet clutches, new bearings in the rear, new sprockets 12 front 43 back and a new chain. The tires are decent the frame is solid and the fat exhaust pipe has more patches than a quilt blanket. I BOUGHT IT FOR $400.
Now I have a few questions. I need piston ring kit. Which brand do ye suggust? I need plastics and can the tank and plastics be changed out for say a 83 up style? Can the triple three be changed out for the narrower 83 up style with or without changing the forks? As well I would like to have a longer swing arm for the rear. Any ideas how to make it look sporty like the 83 up would be nice. Not to dis the 81 - 82 design but it just doesnt look sporty enough for me. Any pics or a 81-82 dressed up would be nice to see.
Thanks for your time and I will get pics up as soon as possible and God doesnt it feel nice to be back on the saddle of a three wheeler.