starting to fully restore my 250r

[fast94tracer]

well shes a bare frame

i just took the frame out of a hot tank to strip all the paint washed it and wow i found alot of surface rust so i took the wire wheel to it and put the first caot of paint on it

i also painted my front and rear calipers

the color scheme is going to be black and yellow

yellow frame and accessories and black tank and plastics

[toocheaptosmoke]

sounds like you're off to a good start. :beer

[fast94tracer]

well a cool thing i found out my pipe is an old school dg pipe its stamped on the hanger dg perf.

wonder what else i will find

[BigRedRunner]

Just an observation I've learned in my build. Take your estimated cost figure... double it. Take your estimated time figure.... triple it. :naughty:

[ATC-Eric]

Just an observation I've learned in my build. Take your estimated cost figure... double it. Take your estimated time figure.... triple it. :naughty:

Thats still a VERY conservative veiw!!! :lol:


Good luck man, keep us posted for sure!!!

[fast94tracer]

well almost everything is in great condition

[3Wheelers4Life]

take your time, do it right, keep us posted, and have fun.

[ceaserthethird]

Post some pictures as you go ....

[fast94tracer]

heres a pic of what i have done today and the past week
i just started putting it back together today:TrikesOwn

[fast94tracer]

well now i am polishing all aluminum parts "owww my arms hurt"
but it is starting to look good

[BigGreenMachine]

Very cool!

[ATC-Eric]

Very cool!


Indeed! Thats going to be a good looking bike! :beer

[fast94tracer]

how do i take the spring off of the rear shock? do i have to compress it or can i just unscrew the ride hight adjustment bolts ?

[BigGreenMachine]

Unscrew the locknuts.

[fast94tracer]

cool thanks ^^

well heres a pic of the first polished part

[fast94tracer]

well here is the resivoir for the rear brake all pretty lol

only one problem with the resivoir is i cant get the nitrogen fill port cap off

[RedRider_AK]

What are you using to polish this stuff with? That looks almost chrome-like. Is that aluminum?

[fast94tracer]

yes its aluminum and im using 2 diffent hard compound sticks and a buffer on a drill a med. grit and a ultra fine grit stick

[RedRider_AK]

Hmm, I think I need to get myself some of this stuff and make some money polishing stuff for people here in town!

[fast94tracer]

crap well i took my front shocks off an when i took the boots off i knowticed the shocks are bent pretty good to

anyone have some cheap shocks for sell in good condition?

[fast94tracer]

heres my gas cap all polished up

[fast94tracer]

here is the latest on my bike

[edog]

Looking good!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Mosh]

crap well i took my front shocks off an when i took the boots off i knowticed the shocks are bent pretty good to

anyone have some cheap shocks for sell in good condition?Take those forks to a machine shop.They can starighten them for 20-40 bucks.Bike looks good

[fast94tracer]

already got new ones for 32 dollars


also it now is registered till 09 and i got the nitrogen shock filled for 10 dollars

so now i will need new front fork boots, e-brake block off, and anything else i can think of

[fast94tracer]

latest pic of it now

[oldsking86]

looking good bro! Keep it up!

[fast94tracer]

the only thing i am having a problem with is the tank i cant seem to put clear over the color
it keeps wrinkling the paint

[fast94tracer]

well heres my second attempt at the tank
took it completely down to bare metal did the body work and the pic is after 2 coats of primer and the first coat of black i am going to do a coat of yellow next on the top of the tank then clear i hope it all goes well

[fast94tracer]

heres a pic of it 2-toned

waiting to get my chrome 250r stickers before i clearcoat it so the stickers can be under it to protect them

[firefirefire90]

Wow that is going to be awesome! will you be running a black/yellow headlight or a black/yellow numberplate? All i see otherwise is that front tire that I would change!



I really like the colors! Keep up with the good work!!

[fast94tracer]

well here is the latest pic with it almost complete

and for the front i am going to be running an 8" hella light then later i am switching to dual hid (flood and spot)

and im not changing the front tire i like it

[SYKO]

looks good! wow! im surprised how small the 250 motor is compared to the 300 motor, you should put a 85-86 shroud on it! that would be sweet!

[1987atc200x]

looks good.....reminds me of my rebuild thats going on....i remember all the sanding and polishing....lol....good luck....looks good......cya