SR250 New Zealand Garage Build
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I made a chainguard out of a bit of aluminium flat bar, rivetedsome supports to it, looks a lot cleaner and less cluttered than the stock one.
The original exhaust header was pitted with rust so I decided to wrap it, new ones are fairly expensive and postage is down here, it looks white in the picture but it has tuned a browny grey colour now which loks good.
I made a chainguard out of a bit of aluminium flat bar, rivetedsome supports to it, looks a lot cleaner and less cluttered than the stock one.
The original exhaust header was pitted with rust so I decided to wrap it, new ones are fairly expensive and postage is down here, it looks white in the picture but it has tuned a browny grey colour now which loks good.
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Bought some foam for the seat pan. Glued and shaped it but will leave the final cover for a professional.
The more I researched the more I liked the bare metal tank look. I stripped the paint off it but left a stripe of the old paint
off to one side to break it up. Its got no clear coat or anything, I just polish it with wax every now and then and it doesn't
rust at all.
Bought some foam for the seat pan. Glued and shaped it but will leave the final cover for a professional.
The more I researched the more I liked the bare metal tank look. I stripped the paint off it but left a stripe of the old paint
off to one side to break it up. Its got no clear coat or anything, I just polish it with wax every now and then and it doesn't
rust at all.
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Decided to keep the standard size battery, I like the look of having nothing in the frame, but also having a visible battery box. Tried to make a feature of it, the lid comes of by removing a screw on the front. Had the box folded and welded, then gave it a light polish.
Decided to keep the standard size battery, I like the look of having nothing in the frame, but also having a visible battery box. Tried to make a feature of it, the lid comes of by removing a screw on the front. Had the box folded and welded, then gave it a light polish.
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All done, here's a few finished pics.. picked up some cheap rear view mirrors, hopefully will go to bar-end ones later on.
Had great fun with this bike, a lot of time and not much money spent on it and shes looks completely different than before!
All done, here's a few finished pics.. picked up some cheap rear view mirrors, hopefully will go to bar-end ones later on.
Had great fun with this bike, a lot of time and not much money spent on it and shes looks completely different than before!
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It goes really well, just put a new plug and lead on it, the old one was on its way out. Finding with the flat seat you kinda find the best place to sit vs the original one which was one area only. Sitting a lot lower so it corners a bunch better. Removing the airbox seems to have livened it up as well
It goes really well, just put a new plug and lead on it, the old one was on its way out. Finding with the flat seat you kinda find the best place to sit vs the original one which was one area only. Sitting a lot lower so it corners a bunch better. Removing the airbox seems to have livened it up as well
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Great looking build.
Great looking build.
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I've already got a cone filter for the bike, I've just got to finish cleaning the carb to fit it. Did you have to re-jet? I hear they run a bit lean without the air box. I was going to buy a new main jet and move the needle a click or two depending on how it ran.
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I've already got a cone filter for the bike, I've just got to finish cleaning the carb to fit it. Did you have to re-jet? I hear they run a bit lean without the air box. I was going to buy a new main jet and move the needle a click or two depending on how it ran.
