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Hey fellas. Yes, very little. I stopped with the thread because there was very little response. TO stop take photos, transfer photos, upload, then make into a thread, it was taking a considerable amout of time and not much feedback.

I like the RD, but cant vote for it because there are too many cheesy stickers on it. Nice bike, and could be cleaned up in 30 minutes of sticker removal :)

Crickets ..... suggestions? Project for last night was a small one. To start getting ready to use two wheels, and make 1 usable wheel. I need to use the hub of the 21" wheel, and I need the spokes and hoop of the 18" wheel. The plan is to get it all prepped, mocked up with completely loose...

Thanks Von, was wondering if anyone was following along... quiet forum we have here. Anyway I've made progress, as anyone working in a garage will tell you, the time you want a photo is when you're hands are all nasty and greasy. So photos have been a bit lacking lately. After the motor was...

I think its more pointing out that this bike has possibly already been bored a few times. Thats ok though. Jugs for this bike are cheap :) Thanks ADC

ADC thanks! Thats what I thought. I was a bit suprised to see that the piston/cyl is 1mm over stock (a tad disappointed) but thats ok. Rings seem to be a little hard to come by. I've found 1 set and thats about it. Probably going to replace them for good measure.

At any rate, dove into the motor last night. Nothing really went wrong, and I dont have any bad news. Motor is in great shap actually. The sparkplug came right out. No stuck headbolts, or cyl stud bolts. Everything came right out. One little suprise... after wiping it down before breaking it...

She runs pretty good!

Is anyone even reading this? Or am i typing this up for nothing??

There have been many afternoons spent on the tank. It was essentially 1 large dent. Many many tiny dents all over the place. Its STILL not ready for paint. So for some inspiration and a change of pace, its back to the bike frame/motor. Last nights mission was to pull the first wiring...

Been getting a little bit more work done now that I can put full weight on my left foot. I've been slowly applying thin skimcoat layers on the tank and its really coming along. The pictures were deceiving as to how bad the tank really was. I bet there were over 20 dents or imperfections...

Sounds to me like a quart will be a lot of paint... but, I'm definitely going to use more than I would for the basecoat. Thanks ADC

How much primer will I need if I'm shooting say... 3 coats for 2 fenders and a tank?

I did not know that Alpha, glad I didnt go that route buddy!

Day 4 - I know I'm no where near ready to paint... but I cant be on my feet long to service the bike. So I decided to work on bodywork. I know from working on a muscle car we restored years ago that when you're working with bondo, the less you put on, the less work you have working it smooth...

Re: '71 Suzuki TS250 tracker I do, but the front is a 21" front... Looking to downsize to an 18 or 17" Are you just going to stick with the 21" front?

Re: '71 Suzuki TS250 tracker That sounds great! I'd love to roll with the stock forks... but I dont know what wheel I'd use? I'm trying to find a front end setup that will work, unfortunately almost no bikes are out there with 34mm forks. So I've been looking for an entire 70's front end...

Re: '71 Suzuki TS250 tracker Ok Ringo, this threads like 4 months old... we need to see some progress! ;D Sweet we're both building the same style bike. You decide to go with the stock forks?

Re: '71 Suzuki TS250 tracker Brad J what year TM exhaust will bolt right up to the TS250? Is that from the TM400 model? I'd love to know as I'm doing a TS250 build too. But mines a 74.... You can shoot me a message too, not looking to hijack the thread lol.

Thanks guys, glad theres a little interest here! Heres the GT250 for dad, after it had a battery hooked up for the first time. http://youtu.be/zAO4FpXkxIE