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here's my daily driver. its one among many as far as bikes go. but its the first to get love if a little extra dough springs up
dunlop k70 rubber.
renthal bar with renthal kevlar grips,
PAIR system deleted
secondary throttle butterfly removed (its EFI if you're not familiar with the model)
BSA style exhaust and black wrap.
fork gaiters.
counter shaft sprocket set from 13 - 16 tooth depending on where i'm driving. including across the state to wheelies and donuts in town.
its a freaking blast, not visible but the exhaust has a near full length rusty gash from dragging the street on right turns. figure a > than 45* lean to do that (maybe an exaggeration it sure feels that far)
I spend a good portion of my net time on Japanese custom sties. the ST250 is the Japanese name for the American TU.
but both share the 250 engine platform. which is decedent of the GN250 and DR250 motors.
except now fuel injected.
its wicked fun, except today i think a front wheel bearing has gone out. it developed a shimmy a while back. and i just noticed gunk coming from the hub.
Nice I have been waiting to see someone from the states do one of these up. We haven't got them yet in Canada. If we do I want to get my wife on one as a first bike then mod it to a cafe for commute to work, fun on the weekend bike. The frame has nice lines. you could totally ditch the big rear fender and do a bum stop cafe seat.
my next hurdle to is to "unweight" the front end. the posh and daytona parts coming in will find there way on there. eventually too. i'll probably be switching to a flat seat all the way back, and alloy fenders.
Hey Corey, glad you found a way to navigate this joint, I know you mentioned on caferacer.net that you were having a hard time with all the board choices. I hope this place isn't too upbeat or supportive for your tastes.
Thanks I've been waiting for someone to do this since I first saw a picture of one. Makes perfect sense, a cool looking commuter thats dead reliable (new).
i am changing the front wheel bearings and while its on the lift an oil change too. its been pretty good so far.
i've driven this bike in the winter over 150 miles each way to visit a buddy. gave no problems. depending on the sprocket. looking at up to 85 or if you pick up one of the dirtbike sprockets that fit. originally intended for the dr250 you can burn up that bike tire a bit and actually get the front off the ground w/ a bit of help from the clutch.
so far so good no problems to report except for the front bearings. probably my fault from changing that tire to the dunlop.
soon to have either a flat seat or a cafe seat. just ordered sideburn magazine number six for some inspiration.
thanks for the positive comments everyone. i love this bike.
update. alloy high fenders and probably a chrome higher bar w/ brace and finally going to start toning down the gauge and headlight area. its simply too bulky. its efi so lots and lots of wires in the bucket. that wiill take some ingenuity to work with.
Top pic looks like the fender is off center, but neat idea. Looks fun...
I wish they made a larger version though, I'd look like a circus bear on a scooter riding that thing!
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from dragging the street on right turns. figure a > than 45* lean to do that (maybe an exaggeration it sure feels that far)
