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tomorrow i will be picking up this RD 250. this will be my first bike with a title.
Plans are as follows
-make it as light as possible without spending heaps of money and also ridable
-mix/match motocross/tracker/cafe themes
stage I
-remove sissy bar/rack
-inspect heads/cylinders for wear
-fix transmission seal leak
-clean the shit out of it
-re-cover seat
stage II
-chop rear fender and install a new tail light
-find DG racing heads
-add go fast carbs/port job [TBD]
-install CL 350 handle bars and handle bar guards [ aluminium bar style]
finally have it in my hands. i don't have a metric socket big enough to pull off the heads, but i took liberty of removing the craptastic sissy bar and giving her a look over. nothing seams like it needs attention other than what i have already noticed.
Do you mean a deep well socket for the head bolts? $3 at autozone my man.
Glad to see that you picked it up amd got your build thread started. Before trying to run it make sure the carbs are spotless and no oil lines are plugged or broken/disconnected.
These bikes are a blast. Get yourself a set of DG pipes too. Cheap power and about 1/2 the weight of the stock ones.
i went to take off the contacts and whomever had put them on last decided the screws needed 100 FT/lbs on them. one striped on me even with the proper tight fitting screw bit.
Re: 75 RD 250 - poor mans hooligan/tracker/dual sport Hybrid
I'll have the Yam any day thanks !
Nice find, these were a great little bike back in the 70's.....in fact to 250B was probably the 250 to own. A sweet running one will still be a lot of fun to own even 40 years down the line.
Enjoy !
Re: 75 RD 250 - poor mans hooligan/tracker/dual sport Hybrid
Got quit a bit done the last 2 days, but found one of the brake shoes had unlaminated and the wheel bearings are not doing too well. since i had the rear wheel apart i gave the sprocket, the cover the sprocket attaches to and the drum cover a QUICK buff. the rest of the bike is grungy so i wasn’t going to get them perfect, but they look a lot better. hopefully my wheel bearings get here tomorrow and ill be able TO FINALLY get her inspected.
Re: 75 RD 250 - poor mans hooligan/tracker/dual sport Hybrid
finally DONE. just needs an inspection.
as far as mods, i have the following planned.
-RD400 tank
-"made in japan" mil. surp. aluminum canteen re purposed as oil tank.
-minor chop to rear fender
-modify grab bar to follow line of the seat and de tab it
- modify RD400 tail light assembly to fit chopped rear fender
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