Gday all. I thought I would start a small thread to show the progress of my SR250. I have been quietly watching other threads and getting ideas. I figured now I am getting close to done I should speak up.
So when I purchased this bike it was a half started project for a friends wife who decided that she would prefer a CB650. I picked it up for a great price with most of the parts needed. It looks like it has been around the block and at one stage someone painted it with cheap spray paint. The rear of the frame had been removed to add a loop and brackets for a bobber seat and all the tabs had been cut off. As I am useless with a welder a friend of mine welded on a rear "loop" which I had pieced together out of an old pallet jack handle that was in the scrap bin at work. After a week of waiting it was done, those side projects in the workshop always seem to take longer. I fabricated a seat pan out of some aluminium tread plate I had laying around and sent it off to the upholsterer. While that was happening I got to work on the rest of the bike re assembling it. I rust proofed and painted the tank and frame. The tank got a does of matt black with the frame getting satin.
Once I had it back together I inspected the chain and rear sprocket. No surprise they were both shagged. The sprocket was so worn its teeth are like knives and the chain has a good 2 inches of play left and right.
The only sprocket my Yamaha dealer had is stock was a 40T so I grabbed it. Down from the 46 standard but might get the bike ever closer to the ton. I also noticed that the rear wheel had a good bit of a wobble in it so I had a look at the bearing which were also shot. I replaced them and all was well until I went to install the new sprocket and one of the studs was so worn that it stripped when I was screwing on the nut.
So I attempted to remove it with no luck. Off to the drill press it was running through all the bits until 7.5mm. After that I grabbed a 8x1.25 tap from the tap and die set and stuck that in the drill press. I found a bolt to suit and stuck it through. I am not entirely happy with it so I have ordered a new hub from CMS. While I was on there I grabbed some tank badges as well since locally they are $45 each.
So there goes my ultra low budget. I have now spent $800 all up. So I am still under the 1k mark I was aiming for. Here are a few pictures of the progress so far.
So when I purchased this bike it was a half started project for a friends wife who decided that she would prefer a CB650. I picked it up for a great price with most of the parts needed. It looks like it has been around the block and at one stage someone painted it with cheap spray paint. The rear of the frame had been removed to add a loop and brackets for a bobber seat and all the tabs had been cut off. As I am useless with a welder a friend of mine welded on a rear "loop" which I had pieced together out of an old pallet jack handle that was in the scrap bin at work. After a week of waiting it was done, those side projects in the workshop always seem to take longer. I fabricated a seat pan out of some aluminium tread plate I had laying around and sent it off to the upholsterer. While that was happening I got to work on the rest of the bike re assembling it. I rust proofed and painted the tank and frame. The tank got a does of matt black with the frame getting satin.
Once I had it back together I inspected the chain and rear sprocket. No surprise they were both shagged. The sprocket was so worn its teeth are like knives and the chain has a good 2 inches of play left and right.
The only sprocket my Yamaha dealer had is stock was a 40T so I grabbed it. Down from the 46 standard but might get the bike ever closer to the ton. I also noticed that the rear wheel had a good bit of a wobble in it so I had a look at the bearing which were also shot. I replaced them and all was well until I went to install the new sprocket and one of the studs was so worn that it stripped when I was screwing on the nut.
So I attempted to remove it with no luck. Off to the drill press it was running through all the bits until 7.5mm. After that I grabbed a 8x1.25 tap from the tap and die set and stuck that in the drill press. I found a bolt to suit and stuck it through. I am not entirely happy with it so I have ordered a new hub from CMS. While I was on there I grabbed some tank badges as well since locally they are $45 each.
So there goes my ultra low budget. I have now spent $800 all up. So I am still under the 1k mark I was aiming for. Here are a few pictures of the progress so far.
