brovok
New Member
I wanted something to work on over the christmas break, so I picked up a 1985 SR250 in fairly good condition. The previous owner told me that he had bought it for his now ex girlfriend as a first bike. So it had recently been brought up to a road worthy standard, It had brand new tyres, chain, sprocket & fork seals. The only downside to the bike was it had a quick rattle can touch up pretty much all over. Not a big deal, It just meant a bit of extra stripping and sanding.
My workshop (which makes custom windows/doors & joinery) was closing for three weeks and my boss gave me the thumbs up for using the space to work on the bike. I live in a one bedroom apartment, so working on the bike in there wasn't really an option.
So take away christmas day, boxing day, new years and time spent with the wife and dog over the break I knew I was going to cut it close. I would have just over two weeks to strip it down and have It at least rolling again. This was also my first ever project, so everything was going to be a learning experience.
I will upload some photos with a small a description which should cover most of the project.
My workshop (which makes custom windows/doors & joinery) was closing for three weeks and my boss gave me the thumbs up for using the space to work on the bike. I live in a one bedroom apartment, so working on the bike in there wasn't really an option.
So take away christmas day, boxing day, new years and time spent with the wife and dog over the break I knew I was going to cut it close. I would have just over two weeks to strip it down and have It at least rolling again. This was also my first ever project, so everything was going to be a learning experience.
I will upload some photos with a small a description which should cover most of the project.