VonYinzer
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A good while back I picked up a running and titled DT250 project from Jussy. After watching it be pelted with empty beer bottles for a few hours (as always, thanks Brad) I brought it home.
I haven't had a single moment to dedicate to the bike since, but now it looks like I'm about to get a cool shared work space a block from my apartment.
So what the hell do I do with it? Frame has been modified a couple times and it's missing most of the stock parts, so a real restoration is a no go.
For sake of the following discussion, let's say this is what I have in the parts pile to work with:
Frame
Motor
Stock exhaust and carb
GS 500 forks
Either RD400 mags or I can build some spoke wheels from parts (alloy hoops, drum brakes) lying around
A complete GS 500 monoshock rear suspension set up
Stock tank
A few different set of handlebars (superbike, clip ons, etc...)
A cool cafe style seat (fiberglass, from JRod10)
And some other random shizz...
So if it were your pile of stuff, what would you do?
I can weld and have access to machining equipment so basic fabrication and the like is no issue.
Go...
I haven't had a single moment to dedicate to the bike since, but now it looks like I'm about to get a cool shared work space a block from my apartment.
So what the hell do I do with it? Frame has been modified a couple times and it's missing most of the stock parts, so a real restoration is a no go.
For sake of the following discussion, let's say this is what I have in the parts pile to work with:
Frame
Motor
Stock exhaust and carb
GS 500 forks
Either RD400 mags or I can build some spoke wheels from parts (alloy hoops, drum brakes) lying around
A complete GS 500 monoshock rear suspension set up
Stock tank
A few different set of handlebars (superbike, clip ons, etc...)
A cool cafe style seat (fiberglass, from JRod10)
And some other random shizz...
So if it were your pile of stuff, what would you do?
I can weld and have access to machining equipment so basic fabrication and the like is no issue.
Go...