During the last few days I have managed to get myself into a tight build spot. My best friends younger brother has been wanting a bike for quite some time. He was after a small cc parallel twin that would do highway speeds without struggling. He also wants it to look like the bike from "Girl with the dragon tattoo" on a budget of 800 bucks, including the bike.
Recently a good friend of mine who deals in vintage bikes sent me a message about a Kawasaki EL250 as he knows I was looking for a bike to replace the SR250 while I build by GS. Lucky for me I get the best of both worlds, a new bike to build and funding to do so (albeit very limited)
The EL250 seems perfect for the small cc and highway speeds bike considering its 6 speed box, match that with a smaller rear sprocket and we might just get a comfy cruiser.
So the challange lays ahead, turn a $400 EL250 into a CL350 with $400. This won't be a proud build for me considering the target bike, but it will teach my best mate (new owner of the SR250) a thing or two about bikes. Ohh and it is my first water cooled bike.
Recently a good friend of mine who deals in vintage bikes sent me a message about a Kawasaki EL250 as he knows I was looking for a bike to replace the SR250 while I build by GS. Lucky for me I get the best of both worlds, a new bike to build and funding to do so (albeit very limited)
The EL250 seems perfect for the small cc and highway speeds bike considering its 6 speed box, match that with a smaller rear sprocket and we might just get a comfy cruiser.
So the challange lays ahead, turn a $400 EL250 into a CL350 with $400. This won't be a proud build for me considering the target bike, but it will teach my best mate (new owner of the SR250) a thing or two about bikes. Ohh and it is my first water cooled bike.