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Hi there! I'm not sure if this should be posted here or in 1800CafeHelp, but anyway... I'm building a DT250, the bike came in the form of a heap of parts in boxes for $600. The previous owner had spent a bit of money on the engine, with a new Wiseco piston, Hot Rods con-rod, balanced roatating...

Since then I've made an aluminium seat with hinges on it, and upholstered it with the leather jacket I bought. It fit quite nicely! I'm pretty happy with how the seat and cowl came up, this was my first time playing with fibreglass. I had some trouble with the LED indicators, which turned out to...

Been a while since Ive updated this.. After hours of filling and sanding the tail piece, it was ready for paint! Two days after painting I strapped into the trailer to bring it up to Melbourne, but one of the tie dows broke on the way! Should have used a backup rope... The tank was badly...

Yeah the 250's are also 180 degree, I think they are essentially the same engine as the 400's with smaller bore/stroke. Thanks for the tip off on this, after looking into it, it does seem to make sense that one cylinder will get a shot of lean mixture.. :-\ But i've seen numerous pics of jap...

Made a bracket for the license plate My girlfriend was thrilled, haha I also decided to mount both guages back on, so started making a plate to hold them with small LED idiot lights mounted in it. Made up a bracket to house the original tail light on the side of the bike It's...

Finally got some time off uni over Easter, so headed home to get some work done :) First on my list was to mount the battery box, and find somewhere to mount the electrics. The ignition module got bolted to the rear side of the battery box, and I fabbed up this little mounting plate for the...

This is the hump mocked up, I cut a bit out of it to lower it about an inch over the frame I decided just to use a few dome headed bolts to mount it. It wasn't the prettiest looking option but it was the only one I could think of without doing more glassing. Tabs welded to the frame Some...

Cheers porterhouse, the paint I used on the wheels was 3M acrylic laquer, but VHT make wheel paint in a rattle can which sets like really hard plastic, its great stuff I've used it restoring old steering wheels, they come up like new and don't feel painted at all. I might give the wheels a coat...

Shit you're quick Swivel! They sure sound like expensive bikes, for an extra $50 I got a whole Yammy! Easy way to make a dollar though ;) I'm thinking about doing an aluminium pan for the seat which I will rivet the upholstery to. Also toying with the idea of cutting a hole in the front panel...

I also made a mould for the seat today and 'glassed it, just waiting for it to set overnight now. This was my first time using fibreglass, the how-to's on here came in very handy! The seat turned out okay, could be better I guess but I'll see how it comes up when its sanded and gets some filler...

Cheers for the ideas Swivel, it looks like they have extanded the hump on that harley to make it not so fat looking, I'd have to see it in person to properly appreciate the shape as you say. And I kinda like the look of the big tank on the bike, kinda reminds me of an old Norton (if only) ::)...

I took a trip down to Modern Motorcylcle Company in Collingwood the other day and picked up some nice bits; new baffles, brown gum grips and some headlight brackets. Great setup they have there, and they're building some killer looking bikes too! Made my first train ride home to work on the...

I'll try to keep the bike as practical as I can :P I've got the bike registered, so at least it won't have to pass another inspection, I'll just have to hope I don't get pulled over and have the bike scrutinized! Great tip! That certainly sounds like the way to go to keep moisture out of the...