Recent content by Clockworkz

Yep, still cold and bitter but still at ndsu. Working on fixing the gn250 up some more and potentially upgrading to something that isn't dubbed "ugly as sin".

Fast forward a couple months and a few good weekends of swearing and I somehow ended up here. The bike is operable but the brake light is kinda iffy, the seat pan cost me $8, the blinkers don't work, the gas tank is held on by metal zip ties, the seat is propped up with a painted 2x4, and the...

Been sick the last few days but here is a picture of how I mocked up the bike. I was working on rebuilding the carburetor and doing some other work. Still early on in the process. The bike almost looks like a tracker with the amount of travel but eventually I got that somewhat figured out.

Not much of a writer but here goes. This is my sister's gn250 that she bought at a government auction. It was originally used in motorcycle training courses throughout the state which explains the many dents and scratches. I started this project to get some experience in mechanical work. The...

NDSU student here! Glad to know I'm not alone in the tundra. I've been working on a gn250 for the past few months and should have it running soonish (Murphy and me are great buds so we'll see about that).

Thanks! I tightened the carb collar, adjusted the needle valve, fiddled with the exhaust, and adjusted the idle screw. Started it up and it worked! Thanks again for the help!

I've been working on getting my 1988 gn250 running. It sat for about 7 years and never ran all that great. I cleaned and rebuilt the carb, replaced the airbox with a cone filter, cleaned the gas tank, replaced the cdi, and now I'm working on getting the engine running smoothly. When I first...