Rd250 First Build

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Hey guys this is my intro to my rd250 build. Being 18 now this is the first build im attempting and it will defiantly not be my last. I found this on philly craigslist for 1200$ and i was all over it. Its a 74 all stock 250. It was owned by a lady in coopersburg and it got dropped once and she sold it to the mechanic she gave it to. It basically sat for about 15 years or so in a garage. it wasnt abused but it was left to sit. SO i than bought it. i of course wanted to make my own seat but keep it as original as possible so here is as far as i got so far

 

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heres some pictures of what i got

 

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My idea is to have the seat open like the original seat.

 

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seat sitting on frame

 

[f22hb]

Nice bike, seems like a real lucky find. Should be a fun project. Nothing beats the smell of premix that's for sure, you plan on running castor or 'bean' oil?

 

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opposite side

 

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Castor and a smidge of Klots for smell

 

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my dyi seat. by the way F*%# fiberglass

 

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me being all artsy because i am a instagram twitter facebook child haha

 

[DreadRock]

Very nice find man and really clean looking bike ! Only thing i would say is only add parts that are bolt on so if you ever want to take it back to stock you can !

 

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my skeleton or backbone of my seat

 

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the cowl support

 

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got a break and the original seat on for the final riding season days. and my inspiration aka friend with a kawi 750 frankenracer

 

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Before

 

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AFTER!

 

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more before. this i wet sanded because i didnt want to mess anything up on it.

 

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More after. this is my favorite paint to use its a satin but has metal flake i believe its VHT metal flake or something

 

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close up. i will be posting more pictures as my build continues but for now this is what i got enjoy guys

 

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Very nice find man and really clean looking bike ! Only thing i would say is only add parts that are bolt on so if you ever want to take it back to stock you can !

a nice thing about my seat is that its just two pins holding it into place so i can change them out when ever i would like to.

 

[cafematty]

Man.. You could eat off that bike.. Nice find!!!