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Post by Pertinax on Jun 13, 2018 8:26:29 GMT
Hi Everyone
Just joined today, I have acquired a 1980 CB250NA Superdream. it is in a very bad state at the moment and I am hoping to nurse it back to life. it's last date of road tax was in 86, it's been SORN ever since.
I used to have one of these about 30 years ago and I loved it (until it was stolen) so I am re-living my youth.
I hope you guys can help me get her back on the road
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Post by stevegbr on Jun 13, 2018 8:37:20 GMT
hello and welcome to the forum pertinax, you are in the right place for superdreams.
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Post by buster on Jun 13, 2018 10:07:02 GMT
looks like a good project, I’v run worse looking bikes on the road
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Post by Pertinax on Jun 13, 2018 11:05:55 GMT
Never done anything like this before. when I started to dismantle it the whole exhaust system just disintegrated, the amount of nuts and bolts I also managed to shear off was also a bit worrying but that's what you get with a bike that has sat for 3o years I guess |
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Post by buster on Jun 13, 2018 11:08:52 GMT
plusgas is a good quality penetrating oil, might help with stubborn nuts and bolts as its a real pain drilling sheared bolts out
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Post by Somersetdreamer on Jun 13, 2018 15:30:38 GMT
Welcome lots of fun ahead for you, looks OK in pictures & I see it's the faster black type machine  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2018 15:32:16 GMT
Welcome Pertinax
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Post by mansell on Jun 13, 2018 15:34:30 GMT
Welcome and enjoy the process. Just bag/label everything and take lots of photos of the dismantle, you’ll be surprised how useful they’ll be when you start to rebuild. Good luck
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Post by tommie on Jun 13, 2018 18:53:18 GMT
Hi pertinax
Good luck with project
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Post by bodie on Jun 13, 2018 19:01:44 GMT
welcome to the forum  |
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Post by Pertinax on Jun 13, 2018 19:03:36 GMT
Thanks All, you have made me feel very welcome.
unfortunately in my haste to get started i didn't bag all the stuff up.
i took some photos but when reviewing them after i struggled to remember why i took certain photos.
oh well
that's why i joined this forum :-)
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Post by paulpg36 on Jun 13, 2018 19:36:12 GMT
Thanks All, you have made me feel very welcome. unfortunately in my haste to get started i didn't bag all the stuff up. i took some photos but when reviewing them after i struggled to remember why i took certain photos. oh well that's why i joined this forum :-) Welcome. That's exactly the same problem I had. I should have labelled parts far more clearly with something that didn't fade very quickly - I used masking tape which did not work too well! Also, my photos were pretty rubbish with quite a few out of focus. Paul. |
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Post by ian on Jun 13, 2018 20:10:31 GMT
Hi pertinax, welcome along. Plenty of help here on the forum to make up for any shortcomings in the photos & labels  |
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Post by carlthebandit on Jun 13, 2018 21:25:43 GMT
Hi Pertinax I hope you enjoy your restoration please keep posting your photos showing your progress
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Post by orchardcountyhonda on Jun 14, 2018 23:30:18 GMT
Hi pertinax and welcome nice looking project you have there.
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