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Post by caveman on Aug 24, 2014 22:49:06 GMT
Hi all, my son and I where given a 1980 250n last spring, she had sat unloved for 20 years. God it was ugly with a very dodgy paint job and a massive white fairing. 
So at the risk of upsetting the purists out there we striped her bare, shed a bit of weight and gave her a new look. She is still a work in progress and getting her to run right is driving me nuts but I have kind of become attached.
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Post by stevegbr on Aug 24, 2014 22:50:46 GMT
hello and welcome to the forum caveman.  |
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Post by greybeard on Aug 24, 2014 23:05:14 GMT
Welcome to the forum! No upset here - I really like that What did you do with the fairing in the end? |
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Post by stevie on Aug 25, 2014 0:23:37 GMT
Nice welcome to the forum |
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Post by stevellew on Aug 25, 2014 6:11:16 GMT
Hi caveman welcome I realy like what you have done there.
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Post by Cheggy on Aug 25, 2014 8:48:25 GMT
Welcome, that looks spot on.
Got any more pics?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2014 8:53:18 GMT
Welcome along Caveman.  |
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Post by stevellew on Aug 25, 2014 8:59:52 GMT
Where have you hidden the battery I really do like what you have done can you put more pics on please
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Post by stevellew on Aug 25, 2014 9:13:15 GMT
So I've just found your bike on the bike shed for anybody wants a better look !!
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Post by terryc on Aug 25, 2014 9:22:23 GMT
Love the look Caveman it looks a bit BSA'ish like how you have disguised the shape of the tank .Welcome to the forum  |
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Post by terryc on Aug 25, 2014 9:29:13 GMT
"She is still a work in progress and getting her to run right is driving me nuts but I have kind of become attached."
I was watching a vid on youtube the other day and he was struggling getting his to run right with the same sort of filter pods you are using .his solution was to wrap the pods in an old T shirt and it ran fine afterwards it seems they draw in too much air .Worth experimenting with
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Post by greybeard on Aug 25, 2014 9:53:59 GMT
So I've just found your bike on the bike shed for anybody wants a better look !! Got a link for us Steve? |
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Post by Somersetdreamer on Aug 25, 2014 11:20:45 GMT
Welcome , that's a cool looking bike & great it's been saved from being broken up for spares |
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Post by terryc on Aug 25, 2014 11:28:11 GMT
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Post by caveman on Aug 25, 2014 11:35:29 GMT
Welcome to the forum! No upset here - I really like that What did you do with the fairing in the end? Thanks greybeard, Glad you like it, still want to add bar end mirrors, small speedo and make a new seat, but first I need to sort out the running isues as she needs half choke and kept over 3000rpm to stay running. The fairing and everything else we took off are still sat in the shed/cave.
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