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Nov 29, 2009 13:44:33 GMT
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heres my new project, I'm not a bike man but thought id give it a go. its a 1976 honda cb250 with a 360 engine in a cafe racer style. picked it up in the week and intending to do it to sell.. opinions please and advice on a first time bike owner  |
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Nov 29, 2009 14:46:02 GMT
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First thing is decide if you are going to keep the "clip ons" and therefore will need rearsets otherwise it's back to standard handlebars with the foot pegs in current position Also if you aren't a biker you probably don't realise what it's like to ride such a classic bike (poor brakes, bendy frame, flexi forks etc compared to modern machines) never mind if converted to cafe racer so be carefuly what you do as it's easy to create an unridable monster - clip-ons and standard foot pegs for example.  Paul H |
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Nov 29, 2009 18:58:04 GMT
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see with brake fluid resouvairs that are designed for flat bars. When there on angled bars. Is it easy to fill them and bleed the brakes?
I know on MTB brakes that some models have to take the whole lever assembly off the bar to bleed it
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Nov 29, 2009 19:24:09 GMT
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Lean the bike so the reservoir is level.
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Nov 30, 2009 13:16:39 GMT
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Eh, never mind bikes - get the Firenza done!!
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Club Retro Rides Member
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those are nice little bikes, forget all the talk of bendy frames and curse word brakes as it's no sports bike...
bin the clip-ons and fit standard bars and build the bike back to standard, there will definitely be someone of my age that will like it bog stock...
the only weak (ish) point on that engine will be the cam and cam bearing surfaces which get killed due to lack of oil changes..
just in case you hadn't realised, i had 2 or 3 of them and the earlier K4 250/350 back when there was loads of them about
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hi thanks for the tips hints ...
the engine has been rebuilt with new rings, cam chain, guides and all relevant gaskets, i need to sort the lom out and a few little odds n ends to get it running. the frame was stove enameled in red and i really just bought it to see if i could get it running and have some fun doing it, i don't know if ill put it back to standard or not..
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jonw
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Nice buy....
The brakes, frame and engine in these are fine. Not up to the standards of a GSX-R but great fun on such a small machine.
Make sure you change the oil in the engine. Honda oiling is renowned for blokages. And make sure the forks are in good nick with the correct oil.
The issue with the resivoir is solved by holding it level to do the brakes. The brimming it with oil before re-mounting it.
If it was up to me, I'd restore it. But its yours and do as you feel..
Best tip: Take your bike test and enjoy a brilliant little bike!!!!
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Dec 12, 2009 13:51:20 GMT
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thanks for the advice matey I'm unsure what to do but all advice is good i might just sell it as it is and let sombodyelse make their mind up as to what to do with it...
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