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General Two Stroke Talk / YZ 250 EFI

« on: March 21, 2013, 12:30:09 PM »

Suitable bike to use, not cleaned from last ride!!



Injectors in place, still need to make the fuel rail. This will be connected to some head studs.



All the bits are starting to come together for the YZ250 EFI project.

  The two Injectors that you see inserted into the cylinder is what I Audit everyday at General Motors,We also make Injectors for The Harley Davidson line of Bikes.Awesome to see what You make being used in the sport you love.

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Vintage Two Strokes / Check Out Vintage Suzuki for Sale!

« on: March 15, 2013, 03:50:10 PM »

Sometimes your just sitting on the bowl with your smart phone and you think what can I really do with this thing.I know I'll list my WORKS SUZUKI RN 250 that's what I'll do.

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Vintage Two Strokes / 1979 Honda CR250R Resto Final

« on: February 11, 2013, 03:12:10 PM »

how much do you think it cost roughly

I can tell you the exact, to the penny, amount I spent on the donor bike,
all the parts and the service I outsourced.  I paid $2195 for the bike, 
$3166.87 for parts (The NOS side panels cost $1000 alone), and $512
for Cadmium plating service.

With that said, I have around 250 hours over 14 months, spent restoring
all the parts (most), that weren't replaced.

How much would it cost somebody else to do the same, that depends on
how much of the work that person can do themselves.  I do my own media
blasting, welding, powder coating, painting, polishing, metal work and all the
mechanical work.  If any of that has to be farmed out, the price can go
North in a hurry.  Also, remember the price of NOS parts is always going
up as the supply runs out. 

One thing I CAN tell you, if you're considering a project like this, try to
find the best, most complete donor bike you can (even if you have to
pay extra).  That alone will save you big in money and time over the
course of the restoration.  Restoration work is a real challenge, but it's
also a lot of fun - I highly recommend it.

I started restoring a vintage race car a while back.  The project is infinitely
more complex, costly and difficult, but the skills and confidence I gained
restoring bikes has really made a difference.  I wouldn't have even made
the attempt before.

dogger

Dogger in regard to this model bike 1979 CR I remember as a 14 year old that the year 1979 AMA or who ever the powers that were at the time required that the number plates be mounted back further on MX bikes but Honda didn't do it until the 1980 do you have any idea why ?? thanks  Just because I was a nosey kid then and now.