Thumper Club Forum
Technical => Project Progress => Topic started by: manxie on October 21, 2018, 05:20:57 PM
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I bought this little XT250 about 12 - 18 months ago, but due to personal commitments it has just been sat in my garage waiting for attention.
Well, a good friend of mine has offered to "do it up" for me, and he came to collect it yesterday. I`ve never had it running so what ever it`ll need, it`ll get. What a lovely little thing it is and can`t wait to ride it around one day and even get a few green lanes done on it.
I know I`ve not been on here for a while but I just wanted to share my story. Cheers ;) 8)
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Evening Steve, good to have you back on the keyboard 👍... looks like a cracking little project, I used to lust after one of them when I was a younger fella. Big bro (propeller) has a very interesting story about one and about the poor young squaddie that was riding it at the time 😥😥
Cheers, Michael
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Hi Michael, thanks for your welcome. My mate who is working on it for me, owned one in about 1985?? and I loved his back then. I`m really looking forward to getting it done but now I`m 35ish yrs older and about 8st heavier, maybe it wont be as much fun as it should be ??? ;D ;D
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Looks a nice one Steve - like a mini XT500. I missed out on one years back. Usual story, I should have told the owner I was genuinely interested and it ended up getting sold for £150! There's a book called "Exploring green roads and lanes of Great Britain" - it still turns up quite cheaply on Amazon or Ebay and well worth picking up. The author Ian Thompson owned an XT250 and used it to off-road extensively in Britain and Europe.
Regards
Tony
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Cheers Tony. We have a few green lanes over here to try out when it`s done but I`ll keep an eye out for the book you mention. Cheers, Steve.
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It`s on the bench …. carb off needing a rebuild before attempting to start to see how/if it runs ….
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Looks like it's survived the years pretty well to me Steve. Hope it runs as well as it looks...
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Looks like it's survived the years pretty well to me Steve. Hope it runs as well as it looks...
:) :) me too, thanks ;) ;)
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Always liked them - good luck with it.
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Lovely looking bike Steve :)
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I rode 15000 miles a year on one for 4 or 5 years. On road ,off road , commuting etc. 6v headlight was always the main issue but with a good bulb and a cibie lens ( which I may still have) it was nearly OK.
So many good times were had. Shane, XL250R, and I relentlessly slipstreaming each other and in the end had to pull in as I couldn't see from laughing so much.
Took the footrests off the swinging arm and welded on loops to the frame. Only sold it a few years back to a guy who wrote a homemade manual/ journal that I dug out last night. You can have the manual if you wish. PM me your address.
(https://i.postimg.cc/Dy4LmCFD/IMG-20121024-00330.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/9rVrnYDt)
Cheers
Min
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PM sent Min. (sorry for the delay)
The little XT has been running and ridden around some fields to check gearbox / clutch and all seems good. Further strip down has commenced.
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:o :o not much left of it now :-[ :-\
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zorst and barrel knackered :(
Mint second hand barrel fitted and new NOS exhaust bought
Pics of old exhaust after blasting, expecting to just repaint it but NO!!!! :o
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Oh the joys of restoration eh.... money pits. Makes ya wonder why we do it really doesn't it😁👍.... best o luck with the rest of it Steve. IT'll be worth it in the end.. cheers, Michael
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Frame soda blasted and repainted, rebuild to commence soon ;D
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That's a lovely looking spray booth you have in ya back garden Steve 😁😁👍... lovely looking finish on the frame, look forward to seeing the pics of completed bike 👍👍... cheers, Michael
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That's a lovely looking spray booth you have in ya back garden Steve 😁😁👍... lovely looking finish on the frame, look forward to seeing the pics of completed bike 👍👍... cheers, Michael
:D :D :D I wish cheers Michael, Steve
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After a load of faffing about the original rims came back after getting them re-anodised, original hubs painted, new spokes and new Bridgestone Trail Wing tyres. Hopefully be on the road by August????? (famous last words ???)
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Look like a cracking job, certainly on the photo anyway. Best o luck with the self imposed deadline Steve 😉🤞... cheers, Michael
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Another step closer.... Not lacquered yet but hopefully tomorrow ;) 39yr old tank and NOT 1mm of filler in it
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Cracking stuff Steve, really looking forward to seeing the completed bike 👍.. cheers, Michael
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Thanks Michael ;) ;)
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39yrs old and no filler? 8) what's it like inside? Big congrats! Costalot?
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39yrs old and no filler? 8) what's it like inside? Big congrats! Costalot?
The inside is untouched and lovely and shiny!! I cant believe it. Yes, it`s costing a bl00dy fortune :o :-\
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They all do Steve! ;)
Not much change out of £300 for the paint job alone, I bet!
Steady away, I have had a mental blockage with the Duke, but think that I have cleared that now. Whether it gets fired up soon is still in the balance. All the best.
Good health, Bill
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They all do Steve! ;)
Not much change out of £300 for the paint job alone, I bet!
Steady away, I have had a mental blockage with the Duke, but think that I have cleared that now. Whether it gets fired up soon is still in the balance. All the best.
Good health, Bill
Hi Bill,
no change from £300 I`m afraid, it was more ???Then the frame, swing arm, pegs, bracketry etc painted. Wheels cost me more than my little Z250C cost :-\
Ah well, hopefully it`ll be done in a couple of months, just in time for winter when the better weather arrives ;D
Go steady,
Steve ;)
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I'm sure it'll all be worth it Steve, when you finally get that moment when you stand back for the first time and stand and stare at it for what feels like an hour. Probably about 10 minutes in reality but hey you'll think. "Boy what a sweet lovely little bike" 👍 Cheers, Michael
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Aye Steve,
I am no surprised at all at your costs. Many people are now £45-00 per hour for their services and whilst that may seem expensive, the main Land Rover, BMW, Audi, VW and other car franchises are now charging £120-00 per hour plus VAT. Unless you find a mechanicaly sound, oily rag re-commissioning machine, a total cost of the refurbishment at the thick end of £1000 is likely. Sometimes they make a new bike appear 'cheap'!
Happy spannering! ;)
My regards, Bill
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Just wondered how the XT250 was coming along Steve? Is it completed yet. Any photos?
Cheers, Michael
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Sadly not much has happened recently. :( but it is going back together slowly. It`s on it`s wheels, paint done, new seat cover arrived last week. Wont be ready for the Manx like I was hoping but hey ho. I`m going to have to get the old MZ tested soon, as nothing on the road at the moment. Thanks for asking Michael.
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Love the MZ Steve. I has an ES in the early eighties, a smashing little bike!
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Personally I prefer the XT, never ridden an MZ tho so maybe I should watch my tongue 👅... XT starting to look good tho Steve. 👍👍
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"XT250 - first steps" was posted just over a year ago. After a load of hard work by my mate, and lots of sleepless nights hunting for some genuine missing parts, a shed load of ££££ :( it`s now 99% done. ;D
"XT250 - Final Steps"
;D ;D ;D
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Aye Steve, appears to have come together very nicely, hope you get a chance to take it for a canter.
Good health, Bill
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That looks very nice indeed.
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Well done on the resto - great job and a lovely bike! ;D
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Yes Steve can I just echo the the same words, brilliant job. Looks the bizz, bet it's a cracking little ride. Well done👍
Oh and can I also congratulate you on your wonderful collection of paint rollers.. very nice 😉🤘
Cheers, Michael
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Thanks for the kind words fellas.
Next step is the Manx test but hopefully all will be good there?
Michael, the bike is in my mates fibreglass supplies shop hence the background rollers ;) I will pass on your congratulations ;D
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Very nice job indeed. Seems a shame to go and get it all muddy now!
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Thanks for the kind words fella`s. It is in for it`s test on Thursday, fingers crossed all will be OK? ???
After the hassle and expense of this restoration, and a massive thanks to my mate for all his hard work helping me out, I swore I`d never do another. :-\ He then tells me he has a 1968 Kawasaki 175 F3 Bushwhacker project for sale :-\ :-\
Noooooooo, I did :o :o :o ::) :-\ :-\
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Like this one on a friend of mines blog? :-\
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My regards, Bill
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Like this one on a friend of mines blog? :-\
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My regards, Bill
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Similar Bill. Nice little machine of you`re friends. 10 speed? I suppose the Bushwhacker I`ve got is an 8 speed? (two rear sprockets)
It should look something like this when done?
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Should keep you out of mischief over the winter months Steve. Best o luck with it, yet again, look forward to seeing the finished project 👍👍... cheers, Michael
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YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
after 25yr hibernation the XT passed it`s road worthiness test today ;D ;D ;D
Re-register it, tax and insurance and she`ll be riding around ;) ;)
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Well done. Worth all the hard work.
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Yeah good one Steve, nice Christmas bonus eh👍👍😉
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Just rewards for a job well done! 8) You have balanced out the biking universe in which there might be an owner currently wrecking their own machine... ::) ;D
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And just who might one be referring to in that last post Matt. I’ll have you know my tracker project bike is a “work in progress “ 🤣🤣🤣
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Professionals, such as your good self, have works in progress 8) I, however, have a work in pieces :-[