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To start, here's the pictures of the XR250 the day I brought her home and a succession of almost finished to now ones
(September 2011).
Click any of the images below to see them larger and scroll down to see the rough state she was in.
Some of you XR followers will note that some of the mods I have done (mufflers/swingarm) aren't in keeping with
originality and your right! I just feel I've presented an '85 XR250R from another angle.
On another note, respect and admiration to all those who resore their bikes meticulously down to the last nut and bolt!
I ride mine in all weathers and enjoy every minute of it!
Stay tuned for a completely different look at the front end!
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With the dual CRF mufflers!
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With a single CRF muffler!
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With original muffler!
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My intention from the start was a complete strip down and then rebuild; finances allowing of course---day to
day living is a bit of a drain on the old wallet!!!!!!
I wasn’t going to touch the piston as I knew I had done the piston rings all those years ago and she had
done only 249 miles since then, plus a bit of hope mixed in for good measure. Note; later on I did indeed fit a new piston
kit.
My workplace for the foreseeable future was the patio and my shed as I didn’t have a garage at the time
and as we shall see later on, the hallway in the house became a temporary workshop.
XR250 strip down…….
I started by spraying everything with WD40 as there were probably going to be quite a few hard to undo nuts and bolts.
You'll see more pictures than words next as the old saying goes "a picture is worth a thousand words!"
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With NOS XR600 swingarm.
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With original swingarm.
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With NOS XR600 swingarm.
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There's a lot more pictures etc to add and so over the next few days I'll add them. Thanks for looking.
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