Another GSX250 Build

Hey fellow 2fiftycc'ers
New to the forum, and to bikes

On the Weekend I picked up my next project to start once my car is back on the road. Scored 2x 1985 GSX250S.
One is complete and the other is a parts bike, about 2/3 of it is there.



The complete bike was purchased as a non-runner. After a little investigation I found that the right Carb float bowl was empty, so I suspected the float needle was stuck. Opened up the carbs and found this:



Seems strange that the lefty was fairly clean whist the righty was crusty?? Anyway, it cleaned up OK and now the bike ticks over quiet nicely

Plans are to strip, replace all serviceable components, slap some paint on it and do some aesthetic changes. Not sure what direction to go yet, but i love the Brat/Street Tracker look. This build isn't going to be anything special or crazy custom, I just want a nice looking bike that i can putt around on and not worry about getting a lil' dirty.

For now shes in the shed waiting her turn.

Expect a lot of photos and silly questions. I'm really looking forward to this project!

Cheers, JimL

 

Thankyou for the replies guys. Yes i suspected that it may have had something to do with the bike sitting for a long period on the side stand. Goodluck with the build stubanger, have you started a thread?

 

Jeez, it must be a pretty photogenic bike! In reality the condition really isn't that great. Its has a little too much "character" to just give it a service and rego it. All of the plastics are damaged (pictured below), it has a fair amount of surface rust and some dodgy wiring jobs here and there, such as the old solenoid, which must have failed, still in situ and a new one wired in and just dangling in the breeze. And the welding to adapt that Honda exhaust is just as ugly as the exhaust itself. But otherwise it would be a good basis for a stock standard resto as it is very original.

I have a couple of months to think about which way I am going to go around this project before I start tinkering. I've only had the bike a couple of days and those 80's lines are already growing on me. So this may just well turn into 2fo'1 jobby with the best of both worlds.

In the meantime I'm enjoying reading thru the other gsx builds on here and taking notes along the way.

now, Piccy time:

 

I removed the battery tray and airbox when I took the carbs off. The airbox was a PITA to get out so I didn't bother trying to get it back in! battery has been removed a charged. I'm going to start stripping the parts bike and doing some research on what parts i'm going to have to get for it. How does one gain access to the resource section? Is it reserved for premium members?

 

Thanks, Just signed up

 

Well last night I was sick of doing uni work for the week, so I was going to spend the evening in the shed stripping the 'parts' bike. Got all my tools out, wheeled the bike out, set up some work lights, chucked some tunes on and bam, power goes out. went out to the street and power company was trimming branches away from power lines and said no power back till midnight.

so stripped it today. Here's a little before and after.






And here's a little video of the complete bike running. I wasn't sure whether I could hear a little knock coming from the bottom end, might come thru in the video, but it runs 110% better with the air box back in place