Info Project Honda CBR250RR - Grey One

Sorry Revolver, Im busy the following weekend, Im cool for Sunday morning 9am to about 2pm.

I have ordered some new tyres, I was going go with the new Dunlop GPR300's, but they are out of stock, so Im going with a Michelin Pilot Street Radial. Not as aggressive as the Pirelli's, but at under $300 for a pair fitted, I couldn't say no

 

Nah, I bought them local, I did hear back on FB saying they would look into it, but heard nothing further, I need to get the frame into a roller as soon as possible so we can rebuild it.

 

more parts have arrived for the build, at least I can now get it built as a roller

 

What a day, but super pleased of where we got to. Phil rocked up at 9am as started with a blank frame, the first task was to remove the blue shock off another frame which was quite easy, next step was to get her to a rolling state which meant fitting the forks, bars etc, as we were about to kick off @Revolver showed up, he had just done a mammoth night shift and hadn't slept but he mucked in and we fitted the triple tree, forks rear sub frame, side stand. We did a quick check as to the best pair of front disks and best rear disk and fitted them as well, then is was wheels on and we had a roller.

The next task was to get the old engine out, that was simple enough and then I realized I had left the front sprocket on, doh... but Revolver had an idea to use the old chain and a few screwdrivers in various places to secure it and we were able to undo the bolt for the front sprocket, awesome effort mate, really appreciate it. The engine was mounted in the new frame and bolts nipped up, exhaust went back on and revolver commented that he had to get home for a sleep as he had to work tonight. That left Phil and I to keep going.

Phil started pulling the carbs down and commented they were very clean, so the bowls went back on and we fitted them to the bike using new cables, the throttle action is soooo smooth. We then fitted the coils, cooling system, headlight and gauges, and the wiring harness, switch blocks went in and she was ready to fire up. She was tad stubborn at first but eventually fired up so a few high fives later we were back at it. Coolant was added, then it was just putting the ancillary parts on the bike. A new clutch cable was also fitted which has made a huge difference to the clutch feel.

At 6pm, we called stumps and to be honest there isn't too much we could do, we intended on painting the calipers but the weather was against us, so we will leave that for another day While there is a long list of stuff to do, Im happy to day we are about 80% there and if I had some decent panels I m sure we would have pushed on.

There are few parts we fitted just to see how she looked but I have replacements on order such as the heal guards, rider pegs etc which I am waiting on deliveries from china, they will come in good time. The intention was a Tigerblade paint job, I am loathed to paint Chinese panels so I might buy some Repsol panels off @Xcitebikes when he is back in Oz, its all about cost and while MC's are still fetching good money, I have to be careful I don't over capitalize.

Here are a few pics as the day wore on. Thanks Phil and Shannon for all your help today, awesome efforts lads

 

2nd start