(QLD) CBR250RRN Newbie

Hi Guys,

My names Peter i'm STILL a uni student and from Brisbane, i'm not the best with this forum business but ill give it a go. I have recently purchased a 1993 CBR250RRN that was poorly maintained and in hindsight probably should have not bought it. But it could have been worse and it will be a fun journey learning how to work with bikes. This is my first bike, i have come from cars such as a na6 mx5 which i later turbocharged, and a few honda civics and the usual motor swapping. I took a long break from all the cars and what not, and have always wanted a motorbike since that time i was 13 on a dirt bike on my grandfathers farm.

When i first purchased it from a P-plater down at the Gold coast, it lacked coolant (i know right). Forks were leaking, chain was surely never lubed or cleaned. Fairings looked like crap, tank was a completely different colour, the list goes on.
I know, why did i buy it? I did what i always do, that is getting too excited and thinking i could repair everything. Long story short I have owned it for the last 4 months? or so i have lost track and have serviced or replaced the following;

New Brake pads front and rear
New ebay radiator and hose clamps (fingers crossed it doesn't bust, only $40 bucks i couldnt resist)
New oem water pump seal
New tridon thermostat
New thermostat o-ring
New radiator fan switch (also from ebay for $5 haha)
New JT front and rear sprockets
New RK chain
New oil filter bolt (previous owner rounded it, costed bloody $75!!)
New chain adjuster bolts x2
New Progrips 699 from MCAS
New Tarmac 30mm bar end from MCAS
New Honda HP Coolant
New Honda oil filter and o ring
New Honda Full Synthetic 1040W Oil


And just bought some second hand tyres from a guy i found on gumtree named Mark, SAVA MC50's, thanks Mark! Currently had Dunlop arrowmax's the fronts were manufactured in 2006, nice and cracked, while the rears were in 2013, which i was informed 'newly' replaced- who knows but they need to go.

My plan is to get everything mechanically sound, then i will work on the aesthetics.

Definitely working on my driving technique as well, i found a great read, its a book called A Twist of the Wrist II. And once i feel confident ill start trying a few track days. One step at a time though

The next things to do on the list are:

Front fork seals and dust boots
Front wheel bearings and seals
Rear wheel bearings and seals
Steering head bearings
Painting or powdercoating my wheels
And finally fitting the new tyres

Oh and eventually valve clearances and a carb tune! Geez the list never ends

If this made any sense to you readers- great! if it doesn't im sorry im a bit spastic haha




These were the photos in the ad on gumtree, i will take some better photos later, probably wont because theres nothing flash to look at!

 

I'm located in South east Brisbane

 

Do you have a link for this video, maybe ill switch it up when i get bored of reading

Believe me it IS terrible, i have forgotten to mention a whole bunch of things wrong with it, like the dented tank, possible warped front rotors, possibly needing new stanchion tubes, no boot lock? The list goes on haha! It is hard for me to not look at it and see all its flaws and just want to fix them in an instant, i'm terrible with that

Thanks guy, it seems there is a nice community here which is great! I'll do my best with photos




Currently stock piling parts and waiting until my final exams are finished which will be in a months time and ill knock it all out over a weekend or something.


Currently contacted All Balls racing supplier 'Online Racing Spares' for front and rear wheel bearing kits, fork seal kits, and steering head bearing kit.


Ordered some ebay fork cap preload adjusters as well, in silver for $45 delivered, will replace the O-ring, as i have heard from Team Tiger that they are crap.

Will also work out if my rotors are warped or not during this process or if i have fitted my caliper incorrectly after the brake pad change, because i am hearing a intermittent grinding noise.

And lastly powdercoating/painting the Fork bottom thingo, triple tree, and wheels! Pending on colour scheme


The urge to procrastinate and work on the bike instead of study is very strong!

Oh and how do i edit my first post? I missed a few things.

 

Cheers, yeah definitely will be doing a carb rebuild as well later down the road

 

This is for my records, as i lose track of what has been done and what will need attention to.

Mechanical:
New Brake pads front and rear
Flushed and bled brake fluid
New ebay radiator and hose clamps (fingers crossed it doesn't bust, only $40 bucks i couldnt resist)
New oem water pump seal
New tridon thermostat
New thermostat o-ring
New radiator fan switch (also from ebay for $5 haha)
New JT front and rear sprockets (Stock config)
New RK chain
New oil filter bolt (previous owner rounded it, costed bloody $75!!)
New chain adjuster bolts x2
New Progrips 699 from MCAS
New Tarmac 30mm bar end from MCAS
New Honda HP Coolant
New Honda oil filter and o ring
New Honda Full Synthetic 1040W Oil
New Honda Air filter
NGK Spark plugs
New SCA Fuel filter
DIY Low beam relay for H4 55/60W bulbs
Front fork seals and dust boots with fork cap preload adjusters
Assessing stanchion tubes
New Front brake pads (contaminated by fork oil)
Front wheel bearings and seals
Rear wheel bearings and seals
Steering head bearings
Painting or powdercoating my wheels, triple clamps, fork housing?
Fitting the new tyres and balance
New shorty levers
Maybe all new cables for peace of mind
Rebuild carbs with litetek kit
New carb boots
Checking valve clearances
Carb tune

Aesthetics:
New fairings probably from xcitebikes
Fairing bolt kit with plastic washers
Possibly new bracket as nose cone bolt does not line up (the one between the headlights)
Fix dents on fuel tank
Paint tank to match fairings
Rear seat cowl - registered as a single seater
Boot lock
Mirror grommets
Tank rubbers and grommets
New exhaust gasket
Maybe polishing the exhaust headers
New Speedo surround (broken tabs)
Painting engine covers and seals while im there
New heel guards
New foot rest pegs

I'm sure ill find more to pick at haha!

 

I love them, theyre great little machines, until my driving skills can out do this bike i doubt i will upgrade.... probably a lie haha.

I would like to have a track bike down the road but we will see, i saw a video of your bike idling and it just sounded so healthy! Did you just do a rebuild? Now all i can think of is how **** mine sounds and how much more money i need to spend

 

that's awesome, so still the same motor and unopened? Hopefully i can get mine running that well, do you mind me asking where you got it tuned? I hear mikes is really good.