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Project Suzuki 250E Restoration

Discussion in 'Your 250cc Projects' started by Canada_Dry, Jul 13, 2020.

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    Picked this up for $200 and a case of beer. Put a battery on cleaned carbs and it fires right up all Electronics seem to work perfect.

    Lots of white smoke where headers bolt on...hoping not piston rings or valve seals. Should I just wear it in a bit see if it goes away?

    Came with heaps of extras from another bike...Carbs, Instrument panel, electronics.

    Thanks to this forum for posting the parts catalog


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    I'm sure this bike has a lot of potential. Take it for a ride and see how it behaves.
     
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    White smoke while running. Most likely piston rings or valve seals. Can’t find piston rings for this bike anywhere!

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    Thanks mate, it sat for 4 years outside

    I’ll give that a crack before diving too deep.

    I like Mick’s page. Says that part is unavailable :/
     
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    Have u done an oil change ?
     
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    No, the oil looks brand new in it tho. The level is slightly high also...this prob isn't helping?

    got lucky the box hasn’t rusted through, pipes will be restored

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    If it was me I would drop the oil and put the correct amount in there ..... also I find used oil looks alot worse when its in a pan than in a sight glass or on a dipstick
     
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    Thought about sandblasting and starting new but keeping the build under $500

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    Used my vacuum bleeder on front brakes and Boom the lever went hard as a rock!
     
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    Anyone ever found a nest in their tank before?? Was not expecting all this!

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    Lucky the rat didn't eat any wiring
    I had part of a rat's nest in my Yamaha IT silencer when i bought it
     
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    Stripped...any tips going further?
     

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    Get some etch primer on it so it wont start rusting again while you decide.. :)
     
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    As Andy said you'll need some good etch primer, to stop any flash rusting, i recommend Protec EtchPro, or Wattyl, Supoeretch, can get both in an aerosol to make thing's easier.
    Any dent's need repairing on it ?
    Are you going to use 2 pack on the tank so the paint won't come off when you drip/spill petrol on it ?
     
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    last night I put a coat of duplicolor etch primer on it. next step is body filler for the dents then duplicolor paint. Top it all off I got that $60 can of 2k cleae that you have to activate on bottom. Sound ok?
     
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    You might need more than 1 can of the 2K clear... It is preferable to use the 2K clear over a proper base coat... DNA Paints are in Melbourne.. depending on the colour you are after they have a number of Aerosol products you can use for base coat.
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    Nice one I’ll def give them a call. What would difference in paint be vs duplicolor ?
     

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