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    Xs250 ongoing project starting issues

    Left plug is clean Right plug is black and manky This is after an hour of putting them in the bike new.
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    Xs250 ongoing project starting issues

    Hi so an update on this project. Due to a dramatic change in circumstances this was sat around for 6 months. In this time the garage it was stored in developed a damp issue and minor problem of collapsed roof I have salvaged everything however the bugger will not start. I have stripped and...
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    Xs250 ongoing project starting issues

    Update. Shes ready for some tuning this weekend. Just needs some minor carb tweaks but otherwise shes very happy.
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    Xs250 ongoing project starting issues

    Good price for them.
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    Xs250 ongoing project starting issues

    Thanks! It's my first full build so it's been a trial. I'm genuinely happy with how its turned out. Just cant wait to road test on saturday.
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    Xs250 ongoing project starting issues

    I then dropped the engine back into the bike and started connecting everything up this led to a couple of fresh hurdles, one being how badly rusted the original caliper was and the other being that my friend had dropped the swing arm bolt and ruined the threads *sigh*. So bolt replaced and I...
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    Xs250 ongoing project starting issues

    Afterwards I looked at the forks, there was some horrid pitting in the stanchions so while investigating ways to fix this (hard chrome or new stanchions) I discovered a gentleman who supplied me with a bargain set of reconditioned full forks for the price of one stanchion! After everything...
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    Xs250 ongoing project starting issues

    The first thing I did was strip the big bits down and work out a plan what I'm going to need to do to complete this project. It became quite clear I would need to do a lot of cleaning. I was nervous about the tank and rightly so. It had two large holes in it surrounded by some deep looking rust...
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    Xs250 ongoing project starting issues

    *new information and issue with this build further down* Hi there, this is my first post. Iv been watching the forums for quite some time and have referred to for many stages of the build. I'm now a week away from being on the road with this build and wanted to share with you all. So to start...
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