Aussie newbie

[piniin]

G'day, I'm Tony

after nearly a year without a bike and unable to determine what to get next, I happen to stumble upon a 1979
XS250, advertised in the local classifieds.
Unfortunately the owner's asking price was a tad rich for the condition of the bike, but I noticed he also had it listed on ebay starting at 99c, so I watched and waited patiently, before making a winning bid in the dying seconds of the auction, ( for less than half his original asking price, plus ebay had a 15% discount on at the time, win win situation ).

Now I am the proud owner of the aforementioned XS250 and as of this morning, it now sits, awaiting much needed attention, in my garage. She is currently a non-runner, with lots of bits in boxes, but I have been assured that it is all there, time will tell, I guess.

As for me, I'm a shotfirer by trade and have previously been a boilermaker for a major motor manufacturer, so I'd like to think I'm fairly hands on when it comes to the tools. Which is why I have decided to try my hand at building a bike.

Anyway, enough of my dribbling on, just wanted to say hi and commend you guys on the resourceful site you have here.

cheers for now,
Tony.

 

[DARKMIDKNIGHTWARRIOR]

Welcome to the forum! Congrats on the win.

 

[Pork Chop]

G'day Tony,

Welcome to the forum. Good win on getting the xs250.
All I can say is get stuck into the project and get that bike running ASAP - I have spent waaaaaaay too long getting my bike on the road and it is driving me nuts.

Cheers.

 

[piniin]

Cheers porky,

I had it a day (before having to fly back to work) and most of the bolt on user friendly bits have been removed and the tank has been internally de-rusted and partially sanded back to remove the paint chips.
But having just finished building a 300m2 house, that still needs the landscaping done and 3 kids (2 in high school), I have my work cut out.
Thankfully I'm on an 8/6 roster, so at least I get a decent break when I am home.

I have, however, started working my way through your build thread and it is very inspirational. I am now debating the 400cc upgrade too, with my folks still living in the UK, it may make sourcing parts a little easier than here.

 

[TimBuz]

Good to see another aussie, goodluck with the build

 

[piniin]

My build inspiration has come from an Aussie bike.
I haven't found a build thread for it yet though,
maybe someone here wil point me in the right direction