cb250rs winter hack DEAD

[Hahadumball]

aquired a cb250 off a member on here... was sold to a member who didnt have time or mechanical skills to do anything so i took it on as a winter hack project

i was told it shouldnt take much to get it going just fuel a tidy up and stuff..

the only picture of it i had seen is:
https://i.imgur.com/WtwM2CE.jpg


got a few bits off it and had a little look.. plenty of spiderwebs and shit..
https://i.imgur.com/79ugQLI.jpg

and a hole in the frame..

https://i.imgur.com/t4vxsap.jpg

No worries.. bit more work than i anticipated...

needs a good clean up, a wire brush and light welding.

fresh fuel, free the choke and kicked it over and it fired into life... happy days!!

got it up on the bench and decided the best action plan is take the engine out and i can work on the frame a lot easier...

https://i.imgur.com/xstlov6.jpg

got the engine out and flipped the frame to check underneath...

https://i.imgur.com/o19pTvR.jpg

at this point.. i quickly realised i have a cb250 engine and some wheels to make a go-kart out of...

the frame was beyond repair, i was poking my finger through it in many places, a few wacks with a light hammer was dislodging major parts of the frame.

https://i.imgur.com/Tqs6uUy.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/2mwZl43.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/c0Rhdb3.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/66kvLdq.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/8SYaeC4.jpg

wheels needed rebuilding, needs speedo cable, choke cable and tacho cable, a massive tidy up, battery, new frame, new swingarm, caliper overhall, new tyres and tubes, new bearings all round.

so i feel this is probably the death of this cb250rs..

its not financially worth returning to the road unless i spend £200 on a frame and swingarm and the cost of having the wheels respoked.


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Fin: no matter how much I look at It I can't understand what was going through my head, all I remember is going about 80 and redlining it to stop it seizing.
360 Deg... Five 1/4 turns. :- Teflon-Mike 18 Jan 2015

[pepperami]

[Hahadumball]

unfortunately its well fucked!
frame is rotten where the swingarm bolt goes through, 100% scrap
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Fin: no matter how much I look at It I can't understand what was going through my head, all I remember is going about 80 and redlining it to stop it seizing.
360 Deg... Five 1/4 turns. :- Teflon-Mike 18 Jan 2015

[B5234FT]

Wow, that's impressive levels of rot!

[Howling Terror]

Here, let me make you feel better by showing you my old RS. (1st batch off the boat in 1980)

https://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/howlingterror_2006/DSCF1149.jpg
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[chickenstrip]

Get a fuck-off big fish tank, throw the frame in it, and stock with fishies
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[ADSrox0r]

[Howling Terror]

Can't recall what was used as a prop, but you can just make out something at the rear wheel.
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[grr666]

Once upon a time, I really wanted one of these.
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[Ed Case]

You wuz lied to !. Stick whatever salvageable bits, lump etc on fleabay.

[Snod Blatter]

Did it at least see plenty of miles before meeting this sad end?
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[Snowdonia Rider]

At least you got 2 ammo cans.
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[ADSrox0r]

Come on then how much did you pay for this dog?
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[Frozenbiker]

I had one as a hack. It folded in half when I was sitting on it. Luckily I wasn't moving.

[kgm]

There's a nice one for sale near me for about £750. Only thing it needs is some helicoils in the head as the threads are a bit worn, otherwise mint. Must admit I was tempted.