Project Bastard Devilchild

[hellkat]

So far this is what I have.

So far it only got halfway home between the MOT station and my house, before it conked out (initial diagnosis is starter motor).

So far I havent actually PAID for it, although I have paid for some air filters and a battery (and the MOT fee).

Not sure what it is, it used to be a suzuki GSX250 and apparently the frame is a YamXS750 (this is rumour rather than verified).
All I know is that its got "Bastard Devilchild Spawn from Hell" written all over it.

But its either gonna be
* a constant cnuting nuisance (proving itself on that front already) ;
* a learning curve for me to dick about as a project bike and learn shit about bikes that I really ought to have known by now after all these years ; or
* a pile of smouldering cinders in Epping Forest before the year is out

Fuckit, I might have to rat it (them handlebars are coming OFF).
I've still not even RIDDEN it yet, wtf am I doing?

____________________
Not nearly as interesting in real life.

[Kickstart]

[hellkat]

Well maybe that's what it is, then.
I'm open to [constructive] suggestion, advice and information.
Almost everybody (and particularly you, Keith, my lovely) knows a FUCK LOAD more about the subject than me

I have no idea why I'm being told its in some other frame

My temper is somewhat *frayed*, and that of mr hellkat is even more frayed - but then, he IS ginger.
____________________
Not nearly as interesting in real life.

[MarJay]

Looks like someone has spent some time and effort on it. Looks great for the age.
____________________
British beauty: Triumph Street Triple R; Loony stroker: KR1S; Track fun: GSXR750 L1; Commuter Missile: GSX-S1000F
Remember kids, bikes aren't like lego. You can't easily take a part from one bike and then fit it to another.

[Moonie]

Don't rat it

It looks great as it is (except the gay bars).
____________________
Don't practice it until you get it right, practice it until you don't get it wrong.
Presenting the one and only Chinkmobile

[hellkat]

Alright ... I wont rat it.

I just want to make sure it FOOKIN WORKS PROPERLY before I pay for it, though

But them bars will be coming off.
Nice straight-through renthals.

I was thinking about shotgun pipes but now I've seen it, I dunno.
____________________
Not nearly as interesting in real life.

[quacker_boy]

Mrs Hellkaaaaaaaaat. If those lovely little air filters happen to have the same size internal rubber diameter as my carbs can I buy them? I'm struggling to find some on t'internet.
____________________
wizzzard wrote: Imagine God just stopping by, tidying your front room up and then quietly letting himself out again. Statisticly more likely to happen than Korn being on here.

[NiteMare]

the tank suggests it "may" be a yamaha 250/400 u.s. custom(as is possibly the frame), but i think the seat is the wrong shape, the wheels look to be gs or gsx wheels, the tail light is early honda (1970's)...

can't be any more help by just looking at photos...

if i remember correctly Yamaha used to put an asterix before and after thier frame and engine numbers so have a close look at the frame number ...

also look at the engine mounts to determine if those have been changed to match this engine as i doubt that the sook motor would have lined up with yam mounts

edit...

just compared your frame photos with Kieths GSX link, i agree it is a GSX frame just with the tank and seat changed
____________________
it ain't broke...

i ain't fixed it enough

[Moonie]

YAY

I'm all for rat bikes, but only if they look shoddy in the first place.


Have a look at some streetfighter sites quacker
____________________
Don't practice it until you get it right, practice it until you don't get it wrong.
Presenting the one and only Chinkmobile

[hellkat]

[hellkat]

[ms51ves3]

[hellkat]

[NiteMare]

the asterisks are only on the frame and cases on Yam' stuff, they're not on the logbook, i wouldn't bother looking for those tho as both components are "sook" ....

does the logbook state that the bike is a yam or are you assuming it is due to the "yamaha" printed across the back of the seat ??
____________________
it ain't broke...

i ain't fixed it enough

[hellkat]

I was assuming it was a Suzuki, cos that is what it says on the logbook (going by the engine).

I only thunk it was a Yam frame, cos thats what I was told it was, but that's been a bit more clarified now, yeah, its probably more Suzuki (cor, thats a bugger to spell, innit*) than Yamaha.



*been more used to Yamahas lately
____________________
Not nearly as interesting in real life.

[quacker_boy]

[ms51ves3]

[400bandit]

Agreed 100% thats not a XS750, It's shaft drive to start, I got one sitting in my garage.

Joe
____________________
Current Bikes 650 Honda Bros, VTR1000 Firestorm // Past Bikes: Sachs Madass 50/110cc - Bandit 400 - FZR750
(+ a XS650 in lots of pieces in my garage and other places...)

[Mudskipper]

Love it. I'm a sucker for contrasting red frames.

Risers + flat bars, will give it cool up and down lines.
____________________
CBR125|||GSXR400|||CBR400|||CBR400|||CB250RS|||GSXR750|||CB250RS
"You're clumsy, you eat too much and you behave like a 12 year old boy. But you know what? Every once in a while, you find a thumb."

[Kal]

That is going to look proper tidy once it is finished, whoever started the project knew what they were doing.
____________________
Kal...
I Like To Hoon It Hoon It I Like To Hoon It Hoon It I Like To Hoon It Hoon It Ya Like To (HOON IT!).
1984 GB250 Clubman,1983 CB250N Superdream, 1999 GPZ500S

[TUG]

[Moonie]

Did someone mention Chiveypoo?
____________________
Don't practice it until you get it right, practice it until you don't get it wrong.
Presenting the one and only Chinkmobile

[lllN30lll]

Only info DVLA gives is.

Date of First Registration 30 03 1981
Year of Manufacture 1981
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 249CC
CO2 Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type Petrol
Export Marker Not Applicable
Vehicle Status Unlicensed
Vehicle Colour BLACK

and insured as SUZUKI GSX 250 EX
____________________
Turbo R1
CRF450R

[hellkat]

Is there anybody local who can come and have a look at this bike for me? Its over in some old guy's yard in Fulham, and it just won't start, and I can't get out of my mates what they think it is why it won't start.

I think they must have more interesting things to do, like babysitting (another word for sitting indoors playing poker on the internet) or watching paint dry or something, and motivating them to get off their arses these days is quite difficult

I can get hold of the key but I have no idea why it won't start, and I need help (someone with a bit of mechanical nous more than me) to tell me how to get it going again.


____________________
Not nearly as interesting in real life.

[MarJay]