1970's Kawasaki 250 Triple Project

[teampots]

Just thought I would post this as I have just started again for this year.

I was given this motorcycle 2 years ago, by my uncle who had owned the bike previously before crashing it and subsequently laying it up about 25 years ago.

When it came to me it was Seized had terrible wiring and generally was in a poor state of affairs.

I have since unseized it, and have managed to get the some of the electrics to work namely the lights.

Anywho, this topic is just somewhere I hope to chronicle its repair/rebuild

Hopefully the pictures have uploaded
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Current - Fazer 600
Prev - Bandit x2 (Killed) CB400 (Superfour) CBR125
Currently Restoring - Kawasaki S1 250 Triple (Slowly but surely)

[alun111]

Should be interesting...

Are you going for a full restoration or just a "get it through an MOT" approach?
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Summer: '00 Honda CB600F Hornet
Winter: '93 Suzuki GSF 400 Bandit VP Variable Valve
Past Bikes: Lifan LF100-5 Lifan LF125-A Honda C70

[ms51ves3]

I'll be keeping an eye on this one

[Blau Zedong]

Kawasaki S1.

Are you shitting bloody rich?

Even getting it to a basic rideable standard will cost a huge amout of cash.
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[evoboy]

Very interesting.....
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Suzuki GT250 x7------- Fazer 600------CB250RS------Aprilia Rally 70----- Bandit 600

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[teampots]

[teampots]

Decided to see if all the electrics worked and if the three cylinders sparked okay, two of them do and one doesn't after a bit of probing the coild pack is duff
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Current - Fazer 600
Prev - Bandit x2 (Killed) CB400 (Superfour) CBR125
Currently Restoring - Kawasaki S1 250 Triple (Slowly but surely)

[daz_d_biker]

If you need any information about them or any parts, just ask, I restored an S1c a couple of years ago. Is it an S1 or an S1a?
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"bikes are replaceable - but a complete nutter aint."

[teampots]

Got a replacement coil from a gentleman from the triples club forums, plugged it all in just to make sure, still no spark , after playing about with the points set the gapping and sanded the little bit of rust off and now I finally have a spark on all 3 cylinders


Me is Happy
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Current - Fazer 600
Prev - Bandit x2 (Killed) CB400 (Superfour) CBR125
Currently Restoring - Kawasaki S1 250 Triple (Slowly but surely)

[teampots]

A long time has passed, it still gets a spark on all 3 cylinders, it appears to fire for very short bursts which is understandable as it doesn't have any fuel passing through thanks to the leaky Fuel Tap, I cannot really give it a proper go until I get that sorted.

So progress has stopped in the short term until I source a new seal kit
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Current - Fazer 600
Prev - Bandit x2 (Killed) CB400 (Superfour) CBR125
Currently Restoring - Kawasaki S1 250 Triple (Slowly but surely)

[pepperami]

Getting seal kits for that will be like finding hens teeth or rocking horse poo!
Is there an alternative?, like making the seals yourself?

Dont let this restoration die Although, i dont envy you, trying to find bits for that!
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