MentalScientist Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 Hello there, I'm Simon and I started a project bike, a DT250MX around a year ago. I was given the bike for free by a guy who's house I was working on. His wife was fed up with it leaning against the shed for the previous 4 years! I had it covered in my garden for a year before I dismantled it and put it in my loft to keep it dry and to stop the rot. I took it out of the loft about a year ago after I built myself a workshop (out of mainly recycled materials). Firstly I sanded the frame down and re-sprayed it with my friends spray equipment. I found out that I had been given some duff information about the primer when the paint started chipping off whenever a spanner went near the frame! All the hard work was in vain, but I found a local shot-blasting and powder coating company that did the whole frame for just £80 - in hindsight I wish I'd have done that in the first place! I've just been tinkering now - the wheels are on, with new tyres and brakes, new headset bearings and recently a new speedo which I bought on e-bay which doesn't quite match the rev counter (I think it may be from an RD!). I've been cleaning up parts and painting them with hammerite and even de-rusting bolts and washers on the wire wool part of my grinding wheel. I would like to share some of the experience with anyone else who is doing or has done a similiar project to this. Here are a few before and now pics: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MentalScientist Posted May 4, 2013 Author Share Posted May 4, 2013 I don't know why, but the pics aren't showing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator DirtyDT Posted May 4, 2013 Moderator Share Posted May 4, 2013 Hi and welcome to the forum Simon. For picture posting help, look here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MentalScientist Posted May 4, 2013 Author Share Posted May 4, 2013 Thank you Dirty DT. Do you actually have a dirty DT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator DirtyDT Posted May 4, 2013 Moderator Share Posted May 4, 2013 Do you actually have a dirty DT? Not at the moment. I have a SV650, TS250 and a YA-6 DT's are a big favorite on the site for us 2 stroke lovers If you fancy it, start a project thread. This section can be found at the bottom of the home page. Click "forums" and scroll down to the bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sacha Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 aboard Simon! Looks like you're doing her up nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bippo Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 Hey Simon, welcome to the forum! Definitely start up a project thread for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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