Unk Posted October 24, 2014 Author Share Posted October 24, 2014 You are correct Tommy. Although I wish it was different, as I bought my xs250cw (the one with the bigger tank) and loved the look of it and for the first few months it was love.....Then it all went wrong Unk....Sorry to sound harsh mate, no personnel offence was meantYou are correct Tommy. Although I wish it was different, as I bought my xs250cw (the one with the bigger tank) and loved the look of it and for the first few months it was love.....Then it all went wrong Unk....Sorry to sound harsh mate, no personnel offence was meantJimmy....no personal offence taken mate.....you'd have to try a lot harder then that to upset me :-)Maybe its one I'll later regret but you live and learn as they say......now.....where I can I find a seat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wild foamy Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Tbh, it's the same as restoring a DT50, purely centimental Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wild foamy Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 you'd have to try a lot harder then that to upset me :-) I dunno, this forum can lead to some dark places, just ask obrien about his wonky feet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electric sheep Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 I have empathy here for you - I've been spending the last six weeks getting an identical one back on the road. It did arrive in much better nick, but has needed some work internally. I have been trying to keep to a limited budget (I agree with some of the comments above about spending...), but I have started to have thoughts about a café racer style makeover once it is running properly. Good luck with the project! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Airhead Posted October 24, 2014 Moderator Share Posted October 24, 2014 just wish it was in better nick myself unk...looks a bit of a money pit to me, hope you dont spend lots on it and then give up with an unfinished project...It'll never be worth anything like what you're gonna spend on it should have gone to specsavers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unk Posted October 24, 2014 Author Share Posted October 24, 2014 I think it needed a bl**dy good wash to be honest......yes there is quite a bit of work to be done but I really believe most of that is of a cosmetic nature.....if push comes to shove I'll get it roadworthy, keep its 'patina' and ride the backside off it like I used to....all 75mph of it.I'd just like to give the old girl another chance :-) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhat250 Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 I never got the 4 stroke thing back in the 70"s , they were dire bloody things, as I said before "there was a XS400 sat in our Yam dealers window for years, while the Rd"s were bought as they came out the crate, So if they werna desirable then " the price"s now will never cover a resto. good on yeh for saving her , I like the colour. And I see you got your R1 nicked,, dam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy xs Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 I never got the 4 stroke thing back in the 70"s , they were dire bloody things, as I said before "there was a XS400 sat in our Yam dealers window for years, while the Rd"s were bought as they came out the crate, So if they werna desirable then " the price"s now will never cover a resto. good on yeh for saving her , I like the colour. And I see you got your R1 nicked,, dam yes John its only now you've grown up that you realize how much better they are 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dt502001 Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 If you had a R1 and can settle for a xs 250 then giver shit and do it,one mans dream should never be crushed ,,money dies with you as far as I care. Spend it while you can. One thing for sure is that many a xs 250 will still be running around when most r1's +- 15yr's old are long dead,not from poor build quality, but, they do tend to kill people and themself's,just plain hard to not beat the crap out of a r1 and lots of people buy them who shouldn't. Law of averages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator drewpy Posted October 25, 2014 Moderator Share Posted October 25, 2014 is this supposed to be a diary of an xs250 resto? please let him get on with it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unk Posted October 25, 2014 Author Share Posted October 25, 2014 Not difficult to see why a new seat pan is required Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator drewpy Posted October 25, 2014 Moderator Share Posted October 25, 2014 mine was that bad, I welded new sides on and got it powder coated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unk Posted October 25, 2014 Author Share Posted October 25, 2014 Tell me more mate........never learnt how to weld and wouldnt know the correct size now as nowt to compare it too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator drewpy Posted October 25, 2014 Moderator Share Posted October 25, 2014 looks mostly there, just a few scraggy edges .As for welding, I just did it and learned from there. why not cut out the metal and give to someone to weld up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slice Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 As Drewpy says just a few raggety edges, get your angle grinder out and chop off the crusty bits then rebuild it with some fresh metal, welding isn't a dark art it just takes practice so beg borrow or steal one and have at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy xs Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 Aldi had a welder kit last thurs on their special buys for £39.99 they may still have some 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Airhead Posted October 25, 2014 Moderator Share Posted October 25, 2014 or clean it up and paint it then use it as a base to fibreglass? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy xs Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 German ebay http://www.ebay.de/itm/Yamaha-XS-250-1U5-EZ-78-Sitzbank-/141424408281?pt=DE_Motorradteile&hash=item20ed8d36d9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unk Posted October 26, 2014 Author Share Posted October 26, 2014 That's a possibility Tommy XS.....I have translated the page and find he only ships to Germany...will send a message anyway....cheers for that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wild foamy Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 is this supposed to be a diary of an xs250 resto? please let him get on with it! Omg let's make special edition XS250 tshirts! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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