DirtyDT

I like DID or Regina.

Have a great one guys.

Yep What he said.

I might get a chance to pop up there for a couple of hours on Saturday. If I do I will probably take the TS and get some photos.

RD Rally 5th, 6th and 7th July 2013 (this weekend) Derby Rugby Club DE22 1EB

I am sure that our resident Insurance guru, Lee, will be along shortly and may have an answer for you. You may want to spend the time by saying hello in the new members section. The forum is not an "on demand" service and people get more replies when people take the time to do this.

Nothing to do with me but a RD250 project going cheap on fleabay LINKY

I forgot about that in the question. Oil in the water - What Cynic said.

A head gasket won't help. I would determine what oil it is first. 2 stokes must have oil in the bore. If you are going to take the head off you might want to take the barrel off and look into the crank area for case damage or seepage of gearbox oil between the case in that area. Other than that I would say it is a crank seal gone. That all assumes the the oil isn't 2 stoke, which would be fine.

Are you sure it's 4 stroke oil and not 2 stroke oil? At the moment the only 2 ways i can think of getting 4 stroke oil into the barrel is if it has seeped into the crank area and been sucked up into the top end. That or the right hand crank seal is shot and it is sucking oil from the gearbox into the same crank area.

Hi and welcome to the forum. I have moved your shaft drive question to the workshop area. You should get better replies there.

Moved to the workshop section.

I don't know the answer Kev so I didn't reply.

Thanks for all the additional information. I think I need to clarify my position with the bike. My mind runs projects and plans these out, that's how it works for me so I absorb as much as I can by whatever route I can. I am not really in the market for a show winner or a trick bike. My views is to run it looking like it could do with some cosmetic work but mechanically perfect. I am not fussed about running it as a 250 either, I brought it as a non runner and, as soon as I get a little time, it will be a runner. A lot of my questions are around identifying what is what. And I am learning. I don't want to order parts to find they don't fit so research is important to me. Identifying the forks means that I can look at fork seals and head bearings which will fit. The spannies will be a big investment. I don't want to buy a set that I can't use when I drop a 400 lump back into it. It may be a case of just getting some scummy ones cheap for a 250 to get it on its way. Knowing that the calipers are from the c/d model means I can get piston and seal kits for them and they will fit. I will look at the sump plug later to see if it is wired, that is quite a give away as to any race heritage. As for the doner bike and engine, I am already on the case. Maybe the plan is to run 2 of them, one a 400 and one a 250. Not sure yet but doner plans are already running. I do really appreciate the info from all but it is my first 400 rd. Cheers.

My idea is not to post workshop questions in the bar area.

Thanks Preload. Just of a matter of interest, what kind of money do the 2R9 carbs go for? I am confused about the pipes. I wanted to go for a set of 400's (maybe Allspeeds or Microns) but if the headers are different then I will struggle to get a set of 400's that I could use on the 250 engine. Is that what you are saying? Oh, by the way, it isn't a 2into 1, just that the end can is missing off the left one. Do you think that the whole front end is off the E model and would this affect any braking parts, repair kits etc that I would need to buy? It looks like more of a bitsa than I thought. Better wheels, front end (?) and carbs all from an E model, but a 250 engine.........................what was the bloke thinking?

Here are a few more pictures anyway. The bungies are just holding some plastic over the seat to save the foam from getting soaked and I have both carbs. They are 2R9 00's which are off the 400E model and quite rare I have been told.

I have seen the footrest brackets on fleabay, cheers. Is there anything you want a picture of in particular? There are some on the first page of this thread.

I thought Doris Day was a Bank Holiday.

But we are being told that. after the next few days, the forecast for the rest of July is better. I guess that means warm rain then!

Thread here I can't make this one.

Cheers Preload. Got your PM and I have replied. I did have to laugh at the NOS footrests, only because the bike has rearsets on at the moment and I don't have the original, underslung, footrest bar. I am not dismissing them BTW, I just need to think whether I should keep the rearsets on it. Unfortunately it is the type where the gear lever is put on backwards so the up and down on the gears will be reversed. It should make it interesting if I forget in the rain and change down instead of up.

Hi and welcome to the forum.

I spent this morning listening to presentations on how bad things are. I presented to Directorate Senior Managers, Heads of Service and Clinical Leads on why they shouldn't expect any money just because their equipment is not shiny anymore. The afternoon was making sure that some Managers justified the £10 million they wanted before it goes to the relevant board.

That's my thinking except the value of the RD in a few years time. If I can get on with it It will end up a keeper. I could be interested in some parts Preload. Thanks for the offer, what do you have? PM me if you like. As I posted on the ACRD forum earlier, the dealer technician couldn't get the bike started (no spark) which must have helped with the price. The cylinder bolts were finger tight. I had a look see in the bores and they are great. A little messing earlier and I have a spark. Better than that; the bike starts. I have only poured a little fuel down the bores but it runs until the fuel empties. The carbs need stripping now as one is leaking. I sat on the bike earlier and it took me back 35 years to when I had the GT250 and GT380 Suzi's, oh happy days!!! I am going to move this into the classics section as the thread may run and I don't want to break my own rules