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Replaced the front indicators this morning and sorted the speedo. Now tackling the switch gear, kill button was not working and the starter button was missing. Lucky I have loads of spares that came with the bikes. Waiting for front caliper seal kits x two, then I can get the front brakes working. Tony.

Yeah It's a job to be done when the engine is back in the bike.

Morning. The starter motor was not engaging properly so I have taken the alternator cover off for a look see. There apears to me mucho slack in the starter chain, is this normal? I have about 15mm of slack? :( Or shall I just do away with the electric starter altogether.

Wheels cleaned and fitted. Center stand does not seem big enough to hold the bike properly, will fudge it for now with a bit of wood. I expect once the bike is done I will just stick with the side stand and take it off.

Today we have been maily doing. Front forks. Yolks and bearings sorted. Polished up the fork legs and fitted them along with the headlamp brackets. Next job is front mudguard and centre stand, then I can lift it down and fit the wheels. Tony

Started cleaning up and putting bits back on the frame. Not going to be a pristine restoration but a minor refurb. Tony

Swingarm bearings are great, no slop or play in them at all.

Frame being painted. Can't do anything with it now for 48 hours while the paint hardens. Tony.

I ended up using a mixture of petrol/gunk and a stiff brush. Then I pressure washed the whole lot off, then cleaned the fence afterwards. ;) Some rust and a couple of small holes to weld up. Tony.

Oh the black one will be staying stock. This one on the other hand will be tweeked a little. Anyway, I have finished the stripping down. Need to clean all the muck off the frame next, then I can finish the strip and get the frame ready for paint. What degreaser do people use these days. Tony

Todays little jobs. Started stripping aall the rear mudguard off. Then took off the rear shocks, chainguard and took out the rear wheel. If I get a chance tomorrow, the front end will be coming off. Tony

I take loads of pictures and store them on the pc in their own folder. always useful for when the memory plays up on re asembly.

After some tree pruning this morning and a nice coffee and belgium bun, yum yum, I made a start. Crap silencers and down pipes came off, not sure what to do to rectify this mess. But anyway coils came off next, followed by the luminition box and wiring. Then the front crash bars, foot rests, brake and gear lever pedals. Lots of bolts later and some swearing and the engine is out and on the floor. I will continue stripping the frame down when it gets cooler. Tony.

I got 3 spare sets in the bits pile as well.

Here is the progress on the black xs250 I got last week. I have not done much to this one yet but I did get it running today. Running It does run better than the green one, so i will not fiddle too much. I need to strip the front brakes over the rest of the week, so I can get it usable for riding. I intend to restore the us custom first while i practice my riding after all these years Tony