Finished...

[JohnnyBoxer]

Last November, I bought another XR250 (after owning 4-5 previously and having sold my last one in 2004) after realising they are probably one of the best trailbikes ever made

Simple, robust and with some nice Honda-esque touches, like KYB fully adjustable suspension, Nissin brakes, DID rims, alloy swingarm, full legal lighting and speedo etc and only weighing 109kg dry

This one is a 1998 one, in white (I reckon the best colour for XR's) and I got it from eBay and as it turned out from someone I knew in the end

It had only covered 3500 miles (MOT verified) in 14 years, but had 9 previous owners and although it was cosmetically in good order it had a few issues and was in need of an overhaul

So, it was a bit of a work-in-progress and now it's finished

I've polished and painted, plus serviced the forks, put new seals in the calipers, fresh fluid and fitted new Honda pads (although the bike had new pads in it), checked the valves, cleaned the carb and fitted new Honda jets,fitted new head bearings and rear wheel bearings,greased the suspension linkages, fresh oil and air/oil filter changes, plus fitted new Honda levers, Honda plastics and re-fitted the proper Honda number plate holder and rear lights/reflector, plus a new Honda kickstart

Additionally I've made it 'trail-ready' with Renthal high bars, Barkbusters, Frameguards and a Gadget Bashplate

She now is 'factory fresh'

Some may question my sanity, on a 14 year old bike - but I really like these bikes and make really good 'pony trekkers'

Took her out for an evening ride, earlier in the week in the late summer sun

First pic was taken in the nearby village, at St Mary's Church -popped in to see my Dad and introduce my latest steed (Dad took me down from Yorkshire to pick up my first XR250 @ Taylor Racing in Chippenham in 1996, so it was only proper to show him)

Masham market place

Sometimes on a summer's evening......................249cc is all you need

 

[Davy F]

That looks really nice.

 

[chriswilliams]

I like that ..... just bought a xl600 daksr to do up ........ should have got lighter one

 

[Nice 'n' Fat]

Taylor Racing Chippenham - Nice people who are sadly no longer dealing in bikes

 

[rce]

Nice one, looks good fun

 

[JohnnyBoxer]

Taylor Racing Chippenham - Nice people who are sadly no longer dealing in bikes

XR's - Bought them from Andy Taylor, in his time (sadly killed in a bike accident)

Great bloke, who could do you a deal over the phone, hundreds of miles away and when you came in the next week to pay - all was sorted, just like he said

Good old fashioned Honda dealers

 

[judge]

Can't be finished, no HID fitted yet

 

[timtim]

Hi Johnny,

Nice one !

I sold the one that you came to see last year, now i've got another !
It is the Baja model with the wierd twin lamps, electric start also ! Had it totally rebuilt, powder coated frame, new plastics, engine rebuild etc. I'll put some pics on here when i figure out how to do it.

Anymore local trail ride outs planned ?
I'm off to Morocco for three weeks at end of this month then i'm doing some tracks if i can get Lek through her test by then, she can have the Serow.

Cheers for now,
Tim

 

[2 wheel humvee]

Nice job JB same year and colours as my old 400, first things we threw away in those days were the number plate assembly, OEM hand guards, handlebars and control levers, closely followed by adding a vortip for the exhaust and ( I think) a small mod to the air box and eventually replaced the chain and sprockets and brake pads with longer lasting after market parts, heresy to an ardent OEM man such as yourself I dare say