XT250 - first steps

[manxie]

I bought this little XT250 about 12 - 18 months ago, but due to personal commitments it has just been sat in my garage waiting for attention.

Well, a good friend of mine has offered to "do it up" for me, and he came to collect it yesterday. I`ve never had it running so what ever it`ll need, it`ll get. What a lovely little thing it is and can`t wait to ride it around one day and even get a few green lanes done on it.

I know I`ve not been on here for a while but I just wanted to share my story. Cheers 

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[Moto63]

Evening Steve, good to have you back on the keyboard 👍... looks like a cracking little project, I used to lust after one of them when I was a younger fella. Big bro (propeller) has a very interesting story about one and about the poor young squaddie that was riding it at the time 😥😥
Cheers, Michael

[manxie]

Hi Michael, thanks for your welcome. My mate who is working on it for me, owned one in about 1985?? and I loved his back then. I`m really looking forward to getting it done but now I`m 35ish yrs older and about 8st heavier, maybe it wont be as much fun as it should be   

[Rossco500]

Looks a nice one Steve - like a mini XT500. I missed out on one years back. Usual story, I should have told the owner I was genuinely interested and it ended up getting sold for £150! There's a book called "Exploring green roads and lanes of Great Britain" - it still turns up quite cheaply on Amazon or Ebay and well worth picking up. The author Ian Thompson owned an XT250 and used it to off-road extensively in Britain and Europe.


Regards

Tony

[manxie]

Cheers Tony. We have a few green lanes over here to try out when it`s done but I`ll keep an eye out for the book you mention. Cheers, Steve.

[manxie]

It`s on the bench …. carb off needing a rebuild before attempting to start to see how/if it runs ….

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[CrazyFrog]

Looks like it's survived the years pretty well to me Steve. Hope it runs as well as it looks...

[manxie]

Looks like it's survived the years pretty well to me Steve. Hope it runs as well as it looks...

  me too, thanks 

[iansoady]

Always liked them - good luck with it.

[timbo]

Lovely looking bike Steve 

[theoneandonlymin]

I rode 15000 miles a year on one for 4 or 5 years. On road ,off road , commuting etc. 6v headlight was always the main issue but with a good bulb and a cibie lens ( which I may still have) it was nearly OK.
So many good times were had. Shane, XL250R, and I relentlessly slipstreaming each other and in the end had to pull in as I couldn't see from laughing so much.
Took the footrests off the swinging arm and welded on loops to the frame. Only sold it a few years back to a guy who wrote a homemade manual/ journal that I dug out last night. You can have the manual  if you wish. PM me your address.



Cheers
Min

[manxie]

PM sent Min. (sorry for the delay)

The little XT has been running and ridden around some fields to check gearbox / clutch and all seems good. Further strip down has commenced.


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[manxie]

  not much left of it now   

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[manxie]

zorst and barrel knackered 

Mint second hand barrel fitted and new NOS exhaust bought

Pics of old exhaust after blasting, expecting to just repaint it but NO!!!! 

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[Moto63]

Oh the joys of restoration eh.... money pits. Makes ya wonder why we do it really doesn't it😁👍.... best o luck with the rest of it Steve. IT'll be worth it in the end.. cheers, Michael