UTERUS Posted September 13, 2016 Author Share Posted September 13, 2016 OK so heaps of work was done to this before I left Napier. Pulled carbs apart and gave them a good clean out. New clutch, completely disassembled gearbox and cleaned out and filled with new fluid. New front brake switch. Rode around for awhile but now I'm moving again and I don't feel like taking it with me. It runs great and you should buy it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimShadboltfan27 Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Gizz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Threeonthetree Posted October 11, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted October 11, 2016 While I was in the United States recently, Sparky mentioned via Facebook that he was looking to offload this bike. Being the top bloke that he is, he mentioned that he'd do a special one off price for me. Perhaps due to the bubbling undercurrent of sexual tension between us which had been threatening to boil over for quite some time. Regardless, I let him know that if it was still for sale when I arrived back in the Country that I would be interested in taking it for a hoon and potentially buying it. I got in touch with him shortly after I arrived home and we made a time to inspect the bike. It had sat for about a year so I took some fresh fuel and tools with me. Once there, the bike looked to be as tidy as the pictures suggested. Just dusty from having sat for quite some time. Sparky turned up and proceeded to kick the shit out of the starter but to no avail. As I joked how with every kick the price went down. SentraDave, Sparky and I removed the fuel tank, poured some of the old fuel into my daily non-Amon Corona using a cut up Pump bottle while the rest of the fuel spilled on the ground. We removed the spark plugs, emptied the float bowls, kicked it over a few times and then put it back together with some fresh fuel. And with a healthy dose of kicks and some time for gravity to fill the floats again, the ol' X7 burst into life. With every rev the price went back up until it reached a price where we were both quite happy. We took it for a test ride around the street and it still seemed to ride very well. A deal was done and I came back later that week to collect it. I rode it around a fair bit. It has no exhaust baffles so it's deafening and people in the neighbourhood look at me with contempt. I don't care, I can outrun them all on this. I took the mirrors off because I thought they look silly and ruin the lines. IMG_7489 by Neal OnTheTree, on Flickr IMG_7490 by Neal OnTheTree, on Flickr IMG_7492 by Neal OnTheTree, on Flickr IMG_7499 by Neal OnTheTree, on Flickr IMG_7500 by Neal OnTheTree, on Flickr IMG_7501 by Neal OnTheTree, on Flickr It came with a new-ish battery and some fresh Sparky wiring. He even threw in a full tank of (my) fuel too. How generous and thoughtful. IMG_7503 by Neal OnTheTree, on Flickr IMG_7509 by Neal OnTheTree, on Flickr IMG_7507 by Neal OnTheTree, on Flickr My goal is to make the necessary repairs in order to re-vin this bike. And then ride it around, not that I haven't been doing so already... 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threeonthetree Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 The other night I decided to quickly polish the brightwork, give the tank some wax and clean all the electrical connections. It came up looking a bit more presentable than before. The stickers are peeling and some of the covers are very faded, but eventually it will receive a repaint and new decals. But for now I'm not spending money on anything other than getting it road legal: IMG_7518 by Neal OnTheTree, on Flickr IMG_7522 by Neal OnTheTree, on Flickr IMG_7524 by Neal OnTheTree, on Flickr IMG_7527 by Neal OnTheTree, on Flickr The front brakes are terrible so I whipped the pads out and the caliper apart. The seals are okay for now, I'd usually replace them at this point but money's too tight to mention so it will just be a clean up, new brake fluid and some fresh brake pads. The brake hose is also fine. Managed to track down the last two Genuine Suzuki sets of pads in the country for next to nothing so they're on their way to Auckland right now. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threeonthetree Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 I was having a browse on the innernet and discovered that Suzuki UK makes brand new genuine parts for the GT250 X7. And most of them are cheap. https://www.suzuki-gb.co.uk/motorcycles/my-suzuki/vintage-parts/vintage-bikes/vintage-bikes/gt250ex-x7/ I don't want to cafe racer-ise or really modify this bike much. It's pretty sweet in all its late 70's/early 80's glory. They sell stuff for other older Suzuki bikes too if anyone was interested: https://www.suzuki-gb.co.uk/motorcycles/my-suzuki/vintage-parts/vintage-bikes/vintage-bikes/1/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UTERUS Posted October 11, 2016 Author Share Posted October 11, 2016 Bruh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moffmo Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 This is a beautiful bike. Did it ever get revined? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threeonthetree Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Bruh Giz exhaust baffles pls. So I can pass a re-vin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimShadboltfan27 Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 This thing needs a pair of Higgspeed spannys ASAP! This is so rad. Max jealousy has commenced. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threeonthetree Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 This is a beautiful bike. Did it ever get revined? Not quite. I'm fixing the last few basic issues before I take it in to be tested. The brake pads that came out were more glazed than my eyes after reading one of Roman's efficiency graphs. So they didn't really work. It's only really poor front brakes, a potentially insecure taillight assembly and maybe the crack on the gearbox casing that I think is really worth addressing. I'll fix the brakes and post a photo of the crack to see if it's worth worrying about. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flauski Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 You might be surprised how sympathetic the Vin man is with an old classic bike in factory looking form. The fella that did my most recent revins certainly was. Looks great. I bet it goes a lot better than my old GT185 too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 the brake test consists of stopping the bike while pushing it give em a scuff and shel be right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threeonthetree Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 The old pads had plenty of meat left on them, but they were glazed and hardened and effectively well... ineffective. IMG_7534 by Neal OnTheTree, on Flickr So I collected my new brake pads which are a much better compound, softer and not just because they're not crusty with age. They also have the groove down the centre for better heat dissipation and what not. The old pads had a heap of that horrible anti-squeal orange goo all over them. Which meant that it was all over the caliper too. So I spent quite a while scraping it all off before re-assembling the caliper and slotting in the new pads IMG_7535 by Neal OnTheTree, on Flickr The minimum runout on the front disc is 4.5mm so I whipped out my calipers and measured the thickness. Thankfully this came in at just under 6mm. The old brake fluid came out and in went the new fluid. And after a proper brake bleed and then a 'cable tie' bleed for almost 10 hours the lever feel is firmer than before. I took it out for a hoon around the neighbourhood with plenty of stopping tests and the difference is night and day. IMG_7536 by Neal OnTheTree, on Flickr My friend Holly bought me this sweet ghetto blaster keytag from Real Groovy which I think suits the bike quite well. IMG_7537 by Neal OnTheTree, on Flickr After parking the bike back in the garage following the brake bedding-in ride, I decided to remove the cracked gearbox cover. IMG_7542 by Neal OnTheTree, on Flickr IMG_7581 by Neal OnTheTree, on Flickr IMG_7582 by Neal OnTheTree, on Flickr IMG_7583 by Neal OnTheTree, on Flickr I want to weld up the crack now that I have the cover off and cleaned up. It probably won't be an issue for the re-vin but it's probably an easy fix for someone with some TIG skills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threeonthetree Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 You might be surprised how sympathetic the Vin man is with an old classic bike in factory looking form. The fella that did my most recent revins certainly was. Looks great. I bet it goes a lot better than my old GT185 too I hope so. I visited Red Baron Cycles today and spoke to their Vin man. He seemed firm but fair and definitely had a soft spot for older bikes. I've heard that Red Baron are quite a good place for re-vinning but I'm open to other suggestions. I'm going to sort out the paperwork for the bike now. The numberplate still comes up on Carjam.co.nz as being assigned to this bike and the numbers all match up. I need to provide some form of ownership. I think I need to read the two wheeled discussion section and learn what to do here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 I bought my NSR from Red Baron, they were nice then. (late 90's) They more recently had an SP NSR for sale which I enquired about and they never had the courtesy to reply to any of my attempts for more information. They can get fucked. It's probably still for sale too. I know it was for months afterward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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