Duke Blackwood

Man I love CBR250s, my first bike was an MC22 and by the time I sold it I could ride the wheels off it. I've got an MC19 engine in the shed that I'm planning to build a custom around. When I was stripping it and trying to remove the carbs I could lift the entire bike by the carb haha but yeah all the rebuild kits and even the rubber mounting boots are on aliexpress; you can get pistons and ring sets too haha.

My first bike had an 'OVER racing project' muffler and on song it was still one of the best sounding bikes I've owned. Definitely look at an aftermarket muffler. Looking forward to seeing this thing restored to glory!

Hey Chief I've only just glanced over this thread but if you need help with sprockets I operate a waterjet cutting machine and can make custom sprockets... PM me if I can help.

That was the best 'introduction to motorcycling experience' article I have ever read. But there is one question left un-answered...

 Do you still have the Korn T-shirt?

I wonder if I could bluff some kinda official looking Yamaha document translating engine numbers into year of manufacture, if that would satisfy the wof dude? But is it true that if I can convince them it's a mid 70's bike I can jump on this classic rego bandwagon and won't need to run indicators etc?

I'm named after my dads cousin, Stephen Winmill, and in the 80s and 90s he made some badass shit in his shed in Stratford. There was a V8 escort, a V8 drag bike called the widow maker And a host of TT500 Yamahas. He also made an XS650 Chopper in the wild 'digger' style made famous by Arlen Ness. I have recently come into possession of the bike and I want to make it legit! The obvious route is to get it LVV certified but it's expensive and will require lots of work to get the bike up to modern construction standards. But the other day another option was suggested to me...

A mate is revinning his early 50's Triumph and says he doesn't need to meet any standards at all? He says because his bike is more than 40 years old it will be registered as a classic and it doesn't even need to have legit tyres. The guy is an industry honcho and has registered vintage bikes before so he would know. My question is, does anyone think that wil work with my bike? The XS registration was cancelled in 1991 after it was chopped up. The bikes year is listed as a 1988 but that can't be right because they stopped making them in 85? So I'm thinking if I take the plate off and claim it's a '76 or something can it fly through its revinn with period tyres and a chopped up frame? Because they wouldn't have been a problem in '76... Any advice would be appreciated, as usual the govt websites are useless and every prick I talk too with any authority just wants money....

I'll be there, hoping to drag along some newbies too, if I can convince Precious to let his Vauxhall out of its hyperbolic chamber...

Understood haha thank you gentlemen, I'll let the man know I'm not interested. Dad had the same feelings about it and he's usually got a good radar for shitboxes - he thinks all my cars are shitboxes haha

Hey guys I know this makes for a boring topic but I've been offered this Datsun as a part trade towards my mustang (http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=967200209) and the dude reckons it's worth $8.5k. I think it's kinda cool and wouldn't mind driving it around for awhile but I don't think it's worth $8.5k, what do you think?

"My datsun is a 1979 180B in great condition for its age, i am sorting a little bit of rust on it at the moment to get it wofed and reged. it was taken back to bare steel 4 years ago and given a complete overhaul, just has some small spots creeping through. the engine is a l18 with 20,000 since being rebuilt, it currently has a single carb fitted but i have twim carbs and new headers all ready for install. the interior is sweet minus a piece of trim and the seats being a little old and worn, it has brand new carpet throughout. runs mint and sounds great with custom 2.25 inch exhaust..."

(Picture to come)

Don't sell things, turbo it? That is all.

Shot for that Blizzo, way out of my price range haha

Hey grotty I'm the brother in question, I have to sell another car first before I'll be in a position to make an offer, when it sells I'll pm you for your details, cheers.

Hey man sorry for the slow reply, PM'd ya.

Here's the guts, but don't tell anyone...

Need anymore really slow advice, or parts, sing out

My uncle has a soft tail custom of the same vintage with the same paint job, cool bike man!

So this is the bottom of a standard single seat (GB400 or 500)

And this, the base of the standard two seater (again, 400 & 500) Modifying this was soooo cheap and easy.

Crispy your bike is awesome! How fast does it go? Anglia4 recently got 128 indicated outta mine which is probably more like 135!?

So this is the bottom of a standard single

And this, the base of the standard two seater. Modifying this was soooo cheap and easy.

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What up fivehunnit, I've been trying to post pics for you for ages mate but oldschool hasn't been working for me, it's been so frustrating, I HAVE OPINIONS! I'm working on your pictures too, standby for attempts haha

Hey BL I hope you don't mind me plugging your thread, but I have just bought one of these and I wanna sell it.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=746651821

I'm having trouble posting anything on oldschool ATM, especially in the for sale section!

Iron heads are mean... But I'm sick of it fucking breaking! Will offer a SAHWEET deal to any oldschool member.

Goodluck with your build BL (retain your rear suspension, extend your swing arm and strip it to the bare essentials... Less shit to fall off it)

I'll dust off the Stang.

I have that taillight on my GB, they're bloody nice quality for $9 eh. I also have one of those faux bolt LED lights over my rego plate, they work well, light the whole bike up like the Fourth of July.

I reckon keep it blue, install a cassette player, insert George Michael's greatest hits, remove the eject button and give it to someone you don't like.... But seriously, this will be a cool ride, love seeing new cafe racers.

Hey mate, sweet ride, I'll bet it sounds awesome! As for that seat I'm thinking the opposite of the last few posts, cutting the rearward slant in the opposite direction, matching the angle of the back of the tank. It will be cool whatever you do.

Looking really good bro, jealous of your skills... Now when you're done i'll have exactly the same on my bike but it'll be better because you had your bike to practice on! I'll pay you in Wampa fruit, like from Crash Bandicoot remember? But I still wont pay much...