Restoring a 1986 Suzuki NZ250

[bobnims]

I am spending a couple years in American Samoa. There are no motorcycle dealers here and it's tough to find people to ship motorcycle parts here. Anyway, I picked up a beater 1986 NZ250 and it runs pretty well but has alot of cosmetic issues as well as some mechanical. I was lucky enough to be able to buy a service manual for the bike off TradeMe before the cancelled my account for not being from New Zealand. I know this bike was made for New Zealand and Japan so parts will be hard to find.

Can you guys give me some advice on where I might look for parts for this old bike? I do plan to be making a trip to New Zealand in March and tour around a bit so any local shops that might have somew old parts laying around would be great too.

[James Deuce]

I am spending a couple years in American Samoa. There are no motorcycle dealers here and it's tough to find people to ship motorcycle parts here. Anyway, I picked up a beater 1986 NZ250 and it runs pretty well but has alot of cosmetic issues as well as some mechanical. I was lucky enough to be able to buy a service manual for the bike off TradeMe before the cancelled my account for not being from New Zealand. I know this bike was made for New Zealand and Japan so parts will be hard to find.

Can you guys give me some advice on where I might look for parts for this old bike? I do plan to be making a trip to New Zealand in March and tour around a bit so any local shops that might have somew old parts laying around would be great too.

Bike wreckers around NZ have quite a few bits.

I have an NZ in bits in my Garage.

I wonder how much it would cost to ship to you?

[bobnims]

I think it would be good to post of pic of the bike so you guys can see what I am working with. If I were in another part of the world I might not take the time to try and pretty it up but motorcyles are not common here. Probably only a thousand on the whole island and maybe 50 on the road. I would really like to get my hands on a decent muffler and a pair of rims. I suppose I could respoke it but would rather not I am starting to work on a parts list of what I need and what I like.

Heres a link to a pic of my bike...
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo...eat=directlink

[bobnims]

Bike wreckers around NZ have quite a few bits.

I have an NZ in bits in my Garage.

I wonder how much it would cost to ship to you?

Hey James I could really use the rear taillight assembly. Mine is currently ducttaped on to the bike cuz the plastic parts are all broken. Part number is 35710-70A.

I could also use the side and rear fairing parts if your paint is decent. BTW what color is your bike? Mine was the black and red paint scheme at one time. Now it mostly bad black paint. My fairing parts are not to bad but have been broken in a couple spots in its life. They were repaired poorly.

I could also use the front turn signals. Mine are crap. I could get aftermarket but figured I'd see if you have them.

Out of all the thing the most critical piece I am trying to find that I can't really get around is rear taillight assembly.

If you can help me out I would appreciate it greatly. I would have emailed you directly but this system won't let me email you because I have not used it enough.

Shipping would be to Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799

My Email address is bob.nims@gmail.com

[petebike3]

Bike wreckers around NZ have quite a few bits.

I have an NZ in bits in my Garage.

I wonder how much it would cost to ship to you?

sorry to hijack
i am desperate for a piston for an nz 250,do you have one for sale james

[James Deuce]

I don't have a piston (sorry Pete), but I may have a spare tailight assembly - I'll rat around in the boxes this weekend.

[JimO]

i sold 2 om tm a while ago one a good runner with rego and wof and one as a parts bike, pm conqistidor he had some bits

[petebike3]

i sold 2 om tm a while ago one a good runner with rego and wof and one as a parts bike, pm conqistidor he had some bits

cant pm yet mate,any chance you could,and pass on my email adress

[gammaguy]

easy to get one from japan,they run about NZD 100 plus freight.for a good used one

let me know if you need one

[petebike3]

easy to get one from japan,they run about NZD 100 plus freight.for a good used one

let me know if you need one

yeah i definitely need one ,with rings
also sent conqizitor an email

[gammaguy]

yeah i definitely need one ,with rings
also sent conqizitor an email

sorry dude,I meant the taillight

as for teh piston,as far as i know its a genuine only deal

[petebike3]

sorry dude,I meant the taillight

as for teh piston,as far as i know its a genuine only deal

no worries mate,ive sort of hijacked this thread but have also started a wanted thread

[Conquiztador]

Re NZ 250 piston:

Sorry, I sold all mine a while ago. There was a good running bike, one in bits and a couple of spare motors. A guy from Central Hawke's Bay bought it all but I have no contact details for him anymore, so I am not much help. Remember when I had them I could not get new parts anymore in NZ. If I was you I would contact all bike wreckers and see what they have, and perhaps bite the bullet and buy a spare bike/motor (That was how I ended up with all the bits) as no new bits are made anymore for these. A wrecker in Whakatane had a motor for sale.

But if there are bits available s/h in Japan it might be what you will end up doing!

Good Luck guys. Nice light and fast bikes they are!

[hayd3n]

if you can get hold of some rust kill paint, paint the spokes with that give them a scotch bite up and paint them that will stop the spokes rusting anymore

[petebike3]

Re NZ 250 piston:

Sorry, I sold all mine a while ago. There was a good running bike, one in bits and a couple of spare motors. A guy from Central Hawke's Bay bought it all but I have no contact details for him anymore, so I am not much help. Remember when I had them I could not get new parts anymore in NZ. If I was you I would contact all bike wreckers and see what they have, and perhaps bite the bullet and buy a spare bike/motor (That was how I ended up with all the bits) as no new bits are made anymore for these. A wrecker in Whakatane had a motor for sale.

But if there are bits available s/h in Japan it might be what you will end up doing!

Good Luck guys. Nice light and fast bikes they are!

thanks for all your helps,cant even get them new from suzuki anymore,might have to get one made as a last resort,shame to scrap the bike for the sake of a piston,and been scouring the adds for any more that may be for sale but nothing out there at the minute