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BASS-TREBLE
27th April 2008, 21:48
Big ups to this guy, imagine the amount of work and time gone into this thing

:first:

Would love to know if he has done anything to the motor


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckTCBUJNM0A

Kickaha
27th April 2008, 22:34
He fucked it up with the muffler

Skunk
27th April 2008, 22:42
And the forks. Then he started it... what, no crackle on the over-run?

skidMark
27th April 2008, 22:54
Can't you guys ever be positive? why only point out the negative, its bloodey awesome.

Badger8
27th April 2008, 22:59
Awesome styles, but dont agree with the can.
Sounds better at idle, a bit more throaty, but rev it and it's still a GN.
Other than blacking out the exhaust pipe, not much more to reach perfection (if that's your style)

skidMark
27th April 2008, 23:00
Awesome styles, but dont agree with the can.
Sounds better at idle, a bit more throaty, but rev it and it's still a GN.
Other than blacking out the exhaust pipe, not much more to reach perfection (if that's your style)


It's my style, steve told me.

He was wearing business socks when he said it too.

I knew it was on. :lol:

Badger8
27th April 2008, 23:03
It's my style, steve told me.

He was wearing business socks when he said it too.

I knew it was on. :lol:

Yeah well, we all know you love to be the little spoon... Steve told me ;)

gav
28th April 2008, 19:05
ummmm, why is it in the Bucket forum?

Pumba
28th April 2008, 20:41
ummmm, why is it in the Bucket forum?

That thought had crossed my mind as well, you do have to admit some has done a pretty good job bar the exhaust

avgas
28th April 2008, 20:47
That is nice - would be awesome with a little supertrapp though.
There is also a guy on Bikepics who has converted one of those Zhongshengs into a Cafe.
Linky! (http://www.bikepics.com/members/commander007ph/08zs200/)
Good to see cafe's come back up through the 250 ranks.
But then again once you go 400+ its hard to step back and find it worth while

TygerTung
28th April 2008, 21:21
Sounds like a standard gutless GN250.

Looks alright apart from that odd pipe, should have a dunstall style megaphone I reckon.

Gubb
28th April 2008, 21:49
It really is a pity about that muffler.

jonbuoy
28th April 2008, 22:07
Good effort but he got a bit carried away with the matt black rattle can whats with spraying the fork tubes? Never seen that done before.

Choco
28th April 2008, 22:57
Liking the paint, exhaust... not so much.

skidMark
28th April 2008, 23:29
Sounds like a standard gutless GN250.

Looks alright apart from that odd pipe, should have a dunstall style megaphone I reckon.


Mmmm reverse cone megaphone.

At the end of the day thought its a single cylinder 250. I tried to make mine sound good, never could.

TygerTung
29th April 2008, 19:19
I have a CB250RS race bike which sounds quite good.

xwhatsit
29th April 2008, 23:43
I have a CB250RS race bike which sounds quite good.
Exhaust details? Mind sounds like an asthmatic Super Cub.

TygerTung
30th April 2008, 17:20
It has two header pipes which join just under the motor and go into a foot long coby which then has a stainless steel pipe sticking out the side.

It's relatively quiet on idle, but at full noise it REALLY barks. It's far too loud for road use.

xwhatsit
30th April 2008, 18:27
It has two header pipes which join just under the motor and go into a foot long coby which then has a stainless steel pipe sticking out the side.

It's relatively quiet on idle, but at full noise it REALLY barks. It's far too loud for road use.
Didja make it yourself?

My original pipes are both rusted (the headers) and heavy. And sound like poo of course. I need a 2-into-1.

TygerTung
1st May 2008, 16:41
Nah went down to the automotive exhaust shop, they did the lot and charged me $160.

I'll take some pictures for you if you like.

How does your one go? Mine revs hard into the redline.

Squiggles
1st May 2008, 21:51
My GN's fooken loud, exhaust leaks from plenty of places, so that'll be it. I should try to cafe racer that :lol:

xwhatsit
1st May 2008, 22:51
Nah went down to the automotive exhaust shop, they did the lot and charged me $160.

I'll take some pictures for you if you like.

How does your one go? Mine revs hard into the redline.
Goddamn... that'd be fan-bloody-tastic. Didn't know they would do that stuff.

My one revs hard to redline, but I try not to wring it out too much, being my only transport. It should scream more with a Keihin CR33 and velocity stack.

BANZAI
6th May 2008, 00:32
Hey that GN Looks cool!!!!

Wonder if there is any half-fairing for my GN... :p

So about exhaust, they only charge you for that much? I could save up for it...

TygerTung
11th May 2008, 00:09
Ok I have taken a couple of photo's and I have even made a (boring) video and put it on youtube!

Heres the photo's:

95250

95251

Sorry about the poor quality, camera doesn't take very good shots in low light conditions unfortunately!!!:2guns::wari::scooter:

It's taking too long to upload the video, I'm going to bed. Will link it tommorow probably.

Maybe search for CB250RS or somthing on youtube and you could find it?

xwhatsit
11th May 2008, 01:26
Dude! Thanks! So they did the headers and everything? Or are they chopped down standard pipes?

Might have to go and talk to some automotive people then. Custom Chambers make lovely pieces of art but it costs, dunnit.

Lick of black enamel and that could be a goer.

TygerTung
11th May 2008, 08:53
Dude! Thanks! So they did the headers and everything? Or are they chopped down standard pipes?

Might have to go and talk to some automotive people then. Custom Chambers make lovely pieces of art but it costs, dunnit.

Lick of black enamel and that could be a goer.

Yep they did the header pipes too. It used to have lots of black enamel but that burnt off. I need to get some pot belly oven paint on it or somthing!

Heres a videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieYHWW_Gv6w

deanohit
11th May 2008, 09:10
Yep they did the header pipes too. It used to have lots of black enamel but that burnt off. I need to get some pot belly oven paint on it or something!
Very nice! Get some paint on and :drool:

And love the sig man. :2thumbsup

BANZAI
17th May 2008, 07:17
Bring this thread back, coz I'm thinking of clip-ons to my GN :p

But he doesnt use clip-ons, it looks like a handlebars attached otherway round.

Is that normal GN bars? Wonder what he use...

deanohit
17th May 2008, 08:22
Bring this thread back, coz I'm thinking of clip-ons to my GN :p

But he doesnt use clip-ons, it looks like a handlebars attached otherway round.

Is that normal GN bars? Wonder what he use...

If you look around, you might find some bars like these:

jonbuoy
17th May 2008, 09:03
Clubman bars.

BANZAI
17th May 2008, 11:18
If you look around, you might find some bars like these:

Ah! That's exactly what I need!!! Thanks :D

EDIT: found something interesting

http://www.bywong.com.au/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20&Itemid=65

deanohit
17th May 2008, 12:46
Ah! That's exactly what I need!!! Thanks :D

EDIT: found something interesting

http://www.bywong.com.au/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20&Itemid=65
That is very cool man!