The making of an ultimate GN250

[wbks]

No I didnt mean it like that, a person who my step dad trusts who is more experienced than I.

did you get a mirror, then?

[Dean]

did you get a mirror, then?

Sadly no
I emailed a bike wrecker but they havent replied even though I was talking to them on the phone seconds before I sent the email. Couldnt get a hold of cycle treads today, been ringing four times and still no one picked up. Have to go in tommorow.

[huff3r]

Definitely get new bars... some straighter moto-x style bars would make it much better to ride, and perhaps modify the footpegs/brake/gear-lever to give it a better riding position... so much to improve, so many possibilites

[220 Ohms]

Be careful with your new mirror when you get one.
I don't know if anyone has told you but GN mirrors are not meant to be pointed at the bike itself, by doing so will cause them to crack and you'll be back at square one.

One excellent speed modification you should consider is installing a steep hill/cliff underneath the bike and for a few extra HP attach a tail wind to it as well.

[FROSTY:Me]

Ya know what though he might be onto something here.
one of those projects I've been thinking would be a total laugh would be to try to give a ginny some sort of cred.
I wonder if the dr250 cams fit and if theres hottish cams? Dump the factory multi skin exhaust and fit a single skin setup with reverse cone megaphone.
dump the factory seat,back fender maybee fit a bucket racetail. heck theyre cheap enough. a person could have fun with that kinda project.

[220 Ohms]

Ya know what though he might be onto something here.
one of those projects I've been thinking would be a total laugh would be to try to give a ginny some sort of cred.
I wonder if the dr250 cams fit and if theres hottish cams? Dump the factory multi skin exhaust and fit a single skin setup with reverse cone megaphone.
dump the factory seat,back fender maybee fit a bucket racetail. heck theyre cheap enough. a person could have fun with that kinda project.

If I had a GN my shopping list would be:
1 flat bars
2 flat tracker seat unit
3 matte black spray paint
4 10mm drill bit (for a few more holes in the end of the exhaust)

[davebullet]

You may strike it lucky and one of Cole, Harris, Stroud or Shiriffs might volunteer to be development riders for fine tuning midrange torque and top end speed.

[huff3r]

But.... i thought GNs were already ultimate?

[Dean]

I like your thinking Frosty

A question to the pro's amongst here, I was told by a rider I could get a turbo for the GN is that possible, where could I get one and how much? Something to do with a briggs an stratton something. Flat bars are worth the money too.

[wbks]

I like your thinking Frosty

A question to the pro's amongst here, I was told by a rider I could get a turbo for the GN is that possible, where could I get one and how much? Something to do with a briggs an stratton something. Flat bars are worth the money too.

I don't think there are any pre made gn turbo kits like there are for the busa Chances are you can't "get a turbo for a gn", you would just need to find a very small car turbo and do all the fab work yourself. Probably only a couple hundred max for the parts and materials, but you would need to have the tools and know how to do it, and it wouldn't be that simple to get it running well

[Dean]

I don't think there are any pre made gn turbo kits like there are for the busa Chances are you can't "get a turbo for a gn", you would just need to find a very small car turbo and do all the fab work yourself. Probably only a couple hundred max for the parts and materials, but you would need to have the tools and know how to do it, and it wouldn't be that simple to get it running well

Thankyou for informing me wbks, this whole time I thought there were ready made gn250 turbo kits that I could just walk into cycle treads or buy one of trademe *sarcasim*

[wbks]

Thankyou for informing me wbks, this whole time I thought there were ready made gn250 turbo kits that I could just walk into cycle treads or buy one of trademe *sarcasim*

I thought so when you asked where could you get a turbo for a gn and mentioned "briggs and stratton" in the same sentence

[gatch]

I thought so when you asked where could you get a turbo for a gn and mentioned "briggs and stratton" in the same sentence

LOL. I hear B & S are big on factory turbed.. er.. products these days..

It would have to be the smallest turbo ever.. I think a tiny supercharger would be better, again if there as one small enough.

My buddy and I had talked a lot about a GN project, I told him all I'd do is strip EVERYTHING unnecessary off, lower the front end, gear it down and try wheelie it everywhere haha.

[wbks]

LOL. I hear B & S are big on factory turbed.. er.. products these days..

It would have to be the smallest turbo ever.. I think a tiny supercharger would be better, again if there as one small enough.

My buddy and I had talked a lot about a GN project, I told him all I'd do is strip EVERYTHING unnecessary off, lower the front end, gear it down and try wheelie it everywhere haha.

People on KB have posted project 125 buckets and turbo'd them, but I think it was more of a battery powered air blower/fan attached to the carb! Don't see why that wouldn't work... The fuel/air ratios would be crazy but maybe a rev counter could be attached to a variable resistor in between the "turbo" and the power source to make it run good? Listening, Dean?

[gatch]

If it was battery powered, then I imagine there would be either of 2 problems.

1. carrying charged batteries, electric motors are not awesome on power saving under load.

2. putting heaps of load on your already rubbish charging system..

I reckon on such a lame motor you would be better off with a second tank full of nitro methane Have a wee injector plumbed straight into the carb..

Or a pair of 20lb NOS bottles on the pillion seat..