VTR250 not getting up to speed?

[otter]

Well today I was putting my bike back together so that I could take it home, I was about to do valve clearances but after taking just one bolt out of the tappet covers I realised that I'd have to take the radiator off or drop the engine out to get at the front cylinder.
So I gave up, started tightening the bolt back up...way overtightened it and snapped it off...Now I have a bolt stuck in my tappet covers, tried to get a screw extractor from repco and supercheap but they were both much too big, I'll check at some engineering places tomorrow. And I'll have to get a new bolt (Some special thing) too. Fuck...
http://i.imgur.com/asOPR.jpg
Plugs look fine to me
While I'm at it I'll pick up the new fuel filter, air filter and vacuum hose.
Edit: Looking forward to getting back on my bike...it's a good thing I've convinced a good number of friends to get bikes...I've always got spare transport

[ducatilover]

Send me a PM with your address and I'll send up a new bolt for you (It may take a week or two, I'm bed ridden currently) I think I have a full set of them in one of my bolt boxes.

I managed to do mine without dropping the radiator. Can't remember how though, I'm sure it wasn't too bad. Mine was a Spada, but there isn't a huge difference in work space.

[otter]

Still not super keen to pull it apart more until I get my '81 SR250 on the road...pretty much the whole reason I got a second bike was so that I could ride one while the other was being worked on and get mad bike mechanic skillz.

I'll try the shops, I'm fine with buying a new bolt (Will try bike busters if boyd or honda don't have them lying around (bike busters apparently wrecks engines after they swap the good engine for someone's broken one)). I'm pretty desperate to get back on the road, but if I can't find one I'll hit you up.

Not a bike related accident I hope? (then again, bike related accidents are usually more worthwhile than slipping in the shower, virus etc).
Got my flatmate's '89 VTR250 tomorrow

[ducatilover]

Good luck finding a bolt dude, the ones I have aren't doing anything, no use for them on a ZZR600 I just hoard shit lol

[otter]

Just an update, I've ordered a new air filter for my bike. I got everything back on my bike...although I managed to tip it over in the garage and now have to bend the piece of frame holding my right pillion peg and exhaust back (exhaust hits axle nut)...turns out the CBR600 shocks that I just put on make it just a tiny bit lower. I just got the preload (no c-spanner) changed today, now I just get to play with the rebound and compression adjustments.

I managed to get the bolt out without needing a screw extractor...too bad I just brought one Brought a new bolt from the wreckers and I'm all go now. Still not sure if I need to do valve clearances or if I'm now just hearing things because I didn't


Boyds gave me an inline fuel filter...then when I went in today and said I couldn't find anywhere for it they said that if I want to replace the built in fuel filter I need a new fuel tap...(why the fuck would I want an inline filter then? meh only a few $)

Hopefully I'll get out sometime tonight to test the top speed now.

[ducatilover]

Yice bit of progress!

You find a rocker cover bolt?

[otter]

Yup, 10$ from bike busters. 7$ or something from honda if I wanted to wait 2-3 weeks.
Might need to get myself a new bracket from bike busters too if I can't bend my existing one back feels bad when it hits the bolt.

[ducatilover]

That's a bit more than a free one Glad you found one though. Good luck with the bracket.

[actungbaby]

Yup, 10$ from bike busters. 7$ or something from honda if I wanted to wait 2-3 weeks.
Might need to get myself a new bracket from bike busters too if I can't bend my existing one back feels bad when it hits the bolt.

dude if you need anything esle for you spare motor i got mc 08 engine here vt 250 motor
just got replacment engine as the main bearings shot but need any other parts let me know as just sitting here and going trow out other wise

[otter]

Where abouts is the motor? I'd be kinda keen to get my hands on a motor to pull it apart and see how everything works, especially sometihng so similar to mine (I've read the moterials just have no hands on experiance).

[ducatilover]

Where abouts is the motor? I'd be kinda keen to get my hands on a motor to pull it apart and see how everything works, especially sometihng so similar to mine (I've read the moterials just have no hands on experiance).

Everything in an early VT250 motor or VT250F Magna is the same as yours with the exception of camshafts, porting, headgasket thickness and the gear sets in the gearbox. They work the same, same tappet system etc. Some early examples had a hydraulic clutch too

[actungbaby]

am in palmerston north

mc 08 motor is in bits but have complete mc 15 engine here also

Where abouts is the motor? I'd be kinda keen to get my hands on a motor to pull it apart and see how everything works, especially sometihng so similar to mine (I've read the moterials just have no hands on experiance).