Remember your first bike?

[SNF]

Dents in tank. Scratches all over, cracks and breaks in nearly every fairing, banana spec levers from going down the road. Looked a bit worn and haggard - wasn't the fastest thing ever but I bet it sure put a grin on your face while riding about!

This is mine - an FZR 250 2KR from 1988, which I've had for just over a year now.
And it really does look 26 years old. Being a 250 it isn't going to be fast so no go fast bits apart from an exhaust, which really won't do anything anyway. All show with 1% go - it doesn't bother me.

I'm vinyl wrapping everything so later if I get sick of it/want to sell I can go back to stock. You may like, you may hate, dilligaf - its mine and I'm making it for me. I plan on getting a belly pan and getting aftermarket mirrors, levers, headlight, indicators, wavy brake rotors.

I'm doing a sports road bike with some street fighter styling to it. Nothing crazy but just enough for people to do a double take and wonder what it is.

100% stock.....

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Then one day I was like it needs a paint!

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frame done. Did the headers too
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Final result - painted rocker cover and engine casings:
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Don't mind the salt - my first ever MC oil change I did - I made a mess.

Currently. No the chicken isn't the rider lol, they like to jump out and hang out on the bike sometimes.
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[slofox]

Currently. No the chicken isn't the rider lol, they like to jump out and hang out on the bike sometimes.

Sooo, I am guessing, from the pic, that there are chicken strips on the tyres, huh?

[tigertim20]

apart from wondering why you didnt take the engine out since youd gone as far as you had to paint it, It looks quite nice.

a friend of mine vinyl wrapped his whole bike a few months ago. It looks really good, and you can only see a few minor imperfections from up real close.
I suggest you get a friend to help you by hold parts and rotating them etc for you when you wrap it, as it isnt as easy as it looks, and it does take a fair amount of time

[JimO]

mine was a ts185 suzuki

[MIXONE]

mine was a ts185 suzuki

Mine was a TS250.

[kevfromcoro]

350 matchy.
primary chain would always tear the left hand side of my jeans

[Madness]

Like this, but with heaps (and I mean heaps) of rust.

[SNF]

I didn't take the engine out due to laziness. Chicken strips are slowly being worn down as I gain confidence/go for longer rides. Most of the time I just commute up and down the motorway.

Think I'd better add tank cover to the list - current one is dented and slightly rusty (can be fixed and bogged easy.)
But it doesn't line up at all, tabs are all bent to hell and is a right prick to put back on. I just got mad and resorted to cable ties.
First attempt to wrap it was a massive fail although it was rather fun.

First question - aftermarket levers. All the universal ones I see are for dirt bikes. And Yamaha levers are for R6/R1's and FJR's. which means I need clutch and brake perches to fit on my bars and a brake fluid reservoir. Translation? pain in the arse. Has anyone tried dirt bike ones?

[Geeen]

I started out on a Yammie DT175, was in a shocking state but I lived on it.

[tigertim20]

have a good search you can find direct replacement levers for these

[SNF]

yeah plenty of stock ones was hoping to get some shorter aftermarket ones

[DMNTD:Me]

Mine was a GT750

[tigertim20]

yeah plenty of stock ones was hoping to get some shorter aftermarket ones

Ebay, son, Ebay.

they are out there and they arent all that pricey either

[Rhys]

mine was a ts185 suzuki

Yeah My first bike was a TS 185 was absolutely mint when I got it, didn't stay that way for long

[SNF]

+1 for Ebay. They even have fairing sets - but I'm not going there, already have my factory albiet battered 2KR set and a good 3LN set. I might sell the 3LN set, I was going to cut them up but they are far too good for that, if you want 3LN side fairings they are yours - $60. Have some rough resin repairs on the bottom though.

Not using the 2KR set either, although I will fix them in case I decide to use them later.


Going to get 2 things I actually need first - gear lever and rod, clutch and brake levers, all bent from being dropped.

Should mention the dropping hasn't been from me - it did fall off the stand on my first day because I parked on a hill and left it in neutral and it slid and I didn't grab it in time. Silly me. It has had 4 other learner owners so I'm blaming them

Anyway this is the plan for the fairing side of things - its in the mockup stage. Don't mind the tank either it also needs work. Will try to glass them up over the next few days. I am actually quite excited. And looking forward to having my bike look more awesome and less crap..... eventually.

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I'm regretting looking at ebay. too much cool stuff. I know this is a waste of time but, but but......
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ramair-Luftf...a60c29&vxp=mtr
induction nose Granted carbs will need tweaking