XR 250 road conversion

**Motu** · 1st October 2004, 15:18

Originally Posted by F5 Dave

Just on the site to check out something myself (seems numberplate lights have to be white (boo) kinda rules out LEDs for my special)

LTSA WOF for bikes

Choice - the VIRM online,we are alowd to use that instead if the book,we don't need hard copy on the premises - this is the first time I've seen it....bookmarked.But....for the general public? I kinda thought that was privaliged information for us with red stripes down our trouser seams,epaulets and short mustauches....

(edit) spelling is not a requirement for an AVI,a mean and uncompramising personality is.

**NordieBoy** · 1st October 2004, 19:46

Originally Posted by Motu

All those exemptions in for indicators were model specific,like KT250,TY250,PE175,IT175 etc - none of those are likely to be getting WoFs anymore,so it's a non issue really - cept the XR is still a current model,and the year is not specified....heh,heh,heh...

But Mr Honda is phasing out the mighty XR's and giving them soft girly names like CRF and they arn't in the list.

Just got the seat vinyl for my XR today (which is going to get registered).
Red down the sides and black along the top just like the tank :cool2:

**Milky** · 1st October 2004, 20:37

Alex - ring around for VIN and certification checks. I got quoted prices that were wildly different for the procedure. I think the maximum was $215, min $150... Could be wildly wrong though, as it was about 6 months ago that I checked it out.

**sAsLEX** · 2nd October 2004, 13:02

I vinned my last bike without to much hassle so kinda know what to expect in that area Milky.

Tried to test what you suggested Motu, using a rather dodgy home made multimeter I seemed to get about 4-5 volts out of the stator and about 1 volt from the trigger.

wreckers on barrys point rd didn't have a CDI but the had one from a 92 CB250, anyone know if this will do the same? or of any XR250 CDIs around .

**pete376403** · 3rd October 2004, 21:30

I undestand the first IT400s had the indicator exemption also. I'd love to bowl up on my one to have it re-registered (still has it's original number plate and a WOF dating from the late '70s on it). Is there anywhere on the LTSA site that exemptions can be verified?
Answering my own question - looked at the web site and there it is.

**NordieBoy** · 4th October 2004, 08:05

Originally Posted by pete376403

I undestand the first IT400s had the indicator exemption also. I'd love to bowl up on my one to have it re-registered (still has it's original number plate and a WOF dating from the late '70s on it). Is there anywhere on the LTSA site that exemptions can be verified?
Answering my own question - looked at the web site and there it is.

Give it a go.
And do some enduros on it as well :cool2:

**SNOman** · 4th October 2004, 14:44

Oh crap, the list doesn't show my XR350. Obviously the list was compiled in the years before they made the 350. I wonder if that one could be argued

**Motu** · 4th October 2004, 15:53

My KT250 is also exempt - but I don't think I'd be wanting to ride that on the road,although I used to ride my trials bikes to work monday mornings for the after trial service.The KT250 had a cute speedo on the fork leg.

**F5 Dave** · 4th October 2004, 15:59

Yeah a kid at school used to ride there on one, he lived on a farm, but the school was middle of wellington so would have been a weird trip.

**pete376403** · 4th October 2004, 16:49

Further to this registration / exemption thing - if the vehicle has been unregistered for a while (ie lots of years) when re-registered, is it to the standards of the year of manufacture or the standards of today, ie is this going to be considered as a new 2004 IT400, with all 2004's requirements?

**Motu** · 4th October 2004, 17:58

Well that's the theory,but in practice it only has to comply with the requirements of the day - like do the brake hoses on a 1936 Ford comply? you know the answer to that one.But indicators were a requirement when the IT400 was new,the exemption was really only for racing purposes - no one expected them to be used every day on the road...but we know what happened eh? We have been told not to allow the exemption...uh...I think...maybe he was asking who wanted coffee or tea....I dunno,I'm confused now...I better have a lie down ...

**Kwaka-Kid** · 5th October 2004, 05:01

Hey Saslex - ive sent you mail mate

i get my XR500A this weekend to put the engine into my XR200R and then my dads XR600 engine will go into the XR500A frame... yay! but like i said in the PM i will get this 500 home on saturday then can leave it as a project for after the rally if u really need a hand. Old man knows gazzilions of times more then me when it comes to them as he raced them, so ill try get him around too...DONT go spending any money as i have about 50x coils, and i might have a magneto or 3 sitting around etc ill have to check with dad and see whats not needed for his bikes. They are bobby basic and rock dude! simple as so i cant see how its not starting... im just thinking i had a spare CB250RS wiring loom that went to milky, if it was a possiblity and u talked nicely to him you might be able to use it and then get the electrics for a 12v system not 6v and have a battery etc, im no expert (will ask dad) but the CB250RS was the XL250S engine which was basically the XR250A engine right? - bu tin saying that yours is the nasty model

RFVC written on the top there, radial valve head, make sure u give it good quality oil and dont be slack about doing oil changes often! as the first of the radial valve heads i was told were grenades (i my 200 is the first of them too).

give us a bell dude, PM or email me or something like that with your address and when u want me around. YAY cant wait to make my 500A and shove it in the 200

**sAsLEX** · 7th October 2004, 21:56

Huge thanks to KK and his Dad who have isolated the prob as the magneto and have lent me onetill I get a replacement, so hopefully I will still be on the waikato rally!!!