My 2002 GSX250 project

[DrDarkMatter]

So we bought this used 2002 GSX 250 (thanks Dragon for the advice and help mate), the bike has been sitting for something going on 2 years. The guy had the bike for 8 years, its got a Wellington Motorcycle sticker on the plate so I guess we got it there, maybe from new? no idea, but since its been sitting and its fairly near the ocean its got some issues with sea salt corrosion and rust.

Nothing overly dramatic having been found at this stage but it need attention.

I should give you some history now I guess. Both my wife and I are petrol heads, my wife is a registered certified mechanic, and we own our owe mechanical garage business (maps-nz.co.nz)

We LOVE MR2's we have 5 of them at the moment, we drive them and race them and restore them. So when we get a new vehicle we like to "bring it up to our standards" the GSX will be no different, but its a first for us for a bike project, so its a journey or discovery and adventure .

My darling wife is fanatical about perfection when it comes to vehicles, its drives me crazy sometimes, so I can only work with her for so long and I need to go do something else. lol

I was surprised but she jumped both feet into this journey, I thought she was going to leave me too it from the sounds she was making but now she is all over the bike. I will help where I can but I know when to back away lol and when to help after all the projects we have done in the past.

So the journey begins.............

comments, suggestions, crits, gratefully accepted


Part 1


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QEA7...meSmLk_UDhKK5Q

[ducatilover]

Pedantic mechanics? My favourite people, let's start a club

Looking forward to seeing some excellent detail work

[DrDarkMatter]

Part 2

http://youtu.be/YghkFs4cKxE

[DrDarkMatter]

Pedantic mechanics? My favourite people, let's start a club

Looking forward to seeing some excellent detail work

lol ya I love them to when they are working ON my stuff, not so fun when you are working WITH them lol

[Dragon]

Just a heads up you cant fibreglass the plastic fairings they need plastic welding

Ive got about 60m of fibreglass mat at my dads if you want to give it a go however

[ducatilover]

Just a heads up you cant fibreglass the plastic fairings they need plastic welding

Ive got about 60m of fibreglass mat at my dads if you want to give it a go however

Just use the right resin, normal/general stuff won't adhere for very long SMC will.

[Dragon]

Just use the right resin, normal/general stuff won't adhere for very long SMC will.

Ah I stand corrected the guys I talked to about it claimed it had to be plastic welded

[ducatilover]

Ah I stand corrected the guys I talked to about it claimed it had to be plastic welded

I plastic weld where I can purely because it's tidier but both ways work well

[DrDarkMatter]

thanks guys, this is just the kind of help and feed back we were hoping hoping for!!!

[DrDarkMatter]

Part 3

http://youtu.be/Yhkfk3l0uHc

[hayd3n]

great work guys and ohh read my sig

[swtfa]

great work guys and ohh read my sig

Re sig - Bummer, Dunedin is just a little too far

[DrDarkMatter]

great work guys and ohh read my sig

thank you!!

wicked about the sig, we will need you

[DrDarkMatter]

part 4

carb removal

http://youtu.be/ihiiqOQ5Fb0

[hayd3n]

only a courier away