1983 GSX250S Build

[Guest]

I knew it! That's actually awesome news, valve cover ain't nothing compared to what it could've done, so very glad to hear it's not a disaster

 

[Woodsy]

The nut is going up above the bench in the garage with a sign, ' REMEMBER THIS?........ DONT LET IT HAPPEN AGAIN!! '

 

[Guest]

Haha good call... you won't make that mistake again!

 

[Woodsy]

Once i find a new cylinder head cover i'm going to high pressure wash the engine and wire brush / sand it, wash it again and then wipe it over with wax and grease remover and then paint it with some high temp gloss black. Unless there is a better way?

 

[Guest]

The only "better" way is to do it disassembled... but that means a full rebuild which is a lot of work and extra $$$...

Just make sure your prep is beyond perfect. The only paint issues I've had so far are with temperature paints, and it always seems to come back to a little spot that just wasn't prep'd right...

 

[Woodsy]

i see so many dodgy engine resprays who dont bother taping cables etc up and get so much overspray on everything and they think it looks good

 

[Guest]

Ugh, horrid... I'm glad I did mine while it was apart, but I still wish I knew how good the head and cylinders would look from the wet blasting. If I knew it would be that good I would've sent him the lot to get done regardless of the cost...

 

[Guest]

http://auction.netbikes.com.au/item.php?id=5975

Any good to you? Looks like he should have a valve cover if it's the right model 250...

If a guy called Chris still owns and runs the site (looks like he does), then I rode with him a few times years ago when he had a T500 Titan and a T250. Good bloke but haven't caught up with him in about 10 years or so...

Edit: Nice pipes too!

 

[Woodsy]

Yeah been in contact with him he is the most expensive one so far

 

[Guest]

Ok cool, just browsing around and fluked across it so thought I'd let you know...

 

[Woodsy]

Found one near Newcastle for $28 inc bolts and freight, so he is the winner so far.

 

[Guest]

Nice price! Did you try find a part? http://www.findapart.com.au/

 

[Woodsy]

Yeah thats where i got the price from, so many differing prices on there, one bloke wanted $75 plus postage

 

[Guest]

Guess you get to pick the thieves from the wreckers

 

[mike-s]

One Stop Spares are pretty good to deal with, i found some contact details in my emails.
Their ebay store is http://stores.ebay.com.au/One-Stop-Spares, email is metromotorcycles@bigpond.com or you can call Steve who runs it on 0423 096447.

 

[Guest]

Cheers Mike, just saved him as a seller, looks like he has some good stuff!

 

[mike-s]

There are pics of the warehouse here. I've been there and these pictures only show a fraction of what's available. You could sift through there for weeks if you didn't know where to look.

 

[Guest]

Wow... that's a lot of stuff!

 

[Woodsy]

He cant help me unfortunately mike. Still waiting to hear from the guy in newcastle.

 

[Guest]

Don't ya hate waiting? I know I do...