[cookey]

hi i decided to rebuild my cbr 250 for my son it was my first ever bike .
i bought it back about 3 years ago and it lay in my shed since the engin was blown and it was crashed when i got it so i decided to give her a make over
it took me 3 days from start to finish had it out tonight and it was fun fun fun lol

 

[cbrpledge]

What did you do to it?

 

[cookey]

i had to put a new engin in it only one i could get was a mc 19 fitted nice[hr]
have sum more photos but cant post them she is finished

 

[Scotty]

does that classify as a re-build? or maybe swapped engines?

 

[cookey]

lol well not relay an engine rebuild but the whole bike was striped down to the frame and put back together ..
i had to buy fairings and a tank fill them and spray them fitt them .
put new rubber on and rebuild the brakes they wer ceased soled .
rebuild the carbs .
rebuild the starter .

 

[cbrpledge]

That's a rebuild.

 

[Scotty]

fair enough, sounds like a re-build to me.

 

[cookey]

lol that will do me lol was fun doing it the screen i put on it is off a Kawasaki 636[hr]
and for second hand fairings and 2 tanks lights clocks front brakes i got them 2nd hand foe 100 lol but they needed sum work spent 100 on paint and filler 270 on rubber get engin for 50 and got the bike for FREE!! lol
and 30 on boalts the rest of the stuff i had lying around the shed .
so it is a cheap bike .
total €550 [hr]
the finished bike

 

[cbrpledge]

Are those shinko Tyres? You got any mirrors?

 

[cookey]

no they are bt 090 on back and bt battelax 003 on front lol yes i dont have any mirrors yet as the cbr 250 is a gresy import in ireland so it is realy hard to get parts

 

[roobars]

no they are bt 090 on back and bt battelax 003 on front lol yes i dont have any mirrors yet as the cbr 250 is a gresy import in ireland so it is realy hard to get parts

Nice bike for a nice price!

Until you find genuine mirrors, get some off ebay

 

[cookey]

ya have sum ordered from china i think[hr]
my son is going to take her to the track but i need to get more power out of her she can do 180 kmph but i would like her to do 200,
Well thats with me on it and i am 220 pounds

 

[fitzy]

nice mate, great to see another cbr back from the dead!

 

[cookey]

ya they are hard to come by hear not to many of them in ireland .

 

[dayeve]

Was the screen a direcr fit? Did it need much masaging to fit?

 

[cookey]

had to cut it an mess around for an hour but not too much work

 

[viper33]

your son looks a bit young to be riding that

 

[cookey]

he is 16 has bin racing motocross on an rm 125.
He not racing it he is doing a few track days

 

[viper33]

hahaha sorry was a bad joke on my part
i was talking about the kid with a helmet

 

[cookey]

lol lmao i only seen him now funny
he would try it if he could the wee bugga