Restoration Project

Suzuki RL250 Restoration

Presented by redbug2

Pictures

Right Side	Left Side	Front Wheel	Right side of Rear Hub	Rear Rim, notice different hub side diameters
Spokes Tagged for Replacement	Another close up of hub	Two Dial indicators, I was within 20 thousandths, good enough for trials... Tightend them up, read to mount.	Laced the rim, easier than I thought it would be, now the hard part, aligning it!	Bad Seat
Bottom of seat

Restoration Journal

Work completed, time invested, expenses, and lessons learned.

Purchased Bike

Started 2009-07-25

Hours spent0.0

Recorded cost$150.00

Work performed / notes

Purchased bike at Mid-Ohio bike swap. It was in rough condition. Mouse nest in air filter. Front flat. Throttle grip rusted to handle bars... Sprayed ether in carb, kicked it and it fired up... Needs a lot of work, but mostly complet.

Got it running

Started 2009-07-30

Hours spent1.0

Recorded cost$0.00

Work performed / notes

Cleaned the carb, added some gas, bingo, purred like a kitten.

Started Spoking Front Rim

Started 2009-09-27

Hours spent2.0

Recorded cost$0.00

Work performed / notes

Worked out a deal with spoke maker to supply samples for RL250, he matched the spokes and gave me a set. Removed front hub and powder coated it. Polishing well weathered rim. Pictures will come soon.

3 work entries3.0 total hours$150.00 recorded costs

To Do Entries

Log Entries

Title: Recover Seat	Hours: 0 Cost: $0.00
Work Descrption: Need to recover the seat.

Title: Strip Cycle and Paint Frame	Hours: 0 Cost: $0.00
Work Descrption: Strip Cycle an Paint Frame. Must find good frame paint.

Title: Sandblast or Soda Blast Engine	Hours: 0 Cost: $0.00
Work Descrption: Need to sand blast or soda blast engine.. Then, Need to buff out engine.

Total Cost: $150.00 Total Hours: 3

Parts Wanted

Name	Category	Desired Cost	Date Entered	Part Description