GT250 Cafe - Build Experiment
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Dave,
Are you and Ryan going? I would really like to see some great pictures from the trip if you guys can post some. Who knows, maybe next year, I'll throw a street tire on the back of the GWB (great white buffalo) and join you. I just need a really long extension cord for the battery...
Is your EFI bike going? Give us details....
Are you and Ryan going? I would really like to see some great pictures from the trip if you guys can post some. Who knows, maybe next year, I'll throw a street tire on the back of the GWB (great white buffalo) and join you. I just need a really long extension cord for the battery...
Is your EFI bike going? Give us details....
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Oh Yeah , the Suzuki group will be at the Gap again this year and we always get lots of pictures . Because i didnt work on the EFI GT its still still in my living room so the 1200 Bandit will again be in the trailer along with a SV1000 and a 900rr Honda . If you and Richard could make the trek down to the Gap it would be great to see you both
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Won't be making it to the Gap...maybe the fall meet... Too much stuff going on in life right now...Suzukidave wrote:Hi Tom , hows this project coming together . Is it going to be Gap ready ?
Plus the GT isn't finished yet... Needs ignition, head work, clutch finish, and chambers...
Tom
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Re: GT250 Cafe - Build Experiment
wow fantastic work and vision any news on this or Tom?
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Tom is still here lurking...at least I think I am... Just trying to get a break from work and other "Honey Do's"... Cleaning up some H2 parts and listing them on eBay..no more case reeded JB Weld Special... I hope to get some time once summer comes to find someone who can jet my cones in stainless (biggest part of the build left) and TIG up some pipes... Plus I have to restore the 76 GT250, freshen the GS1100, and get back to the asphalt up restoration of one of our TR6's... Yeah..I got plenty of stuff to do.. Tom
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Great to hear the project is still on. Looking forward to updates
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Re: GT250 Cafe - Build Experiment
Redundant for my FB friends... After almost 6 years, the GT is up on the bench and I got some ignition work completed. Converting to 1st Gen RX7 electronic ignition. Got the ignitor box mount welded on and the reluctor/pickup mounted. Hopefully it won't take long to finish the ignition and then I can switch over to putting the dry clutch together... It felt good!!!
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Re: GT250 Cafe - Build Experiment
About time! Good to see you Tom.
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Too many bikes, too much time, ENOUGH SPACE, FINALLY! Never enough money.........
Too many bikes, too much time, ENOUGH SPACE, FINALLY! Never enough money.........
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Re: GT250 Cafe - Build Experiment
Thanks Lane... Good to be back... Know you were worried about my state of mind...rngdng wrote:About time! Good to see you Tom.
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Re: GT250 Cafe - Build Experiment
Good to see you back Tom.
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Hey Richard! I hope to finally build those pipes you worked up for me...tz375 wrote:Good to see you back Tom.
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Re: GT250 Cafe - Build Experiment
Made some progress since the last post with all the Christmas hoopla and work. Got in a replacement gel cell battery to replace the one that has been in the bike for the last six years sans charger... Just a little 12V 5AH unit like in emergency lights.. A new 525-108 chain should arrive tomorrow so the front sprocket (12T) went on.
On this 250 the clutch release is pusher->hardened washer->clutch pressure plate... It looks like later versions used a roller bearing. Having used a ball bearing pusher on the H2 I ordered a bearing from McMaster yesterday and it was delivered today. It has a 10mm ID and a 25mm OD....the 10mm fits perfectly on the pusher stub.
There was enough adjustment in the actuator and rods to accommodate the width of the bearing..it looks... If anyone wants to try this...here is the bearing I ordered...
It looks like the dry clutch will all come together once I finish the final prep on the side cover. Here's the primary driven gear with the spacer in place that the seal will ride on.. The spacer is the shiny steel piece between the gear and basket in this photo...
And the seal on the spacer...
And seal and the basket mocked up...
Rather than use the two H1 coils with primaries in parallel, I had this Emgo dual tower coil show up today. Will need to fabricate a mount... It should work well with the Mazda igniter in wasted spark mode.
I also managed to finish up the ignitor mounting/wiring and welding the pickup to the stock points plate. Just need to get a couple long rivets to sandwich the magnet back in between the pickup mount and the mounting plate...took this apart because I didn't want all the welding heat put into the magnet and plastic pickup assembly...
I'll be trimming this ugly chain cover up a bit.. I want to get rid of the "wing" that normally mates up with the chain guard. Probably will saw it off so it matches up with the crankcase extension wing. Will also need to ventilate it under the kickstarter bulge to make room for the shifter lever for the rearsets...
Finally, my ignition cover plate is not the prettiest so I scribed out a replacement on a sheet of aluminum. I'll dish it a bit like the stock cover and polish it up...
Basically, I wanted to show you guys that I am actually trying to make progress on this thing... Take care folks! Tom
On this 250 the clutch release is pusher->hardened washer->clutch pressure plate... It looks like later versions used a roller bearing. Having used a ball bearing pusher on the H2 I ordered a bearing from McMaster yesterday and it was delivered today. It has a 10mm ID and a 25mm OD....the 10mm fits perfectly on the pusher stub.
There was enough adjustment in the actuator and rods to accommodate the width of the bearing..it looks... If anyone wants to try this...here is the bearing I ordered...
It looks like the dry clutch will all come together once I finish the final prep on the side cover. Here's the primary driven gear with the spacer in place that the seal will ride on.. The spacer is the shiny steel piece between the gear and basket in this photo...
And the seal on the spacer...
And seal and the basket mocked up...
Rather than use the two H1 coils with primaries in parallel, I had this Emgo dual tower coil show up today. Will need to fabricate a mount... It should work well with the Mazda igniter in wasted spark mode.
I also managed to finish up the ignitor mounting/wiring and welding the pickup to the stock points plate. Just need to get a couple long rivets to sandwich the magnet back in between the pickup mount and the mounting plate...took this apart because I didn't want all the welding heat put into the magnet and plastic pickup assembly...
I'll be trimming this ugly chain cover up a bit.. I want to get rid of the "wing" that normally mates up with the chain guard. Probably will saw it off so it matches up with the crankcase extension wing. Will also need to ventilate it under the kickstarter bulge to make room for the shifter lever for the rearsets...
Finally, my ignition cover plate is not the prettiest so I scribed out a replacement on a sheet of aluminum. I'll dish it a bit like the stock cover and polish it up...
Basically, I wanted to show you guys that I am actually trying to make progress on this thing... Take care folks! Tom
83 GS1100, 74 H2, 76 GT250 Cafe, and 72 GT250