Not a VFR but still Honda coooool?

So the RVF400 took a bit out of me and most likely will be my next track bike. The conversion kit does not lend itself to commuting at my old aged ass. The RVF is however, ready for reliable use, which was the main point.

Onto the NSR250
Plans:
New coolant hoses, seal the headers (no exhaust sealant used when the previous owner mounted them), new air filter, after market gear selection indicator, and new bodywork. Wait what, new bodywork? Hehehe
Need some more parts, but should be fun.
Oh and I have decided to keep big red as my commuter! Should I keep the original seat and buy another one to reupholster or just upholster the red seat?

 

If a seat is in good condition, I usually buy another seat to recover. But that can be a gamble as all the seats are old now. Pics of the bottom help a lot looking at what color the foam is thru holes. Still kinda tan or super dark and nasty.

 

Thanks, Capt. I kinda hate to recover a good seat. I will check out eBay tonight. I like the seat I put on 7hundie a few years ago. It didn’t have the grab rail cutout.

 

Ooooo!
Two-stroke fun........I'm in!

 

Been a bit. Life has changed a bit and I completely changed my theories.
So NSR is getting a deep dive, RVF 400 has been sold and I won’t be racing vintage 2wheels.
now back to our regularly scheduled program.
Had to order a clutch tool to effectively take the inner basked and water pump out. Boo. Motion pro has one that I am going to try. 40 shipped.
I think the groves in my basket may be my dragging issue when it comes to release.


I need to remove the impeller using the clutch tool as well. 12mm nut just keeps cycling the bike over. Lol
The weep hole has been weeping for a bit since the cover is discolored.
Hard to see but near the Honda Racing is aluminum reacting to coolant. White spots.
I am also replacing all hoses and thermostat. Time to work the blast cabinet.

Oh and joy, this bike is running a partial HRC layout for lower cylinder head. It centers the plug better but requires a special lower coolant hose. Thank Tyga for having one! And lastly I have the tail unit installed. Whew gives chills to finally have a Rothmans bike.