JFortner5
09-29-2022, 10:09 AM
Hey I figured I’d check in here first. I was just given an ‘85 Honda 250SX. My ex father in law bought it new. It has been sitting in the same place in his garage since I’ve known him, at least 20 years ago. My son (his grandson) has a dirt bike now and he gave me the trike to get back running and go ride with him.
Anyway she’s pretty dusty from sitting for all those years. I know I’ll need tires and a battery. Inside of the tank is rusty and the gas is basically varnish now. The key was lost so there’s a new Honda ignition kind of half ass wired on which needs to be cleaned up. It feels like it has good compression with the kick start and he did say he had it running about a year ago. I’m hoping to have some time to mess with it this weekend and see if I can at least get it cleaned up and running and then I’ll start tackling the issues I find.
Here she is in all her crusty 80’s glory-
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220929/aa4c44421de064cd6c17813099d0b3d6.jpg
Please excuse the garage we just moved and I haven’t organized my stuff yet. That’s gonna be the first step so I have a clean work area.
I’m sure I’ll be in here a lot with plenty of questions. This seems like a cool place. I hope I can breathe some new life into this machine and go for my first ever 3 wheeler ride.
Joey
Anyway she’s pretty dusty from sitting for all those years. I know I’ll need tires and a battery. Inside of the tank is rusty and the gas is basically varnish now. The key was lost so there’s a new Honda ignition kind of half ass wired on which needs to be cleaned up. It feels like it has good compression with the kick start and he did say he had it running about a year ago. I’m hoping to have some time to mess with it this weekend and see if I can at least get it cleaned up and running and then I’ll start tackling the issues I find.
Here she is in all her crusty 80’s glory-
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220929/aa4c44421de064cd6c17813099d0b3d6.jpg
Please excuse the garage we just moved and I haven’t organized my stuff yet. That’s gonna be the first step so I have a clean work area.
I’m sure I’ll be in here a lot with plenty of questions. This seems like a cool place. I hope I can breathe some new life into this machine and go for my first ever 3 wheeler ride.
Joey