I am totally amazed - I started piecing together my 85 250r before I left the country in 2003 - I left the build at about 40% completion back then and left for 8 years. I just recently got back a couple months ago and I have been piecin this bike together (thanks to a few folks on here). Its still is missin the torque link bushin for the rear brakes but the fronts are working good so I decided to fire it up. I figured this would ba a painful process involving a helluva lot of kicking but low and behold, on the second kick the damn thing fired up to life and was idling like a champ. Go figure. I took it for a mild spin and it cuts out and coughs in the lower mid range but runs fine on bottom, upper mids. Will post pics on here sooner or later.