R is almost done.....pics

[250r'en +TCB]

I took these pics last night. I am putting on the shock boots and screwing with the damn front brake! I have been riding without a front brake ever since I restored it 2 months ago... The thing is siezed so I either have to change the brake fluid or possibly it will correct itself....which would be nice.
The first pic is when I first picked up the R from behind my grandfather's shed, where it had been sitting for 10 years. It actually started after 10 kicks! Wish me luck with the brakes!!!

[Mike_Ham_250R]

Nice R man! Im gonna be doing the same thing to mine, get it all nice looking after I sell some rides.

[250r'en +TCB]

Here's a picture of it in MUCH better light... This is before I got the boots on though.

[Mike_Ham_250R]

Nice firebird! (corrected)

[Maine_Triker]

You get OEM boots?? It's coming along nice.

[250r'en +TCB]

^^^ LMAO!!!!! I honostly would like to see the total bill over the years of how much you've blown at the honda dealer on honda line parts!!! pushing $10,000 proubly.......
Thanks

[250r'en +TCB]

oh by the way Mainetriker I almost forgot.... The rear fender is Maier plastic! Oh my god! Hope you don't have nightmares tonight, lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Oldshell4481]

lets not be a dickhead, nice machine though..

[Maine_Triker]

You know you can get OEM fenders for like $270, guy sells em on eBay. And fork boots are only 20 bux from Service Honda

[250r'en +TCB]

I got the maier for $110...... $10 for my boots
By the way, I can't blame you for your honda line fetish... If I had more $$$ to use I'd be the exact same way!!! hahaha someday

[250r'en +TCB]

I wouldn't buy any crapy no name brand stuff, but I can go out and blow $270 on a fender when I could get it for $110 you know? the big factor with the ca$h is that I'm only 15, so the stuff isn't coming out of my ears!!!!!

[Maine_Triker]

I wouldn't buy any crapy no name brand stuff, but I can go out and blow $270 on a fender when I could get it for $110 you know? the big factor with the ca$h is that I'm only 15, so the stuff isn't coming out of my ears!!!!!

I hear ya, I'm kinda in the same boat, that's why I restored my OEM 350x plastics.

They didn't really need it but I wanted it to look that much better.

[250r'en +TCB]

^^^ Hurts my eyes it's sooooo shiny!!!!
That 350x looks awsome, nice job!!! Some day maybe next winter I will strip my 250R to the frame and powder coat it

[grundlegrabber]

Nice job on that R dude. Ya done good rescuing it. Don't count on that front brake coming back to life. They sieze due to rust and corrosion in the bores behind the piston seals. Good news is that you can still buy all the parts to rebuild the calipers. Even better news is that it's the front brake and not the rear. Front calipers are much easier and cheaper to buy than the rears. And as far as the $$ thing, seems like a lot of us trikers are po. Prolly cause most bikes and trikes are money pits and they suck us dry. But what the hell, ya can't take it with ya and what better to spend it on! Keep up the good work.

[250r'en +TCB]

yeah, o well who needs front brakes... I'll just drag my feet if I want tot slow down faster lol!!! That would work fine right up until my legs slid under the rear tires! OUCH!!!
Anyway, thanks for all the complimants and advice guys, like I said, wish me luck with the brakes