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Second build – Final Photos

May 5, 2022 Raymond Briddock

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Second build -Day 7 : Final

May 3, 2022 Raymond Briddock

NOW we are ready for the final assembly, of all the new and bling parts.Firstly, replacement of the drain plug…

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Second build – Day 6

May 2, 2022 Raymond Briddock

All that’s left now is to fit the new bodywork… but wait. It seems a shame to spoil the whatsit…

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Second build – Day 5

April 25, 2022 Raymond Briddock

All that’s left now is some tidying up, and fitting the original donor bike bodywork to give it a ride…

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Second build – Day 4

April 23, 2022 Raymond Briddock

Another day pottering around doing bit by bit. Inspect, clean and paint RD250LC(4L2) Exhausts Paint all the exhausts with one…

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Second build – Day 3

April 20, 2022 Raymond Briddock

More pottering today before dismantling the rear wheel of my roadgoing LC to get the 250 sprockets and spacers for…

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Second build – Day 2

April 19, 2022 Raymond Briddock

Pottering and adding bits to the bike. Fit water pump and oil pump to fresh painted clutch cover Fit Newly…

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Second build – Day 1

April 15, 2022 Raymond Briddock

With all of the preparation done, (nearly), for the second build, powder coating, cleaning, repairing, it’s time to assemble the…

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Refurbishing the clutch cover.

April 10, 2022 Raymond Briddock

The clutch cover from the donor bike was so bad that I didn’t fit it to the bike for the…

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Stage 2 : Beautification

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The mechanical build was finished towards the end of 2021. I had repaired and replaced most items on the bike…

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Shakedown period : Clock whine.

December 17, 2021 Raymond Briddock

just over 100 miles into the running in period, and the weather turned a little colder, and my clocks began…

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Switchgear repair and assembly : LHS

December 12, 2021 Raymond Briddock

Inspection of the internals shows that mostly, the wiring is OK, if a little bit stiff and brittle with age.The…

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Switchgear cosmetics – LHS

November 14, 2021 Raymond Briddock

2 hours of careful masking and rubbing down with 240 grade wet’n’dry. A thorough degreasing with brake cleaner, followed by…

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Meanwhile : DIY Nickel Plating

September 9, 2021 Raymond Briddock

The wait for engine parts, and for a wheel to be sent off, skimmed, and returned, provides opportunity for another…

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Shakedown period : Rear brake drum

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Sometime in the years in which the bike had lain fallow, the rear brake drum had become oval.There are theories…

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Shakedown period : Clutch and gearchange

September 3, 2021 Raymond Briddock

The whole point of a “mechanical build” was to prove the chassis parts, and consolidate the reuse of so many…

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Finishing off : Clutch cables, chain, brakes and MOT

August 27, 2021 Raymond Briddock

With the carbs done, and the engine running to my satisfaction, it’s time to finish the job and get her…

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Carburettors : Drilling the brass balls

August 15, 2021 Raymond Briddock

After a disappointing first run of the bike, it is apparent that there is a problem with the bike running…

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Starting her up : Part 1

August 13, 2021 Raymond Briddock

I have run out of things to do without starting her up!I still need to check the shimming of the…

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Throttle Cable : Oil pump cable the wrong length

August 8, 2021 Raymond Briddock

Not wanting to pay £100 for a genuine Yamaha OEM throttle cable, I did as so many others do, bought…

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