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Clubroom => Foto Forum => Topic started by: Bikeaholic on February 21, 2011, 12:56:31 am

Title: KX build for 2011 Viper
Post by: Bikeaholic on February 21, 2011, 12:56:31 am
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn232/Kawazir/B1buildupfor2011030.jpg

A work in progress. Hopefully have it ready for Blue Rock. I did say hopefully !!!!!
Title: Re: KX build for 2011 Viper
Post by: Captain Bilko on February 21, 2011, 07:03:00 am
Looking good. Keep at it! ;)
Title: Re: KX build for 2011 Viper
Post by: maicoman on February 21, 2011, 08:35:19 am
Beautiful job so far. Is that dark blue or is that my eyes playing up? Please keep the photos coming.
Title: Re: KX build for 2011 Viper
Post by: Bikeaholic on February 21, 2011, 04:20:41 pm
Beautiful job so far. Is that dark blue or is that my eyes playing up? Please keep the photos coming.

No need to get the eyes tested just yet. Yep it's dark blue.
Mate and I have decided to go green this year if we can get them ready in time.
Thought it was about time there was a different colour amongst all those yellow bikes.... even though that's what we rode last year.
Title: Re: KX build for 2011 Viper
Post by: Slakewell on March 04, 2011, 07:12:15 pm
(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn232/Kawazir/B1buildupfor2011030.jpg)
Title: Re: KX build for 2011 Viper
Post by: BAHNZY on March 04, 2011, 09:16:43 pm
KX420?
Title: Re: KX build for 2011 Viper
Post by: Bikeaholic on March 12, 2011, 01:15:57 am
Close but no cigar.
Title: Re: KX build for 2011 Viper
Post by: Bikeaholic on March 14, 2011, 11:54:30 pm
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn232/Kawazir/B1buildupfor2011023.jpg

An updated photo as of tonight after some shed time over the long weekend
Title: Re: KX build for 2011 Viper
Post by: BAHNZY on March 20, 2011, 09:11:21 pm
82 250
Title: Re: KX build for 2011 Viper
Post by: Bikeaholic on March 22, 2011, 01:33:58 am
82 250

Spot on that time. :)
Title: Re: KX build for 2011 Viper
Post by: BAHNZY on March 23, 2011, 10:58:29 pm
Once the airbox cover and the swingarm were fiited it gave it away, although i should have picked up on the airbox in general the 1st time. The last air cooled 250, great bike if you can keep stators in them. The water cooled 83 was even worse.
Title: Re: KX build for 2011 Viper
Post by: SUZUKI311 on March 23, 2011, 11:28:53 pm
Andrew McSwain from Mildura rode one of these back in the day, copped a fair bit of lighthearted flak for riding an "old" aircooled bike when all the other 250's were w/cooled, but he made everyone look stupid when he took to the track. Super smooth, relaxed riding style that made him look like he was never in a hurry, but his lap times always fast and consistent, and a nice bloke to boot. On a side note his little brother David was just as good and ended up being no.1 in vic for a fairwhile in the late 80's-early90's.
Title: Re: KX build for 2011 Viper
Post by: bigk on March 24, 2011, 09:05:25 am
I have one of those, only partly done though & way down the list. I'll be keen to have a look at Blue Rock.
Cheers,
K
Title: Re: KX build for 2011 Viper
Post by: D project on March 25, 2011, 05:53:50 pm
You seem to do good on the old aircooled bike also 311 ;)
Title: Re: KX build for 2011 Viper
Post by: Bikeaholic on March 27, 2011, 11:27:01 pm
(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn232/Kawazir/KX250B14.jpg)

Lastest pic installment. After many a long night spent in the shed after work I can now start going to bed at a reasonable time. Took the B1 for its 1st outing today. Still have some tuning and a bit of R&D to do before Blue Rock but overall very happy.
Title: Re: KX build for 2011 Viper
Post by: Captain Bilko on March 28, 2011, 07:36:46 am
Very nice indeedy!
I like the idea of the single shocked, air-cooled KX and RM 250's. I imagine they'd be easy to keep runnin' and reliable.
Pre 85 250 class will be the premier class one day..... ;)
Title: Re: KX build for 2011 Viper
Post by: D project on March 28, 2011, 08:29:12 pm
When are you coming to join us Rossco ;)
Title: Re: KX build for 2011 Viper
Post by: GMC on March 28, 2011, 10:53:02 pm
Nice build Bikeaholic
I remember a mate racing one back in the day.
It seems you not alone in rebuilding this model as I had a request for a pipe for one the other day.
If anyone has one of these 82 250's I could borrow to jig from I would be interested after Easter sometime.
Title: Re: KX build for 2011 Viper
Post by: Captain Bilko on March 29, 2011, 06:17:56 am
When are you coming to join us Rossco ;)

If I hadn't bought this 250 L I would've snapped up that one of Big K's Jase. Now that I've got it I'd better do something with it. ::)
I'm parking up the Evo bikes after this year. 125 and 250 L's for me next year......
Title: Re: KX build for 2011 Viper
Post by: Stevo17 on March 29, 2011, 08:23:24 am
Hi Geoff, if you want to use mine to make a jig then let me know.
Title: Re: KX build for 2011 Viper
Post by: Hardo on April 22, 2011, 05:36:18 pm
Very nice Bikeaholic. You should be proud mate.

311.... I grew up in Mildura and knew the McSwain's quite well from the Mildura Motorcycle Club... yes they were fast guys.

In fact my very first ever bike was bought from David McSwain (well from his Dad to my Dad). It was an 1974 MR50 Elsinore. David was there the day Dad and I collected it... he was pretty sad to see her go.

Fond memories... I still remember the house they lived in near the channel in Merbein....   :)  :)