Thanks Mike-back to rebuilding the XR. Locally there is a guy with a Ballards XR250 with a big bore kit going for a grand so I might look at that as well.
Once asked Gav how come he went sooo fast on the little XR.
His answer.
"Full throttle always and never touch the brakes".
I believed him.
He went to the Aus titles in Victoria ,in 85 I think, and Won the 250 class on that little XR200.
Gav was always out there.