Project - Pre 75 XL250

[MX?]

Well it lives!

Almost anyway....fuel tap has decided to leak every where since being dismantled....oh, and the "new" left side engine case has been bent at the bottom of the generator cover (so I just found out) meaning that oil is dripping (running) out 'cos there is enough of a wonk in the case that the cover won't seal!!! Don't know whether I can file things flat or will need to replace the case again.
Hopefully make the racing next weekend.

[mx250]

10 outa 10, nice work, looks the business.  Congrats.

[VMX247]

You'll be the star of the show--- oops grid/event.
You should be the proudest bloke in the country.
        CONGRATULATIONS  where did you get the pipe??? 
alison and steven

[vandy010]

theres something about those 4banger honda's...
nice work......

[MX?]

Thank ya, thank ya, thank ya. 
Only wish it would look that good with me on it. 
The pipe is an old XL350 header (Peter Allen?) I got from Shane aka "FatboyRacing" that was modded a bit then had a universal Supertrapp silencer whacked on the end.
Just have to solve the twin leaks now to find out how it sounds.
Anyone know where I can get a fuel tap re-build kit...like tomorrow? Maybe Ballards?

[misfit]

hey have you had the bike on a set of scales yet? interested to know what it weighs

[Tim754]

Very impressed!!!! Cheers Tim754

[MX?]

Christmas has come early this year, mail man just turned up
Amazing what you can get for a truck load of money.
Project 305 begins

[Stan S]

Christmas has come early this year, mail man just turned up
Amazing what you can get for a truck load of money.
Project 305 begins

Hi MX, firstly well done on the beautiful job you have perfomed on the XL. I had a XL250KO in 1973 as my transport and absolutley loved it. I had fitted a 305 kit, pipe/muffler and 34mm Mikuni carb to it and couldn't beleive how it transformed into a real fun trail bike (wheelie machine). I had a new 250 Maico, CR250M and Hodaka Combat Wombat as my race bikes at the time and strange as it may seem I enjoyed riding the XL more than the race bikes. I have started collecting all the parts needed to put an XL KO motor into a Mk 7 Bultaco frame to come and have some fun in some form of classic racing whether it be VMX or Vinduro or both. Any way great job.

Regards Stan. 

[jack82]

Christmas has come early this year, mail man just turned up
Amazing what you can get for a truck load of money.
Project 305 begins

Nice...........am about to order some stuff from the states to get mine started.

Rode my (stock,tired) xl at Stony Creek recently......great fun but would really benefit from a few more HP.

Are your parts from Xlint ??.......stainless valves?....standard size?

Alloy top valve spring kit?

Interested to see how she goes once your done........keep us posted.

[firko]

That's indeed a very sweet XL250. I love that you haven't tried to turn it into a surrogate C&J by fitting Elsinore bodywork and tank. Most old time vintage racers will remember Steve Greentree's beautiful XL250 (which yours looks almost identical to)that blitzed the 4 stroke class back in the 90's. I think he won the Nationals three times with a stock bore 250. He later built an equally nice XL350 but he didn't like it as much as the 250 so he fitted a 305 kit to the little bike and continued winning the 500 class. Cubic inches isn't necessarily the way with these engines.

[LWC82PE]

[Slakewell]

My old XL project was 98 kilo's , Yamaha YZ back wheel is 8KG lighter and as long as you don't go over 320 cc it's fine.
CR 125 tank is almost a bolt on and 80's husky seat is almost a bolt on as well.
Oh and 77 XL fork internals give you a full 7 inches of travel instead of 5.5 and make it corner nicer. 

[LWC82PE]

Do the 77 250 fork internals fit the 72 250 forks? is that what you did or are you talking 350 stuff?

[firko]

Thanks Leith, that's the XL350 Greeny built to replace the XL250. Edgar Phipps owns both bikes today.