84 RM 250 E Ground UP Full Restoration

[Moto7man]

Trying to resolve a few things while I am waiting on parts to arrive.

I cleaned up the clutch and it doesn't look too bad now. It definitely needs new fibers because of spots of rust, even though the fibers, steels and springs were all well within spec, almost at the spec for new items.





Here is the outer basket.



Reverse side of the outer basket.

[Moto7man]

Still waiting on powdercoater and new parts, so I tried to finish up a few other things.

Cut the old scott gripe off the throttle.


I disassembled the throttle and cleaned up the inside of the throttle tube with a dremel and a wire wheel.




I ran a tap through the pro tapers so I can can mount hand guards.


This is the throttle after cleanup ready for new Pro Grip Rally Grips to be mounted,glued and safety wired.




MSR Raptor Clutch lever.

[Moto7man]

Finished throttle with new grip glued and safety wired with new assembly bolts.



Bars are ready to mount up.

[Moto7man]

Just got these Oem nos radiator louvers yesterday. I have been looking for these everywhere. I found these in Italy of all places. His name is Tiziana and speaks ok English. I had my parts in 14 days. He has vintage works parts, he builds aluminum tanks and he has a bunch of bikes for sale.

Suzuki NOS Louvers



Like this water cooled 1985 RM 500



http://www.mastercross.net/index_eng.html
Click the flag at the bottom and his page will load in English.

[Moto7man]

I just contacted my powdercoater, he is a great guy and he is covered up with work so it will be two more weeks before he has my frame, engine, triples, hubs etc finished. I don't mind waiting because he does it the right way the first time.

I did receive some stuff that the average young rider has never seen.

RM 250 EBC Grooved brake shoes!






The grooves are supposed to channel any water or debris out of the shoes.

[Moto7man]

A few more items just arrived.



New front brake perch with shorty lever. I am gonna replace those phillips screws with allen bolts.



This is actually a Oem NOS KX stop switch, but it mounts right up with the RM harness.



Motion Pro front brake cable.



Motion Pro throttle cable.

[(F5)]

That RM. I've watercooled a couple of aircooled bikes, but I haven't seen one direct drive off the flywheel before, except by belt. That's a lot cleaner than I would have expected.

[Moto7man]

Originally Posted by (F5)

That RM. I've watercooled a couple of aircooled bikes, but I haven't seen one direct drive off the flywheel before, except by belt. That's a lot cleaner than I would have expected.

It’s kinda cool, isn?t it?

[Moto7man]

Frame.



Brake Pedal and Footpegs.

[Moto7man]

Here are some more photos from the powdercoater.

Barrel, engine case and clutch cover.


Suspension Parts Triples and silencer


Head, magnesium ignition cover and water pump cover.


Rear hub and magnesium backing plate.


Swingarm and suspension linkage