agricon Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 (edited) You are doing a nice job:-) Did you go for the std bar or fat bar clamps? I bought the yokes with the std bar clamps but later decided to get a far bar set. The price for them was 70 pounds so I didnt bother. What are you planning to do with the tank/seat set up? I restored this one about 2 years ago. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/91515210/Red%20TLR.jpg Keep the photos coming:-) Edited June 19, 2013 by agricon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelewis Posted June 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 Thanks, yours is brilliant, I'll be finishing the engine of in a similar style rather than painting it. What do you think of the yokes out of interest? Do you still have yours then? Standard clamps, I'm not a fan of fat bars on twinshocks, I just don't think they suit them. My personal opinion. The seat unit / tank will be a gollner style single unit in white / blue rothmans colours. The original tank is in good nick so that will be repainted in time in standard TLR colours if I want to swap it back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agricon Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 (edited) Thanks, yours is brilliant, I'll be finishing the engine of in a similar style rather than painting it. What do you think of the yokes out of interest? Do you still have yours then? Standard clamps, I'm not a fan of fat bars on twinshocks, I just don't think they suit them. My personal opinion. The seat unit / tank will be a gollner style single unit in white / blue rothmans colours. The original tank is in good nick so that will be repainted in time in standard TLR colours if I want to swap it back. Yes I still have it and compete frequently. The yokes did make a difference but I think the footrests made a bigger (better) difference. Overall the combination of both pegs and yokes are really good and definately make the bike easier to control/ride. Edited June 20, 2013 by agricon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelewis Posted June 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 Roughly fitted in place just to see what it looks like. I'm pleased with it. The weight difference is miles apart! I now need to get the tank sorted then thats it, just small jobs to finish her. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4 stroke honda Posted June 20, 2013 Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 This is mine and rides quite well but will finish it off so its better 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bashplate Posted June 21, 2013 Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 I've always wondered.....why the DEP sticker on the silencer is always on the 'wrong' side? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelewis Posted June 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 Looks really well, TLR250 isn't it? Ah, you bought the moveable footrest hangers - the ones that bolt to your exisiting hangers. What do you think of them? I stuck the Dep sticker there, the stickers quite big and thought it was to in your face on the outside and thought the inside was more subtle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4 stroke honda Posted June 21, 2013 Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 Yep its a 250 Got the bike not long before the start of the trials season over here and needed it to ride so its a work in progress and have added bits as i go and the footrest hangers are a stop gap (but a lot better than originals) till i come to strip the bike down and alter the frame for welded extensions and get it powder coated Other bits already fitted after the photo are, gold chain guard,ty type gear lever,mikuni tm24 carb and new white front and rear guards ordered plus shockers and still thinking about headstock. Got the TLM260 up and running now so when i get all the bits together for the TLR250 i might finish her off instead of waiting till the middle of October when the season finishes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4 stroke honda Posted June 21, 2013 Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 Noticed you are from York, used to live just up the road from you at Richmond and often visited York when out on the road bike before i moved to Oz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelewis Posted June 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 Just up the road, Easingwold ... small town about 10 miles from York. I love it, fantastic area. What made you move? How long have you had the 250? Hopefully that'll be what I want next, when funds let me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4 stroke honda Posted June 22, 2013 Report Share Posted June 22, 2013 Just up the road, Easingwold ... small town about 10 miles from York. I love it, fantastic area. What made you move? How long have you had the 250? Hopefully that'll be what I want next, when funds let me. Moved to Oz 7 years ago when the youngest was due to move from junior to senior school as it seemed the best time,had been due to move before that but put it off. Loved living at Richmond and still miss it as you were not far from the lakes,coast,York ect but partners family are all in Oz so when i got sick of the job i had (conditions changed and i hated it) it was time to go down under. Settled here now so happy with the move. Got the 250 in March this year when it came up for sale, posted at 6 pm and lucky i was online and bought at 6.03 pm then a 1800 Km round trip to pick it up at the weekend Always wanted a TLR 4 stroke as remember them when i was young and would have been happy with a 200 as they are as good but the 250 came up so had to have it Its still a work in progress but that's part of the fun but with riding it in trials i have not had time to strip yet so its just bolt on parts at the moment but after riding the TLM260 need to get some rear shocks for my weight as the ones that came with the bike are way to hard so shocks and other parts are ordered so now have to wait for them to arrive Its as they say, boys and there toys so keep the photos coming as you are doing a fantastic job with your rebuild 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agricon Posted June 23, 2013 Report Share Posted June 23, 2013 There must be something about TLR riders and expats. I used to live in Pocklington but moved to the land of the long white cloud 12 years ago. In my local club there are other expats riding TLR's as well:-) Hey 4 stroke honda I have just sent you a pm about your Mikuni conversion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bashplate Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 "There must be something about TLR riders and expats. I used to live in Pocklington but moved to the land of the long white cloud 12 years ago. In my local club there are other expats riding TLR's as well:-)" Hi Andy, I used to live near Malton on the A64 Scarborough road, used to ride Bultaco's back in the day, but enjoying the 4 strikes now. followed the link to the picture of your bike...very nice indeed. Was it a big job getting the black paint off the motor? Cheers, Trev. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agricon Posted June 26, 2013 Report Share Posted June 26, 2013 Hi Trev Its a small world isn't:-) Nice part of the world over on the east coast, we enjoyed living there. Getting the paint off wasn't too bad. I used paint stripper and after a few coats It came off. The difficult parts are between the fins but a bit of perseverance did the trick. Cheers Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bashplate Posted July 20, 2013 Report Share Posted July 20, 2013 Ok, here's a few pictures of my effort.Steering tweeked, footrests moved, and some new shockies , bars and levers and some new cables, are the latest additions, plus frame repaint....only brushed so not blemish free, but much better than it was. Just got to do tank and seat paint when I get time. Hoping to get to the trial tommorow to see how she rides. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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