1980 yamaha 250 exciter

[rustinf1]

well my three year quest building my 51f1 is commin to an end, so i picked up this 1980 yamaha exciter 250. running, driving, and good title. my plans are some 12 inch apes, springer seat, hardtail with 4 inch stretch, different tank, and model A tailight. heres a few pics of the progress.

 

[rustinf1]

steel!

got the steel for the hardtail and had it bent up!

 

[rustinf1]

makin progress...

been workin on the hardtail, found me a tank, and got some apes of an old schwinn...heres a few pics.

 

[Charley Davidson]

Moving right along, the apes look cool but make sure they are sturdy enough. This is a cool looking project and I'm gonna keep watching.[cl[P

 

[rustinf1]

thanks man. the apes are definitely cool looking and equal to or greater than the the strength of what came off of it. gonna finnish the welding tonight and work on a seat.

 

[earthman]

Small bikes are a compromise but the advantages are they are light and zippy in traffic and tight places and no worry about dropping them. Love singles.Thanks for posting.

 

[rustinf1]

no problem. i pretty excited about this build. i think its gonna be a fun bike to cruise around. jusst gotta finnish a seat and thinkin about findin a different tank. this one doesnt really fit. tunnels to narrow.RF1

 

[Charley Davidson]

Boy that was quick[cl Looks a little short on leg room for you[S

 

[rustinf1]

heres what im thinking for a seat. 1/4 of a model A leaf spring and a seat pan i made. sorry about the crappy pics. using my Cell phone. ill have A lil more leg room when i get my seat on.

 

[rustinf1]

well i rolled it out in the sun today. all ineed is a fuel line, tail light, and head light! couple pics. one was before the satin blue paint.

 

[rustinf1]

well got me a fuel line, mounted a headlight and tail light and been cruisin around the neighbor hood. this thing is awesome! but now im having electrical problems so found me a wiring diagram and im gonna go through it today to try to get her licked.

 

[rustinf1]

HELP!

no feedback? im reeally bumming on the electrical problem. i cant believe how expensive the few parts it has are to replace! any one know what i could do to just make it a kick start only bike and loose all this nonsence?

 

[the reverend muddy grimes]

my second bike was an 80 250 exciter. I remember thinking how big and powerful it was compared to the cl 100 I started on. Nice to see something done with one.

 

[Underdog]

So jealous... I bought and rode the hell out of a 250 when I was 12-13years old..

I'd love to find one again!