Honda CB250n SuperDream Refurb: ANONYMOUS FOLLOWER

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

ANONYMOUS FOLLOWER

Today an anonymous follower sent me photos of his own CB250N Refurb, so I thought I'd post it on here. If you want to see more of it, click on the photo.

6 comments:

Ian said...: lol my Slug is famous. He does looks better in the flesh tho as the piccies dont really do it justice. I'd like the time and money to do a tidier job but I have a new baby now ... a 650 Bandit that Im enjoying too much hehe. Cheers Tom matey; 13 April 2011 at 00:11
Klaas De Craemer said...: Isn't this a 400N? Because I see two front brake discs and a black engine block...; 13 April 2011 at 07:31
Ian said...: It is a 250 Klass, with a CX500 front end. I got knocked off it in 1991 (hence the skuff marks on the left of the speedo clocks plastic) and the front end got totalled and I had the chance of a twin disk front so I grabbed it.
The black engine block is a result of a bad winter, even tho everything was polished and WD40'd the aluminium all furred up and looked hideous. I prefer the look of the later Dreams anyway with the black block and polished cam cover so I went with that.
I have spare side panels and a petrol tank Im going to do in Blue so the engine block may well revert to shiny metal yet (or get some Sperex as Tom has done)
I wish it was a 400. Not many engines come up for sale these days and theres the problem of changing all the electrics as well so Im staying with a 250 ... for now lol. Cheers guys
(sorry for hijacking your blog Tom); 13 April 2011 at 09:18
mike said...: Where can I get Sperex paint from I am from cheshire area and rebuilding a superdream.enjoy reading your blog
cheers Mike; 14 February 2012 at 20:56
Tom McQuiggan said...: Hi Mike, Halfrauds sell it (or did when I last went). Alternatively, you could easily purchase it from Ebay.

Regards,

Tom.; 14 February 2012 at 23:39
mike said...: Thanks tom will try this weekend; 16 February 2012 at 20:00

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IN THE BEGINNING....

Way, way back in August 1980, I was working as a young steel-erector in Newcastle Upon Tyne and around the corner from where I worked was "Ken's Motorcycles" on the West Road. In the window was a brand new CB250N Superdream in shiny black - and I wanted it! So I got got the brochure (shown below), begged my future father in law to act as guarantor and signed on the £820 dotted line.

I loved that bike - it got me back and forth between Bolton and Newcastle with no problems or hiccups and lots of fun. From memory, it did something like 60 miles per gallon and could burn off most cars. What else does a young lad want?

Anyway, 28 years later, I decided to get another one and refurbish it over the winter months. I've done similar projects in the past and really enjoyed them, so I'm hoping that this one turns out as well as the others. Having said that, this project will be a REFURB as opposed to a rebuild.

The donor-bike looked to be in pretty good shape at first glance, but as usual, it all turns pear-shaped when you remove your rose-tinted glasses and start to see what's REALLY there!

The first thing that I want to do, is spend a little time finding out whether or not the engine needs a rebuild. If it doesn't really need it, so much the better. If it does need doing, then there'll be a significant delay as I spend time clearing out the garage to give me a lot more space.

I estimate that this project will take 3 or 4 months to complete but due to other interests/hobbies, it may go longer.

So, I'll start off with a few photos of the bike in its current condition and then log the progress of the refurb as I go along. Please feel free to comment or offer advice. Hope you enjoy!

Tom

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