For the past month or so I have been saving and looking for a project bike to learn on and eventually modify into something a little more reflective of my personality. My ideal choice was a Honda CB250 which would make an excellent candidate to turn into a Cafe Racer. After missing out on a couple of opportunities I decided to expand my options as to what i would consider. Couple more weeks went by and still nothing came up within my price range.
Then it happened last week I came across an advert online for not one but two 250 cc bikes that would make a perfect project. After going around and having a look at them they were purchased. I am now the proud owner of a silver Honda VT250F and a red VT250FII.
This is the VT250F which for now at least I'm going to be referring to as Silver. According to the guy who sold them to me this one is in better condition then the other. As you can see the tank is rusted out and non salvageable apart form that mechanically everything is there and should turn over fairly easily.
This is the other bike I purchased the VT250FII which ill be calling Red. Really love the fairing on this version as well as the colour scheme with the decals. Ideally I want to restore this to stock condition as it came out of the factory, but we'll see how that turns out in the future. Im told that their is a seized piston but that hasn't been tested yet also its missing a few parts. The previous owner purchased this bike to fix up Silver apparently.
And thats the story so far as things are done ill post it here with pictures and hopefully before i know it I'll have a working motorcycle and be able to start learning how to ride.
Out of interest here is a link to the Wikepedia entry for the VT250F... At the time of writing there doesn't seem to be a lot of information, which is a shame.
VT250F Wikepeda article
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