HONDA TLR250
The new shocks totally blend in, you wouldn’t know they weren’t original...
to the box that a new set of ‘Ozo’ shocks
came in – of course the shine of the new
shocks looks kind of conspicuous against the
general decrepitude of the rest of the poor
bike. And in my ‘stores’ I now have a new set
of fork seals, new wheel bearings and a set
of steering head bearings (having found the
existing ones to be just about crumbling). And
I have a new-old exhaust. It’s almost original
but features a neat modified and polished
muffler that looks – to me anyway – kind of
trick. Well, it’s individual at least.
FUN FUTURE
So the plan now is – once the last remaining
chores around the house are sorted (involves
a lot of painting) – to fit the new bearings
and the new exhaust. Then there’s a small
matter of dealing with a leak from the fuel
tank (it’ll need a fancy lining) and then – virus
allowing – I’d like to have a go at the Kent
Centre Twin Shock Championship,
intermediate grade. If all goes well I’ll go for
experts level next year (gulp) – it seems
within reach. And in 2021 I’d like to ride the
Manx Two Day Classic.
And at some point, I’d like to rest the Honda
– I’d love a Fantic 240 as a ‘spare’ – so that
I might just do a ‘sensitive’ restoration on it.
Get the frame and swingarm blasted and
repainted. Check the motor over, maybe a
new camchain etc, then repaint that, too.
Then clean up the bodywork with new
authentic style mudguards and a repaint
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