UPDATE! kinda sticky situation

ohhhhhhh nooooooo lucky i pulled of the throttle tube and casing because inside i had found the accelerator cable had frayed was only hanging on by a few threads. muahahahaha off to order some new cables :)

hopefully i don't find anything else wrong with this lil gem

GOALS GOALS GOALS

So my goal to date is to clean the motorcycle up with a budget of only $300. So far to date total cost so far is up to $283.49. Have made the budget so far and this cost to date so far includes front and rear sprockets, gold chain, LED indicators and adjustable relay, grips, spin dial adjusters fairing bolt kit and a few paint cans.

MY GOODIES

Some more goodies have arrive yippie! Adjustable levers for under $40 mind you pretty good quality too.
New grips, front and rear sprocket and a gold D.I.D. chain to match as I have decided to go for a 520 conversion.

Look at the size difference between old and new teehee!

TYGA BLING

The itch to bling and accessorize hit me and the first items purchased were carbon fiber slip-on muffler which I later on decided to shorten. At the time I purchased the muffler the were not available as shortys but guess what a few weeks after i shortened it they popped up all over ebay.
Don't know if you can spot it in the photo below but i also purchased some bar ends and rear stand knob thingys.

 shorty pipe fitted

Tyga had a sale on some time during the year so I decided to buy a Tyga rear tail kit (think this was just after tax time). I had the box sitting in my room taking up space for a few months before I decided to fit it. Wasn't too hard to fit but if you prevail you shall succeed.

 painting tyga tail 

I also decided to paint the rear subframe black aswell to match the paintwork. Some left over caliper paint worked a treat.

 rear frame of for some black paint

 right side + shorty pipe 

Here is the bike with the Tyga tail fitted. I decided to keep the original front as it believe it suits the lines best and also the front was already sexy. The rear was too square and out of date for me and the Tyga tail compliments the rest of the bike.

 tyga tail fitted LHS

tyga tail fitted RHS

The Beggining

It wasn't until January 2012 when my brother and I decided to go for our Learner permits to ride motorcycles. But sure enough after we got them we had that itch to go for a ride. To the beaches and around the streets we rode. Getting accustomed to riding the little cibbies.

It wasn't smooth sailing after receiving the bike. She wouldn't run properly and spluttered, I was starting to get worried that I had bought a dud. On the forums I went and researched I did. I checked the plugs, they were new but fouled pretty bad from not running right. Oil was fresh and coolant levels fine I was really getting worried at this point. I replaced the plugs 2 times and got her running finally. She ran and idled nicely and purred like the pretty thing she was. Of to service SA to get a permit to ride on the road to get an interstate inspection done and registered with new plates.

My bad luck continued unfortunately. I noticed whilst riding her to the inspection place that she was not responsive and didn't pick up until about 10k rpm. I made it about 15kms out from home and then she bogged up on the overpass. I then had to push her up the bridge, across the medium strip and roll her back to the servo on the other side. After trying to fire her up again i gave up and the tow truck was called and on their way. I took her to a reputable garage and 200 or so dollars later she was perfect again. The mechanics found the plug leads around the wrong way. Being a Motor mechanic myself I knew it wasn't me who put them on wrong because the plugs were done 1 by 1 so I couldn't mix up the plug leads and second of all she never ran right from the day I got her.

Any whos another permit and few dollars more later I finally got her registered and running like a dream. All the headaches made up for the amazing first rides I had. What a great learner bike, 4 cylinder 250cc of pure japanese engineering. You cant buy a current 250cc production bike built like these mc22 were built. Yeah sure they might be more modern and look cooler but i doubt they'll leave a smile on your face like these pocket rockets do.

PROJECT MC22

Project MC22 begins this winter!

Due to the cold weather and rain I have stored the precious little beast in the corner. I see her every morning and every evening after coming back home from work. She looked a little...... tired? old? I wasn't too sure but she didn't look right to me. So i have decided I am going to tidy her up, make her look fresh 'n' clean and give her back her glory like she deserves.

First let me introduce you to her!

 October 2011, found a nice cbr250rr on bikesales.com.au from a dealer in Queensland. Rang them up as soon as i saw the add and inquired. Before you know it deposit was paid and I was patiently waiting for the beast to be delivered to my door. The above photos are the actual pictures from the advertisement. She looked a bit rusty and old and well worn. The odometer reading was only about 26454kms or something like that. Now im not that stupid, this bike has either had its clocks wound back or has done more than 100 thousand ks and the odometer clock has just reset. None the less there was something about her that just made me want her.

It was not until late November or early December when the bike arrived on my doorstep. Yes that's correct, due to the dealer being in Queensland and me in South Australia i got it shipped. All shipping fees and handling were paid by the dealer. All I had to pay was a little sum of $2750 and she was mine.
To my surprise she arrived clean 'n' fresh with new rear disc and pads and brand new Bridgestone BT45 tyres front and rear. Due to Vic laws i guess bike couldn't be sold by dealer unless it was roadworthy? who knows i saw it as a win for me.

 Above photos are the 2 beasts the day they arrived, the black and yellow is my brothers which he purchased from Vic and funny enough it arrived on the same day. Funny story my dad was home at the time. He saw my brother come home from work then leave home for work again. He was wondering why did he come and go so quick? He then walked outside and saw a motorcycle sitting in the back yard. OK he thought, so he bought a bike. HEHEHEHE about 10:30am that same morning I arrived home also. In the door and a quick hello dad and back out. The poor old man didn't think to much and just smiled. He then went outside again to have his afternoon smoko and what do u know another friggin bike in the back yard. What's going on today he must have been thinking. HEHEHE