this is a little love job i did last year for my mate.he beg me to do it.he said it only had one owner and 11000 miles?i told him to throw it back in the ditch he found it in,he said he paid real money for it?i said did this man have any magic beans for sale coz he should have got them instead.still a few weeks later i gave it back like this.he seemed quite pleased.i told him never to bring any more of his **** around my house again,wos it worth it?
most people would have scrapped the bike but what a lovely looking bike now.fantastic job well done
Lovely:cool:Deffinately one for Classic Motorcycle Mechanics:D
Did you find spares a problem?
I had one just like that but it was a 400 and was blue. I do miss he old stinky wheels;)
Now thats dedication & patients, i used to own a Yamaha dt400mx XT 250 XT500 ,sort after bikes i believe now.
nice job, would love an old XT or XL for playtime 
some serious hours gone in there to bring that back to life!
you gave it back a few weeks later? are the dates right on the photos? 2001 - 2005?
Crikey!
Does that mean that there’s still hope for my bike?:w00t:
Wow an xt500 i learnt to ride one of them as an 11year old, i used to tear round the farm on it:D
i started in early march and he got it back late june .he must have done 50 miles on it and it just sits in his garage now.parts are pretty easy to get but the exhaust and loom took some finding as they were shot.u can get part like swithes bars,rubbers ,decals,seals off the internet.seat was pain as he wanted the metal base repaired and thair was`nt much left of it,the foam and cover was done by someone else.this cost about 1600 quid in parts the labour was free,but i do have nice carpets in me house,his a fitter. the engines come back out for a repant as i had few problems with the carb leaking .
That’s one hell of a job there. I struggle keeping my tyres at the right pressure.
That is a impressive transformation! Good work
Wow, what a restoration job Car Eater! Brilliant job! That gives me hope for my DRZ! I can’t imagine how much work that must have taken. Definitely a labour of love! Thanks for sharing!
amazing work fella :w00t:
good effort, 4 months!
I rebuilt an RGV250 from a frame, i know exactly how much work was involved!
Hats off, looks lovely…
Wow and double WOW, brilliant job.
Brillant job :w00t:
You must have magic in them hands, now come and pick my lottery numbers
damn thats impressive!
nice sp 400 in the photos we had them in the flying gunners and they got caned round longmore training area in hampshire when ever new recruits tried out for the team in december and january each year
i think its going to have to be sold as i can`t kick start it,right leg badly broke,it a shame coz its good fun to ride and quite rare these days.
