My boys build thread...

Well it's not a street bike, but it is a Kawasaki.... It's My 15 year old son's 98 KX 250 that was starting to show it's age...

It was his first ever bare frame build, He did 95% of it as all I basicly did was watch and give him advice... I feel he learned more doing it that way... And hopefully will give him the confidence to tackle bigger jobs in the future....

I think he could have cleaned a few of the parts a little better, and it shows in the final pictures.. but all in all it looks pretty good...

But enough with the talk, I know how you guys like pictures....

They way it looked a couple weeks ago..


























Tomorrow weather permitting, we are going to break in the new top end, and call it done...

He sure did make a good looking bike out of it. Nice job I also like the Bronco in the background :blink:

Barber

I think your son did a very good job! If only more youngs kids, could work with their hands. The blessing is, he had his father to teach him. Keep up the good work! Have fun on the test ride.............

Thanks.. yeah I think he did a pretty good job...

The maroon Bronco is my wifes... It's in the process of being restored right now... just as soon as I go back to work (laid off) it goes to the body shop... the black Bronco is my woods beater...

Hell it looks like a brand new bike. The grin in the last pic says it all. Good wrk! Now it's time for a 1000.

Bike looks great. Now get out there and trash the new paint. Is the Bronco a 1966? Great vehicles. I have had a few of those in my younger years. Even today they are great off road vehicles. Short wheel base and a 289 works great in them...Russ

I think he did a great job!

What street bike is that in the background with the tall handlebars, next to the dirt bikes?

donthekawguy wrote:

Now it's time for a 1000.

He'd love that... He's already been riding my 900 around the block every now and then...

Russ Jackson wrote:

Is the Bronco a 1966?

The black one is a 68... the maroon is a 71... and I've got a white 72 that isn't in the pictures..

OKC_Kent wrote:

What street bike is that in the background with the tall handlebars, next to the dirt bikes?

That is a 74 Jawa CZ... I found it in my buddy's barn.. it only has 13 miles showing on the od, and still has the tits on the tires.. plus it's ulgy has homemade sin, so I had to bring it home... Story is a guy bought it new, didn't ride it.. his son got older and snuck it out for a ride, crashed it (headlight/turn signals/ect) he traded it to my buddy some time later....

To everybody that has replied..

He says thanks and he appreciates everybodys kind words... and that I need to get off the computer so we can go break it in....

Plus he just informed me that we are going riding within the next couple days... :laugh:

I believe he did a good job rebuilding the engine... It started on the second kick....

Here he is on the 1/4 throttle break in ride...



So now we just have to let it cool down, retorque, then take it for the 3/4 ride... repeat, then he gets to do his full blast on the pipe ride... I'll post a couple pictures of that...