The hubs for the 250 just came back from powder coating. In Alien Silver , with a clear over it. It pops , at first glance they just look shiny , but put it out in the sun. Crazy cool , got to be different. Install new bearings and box them up and send them out for wheels. Was a slow start to the build but it is rapidly picking up momentum.

More like “ Where’s Waldo “ , longer you look the more you see. Had a friend calls my tracker motorcycle porn , gives you that warm fuzzy feeling about my build. I don’t build for recognition, it’s a passion. I don’t build for anyone but me , what looks good to my eye. She is a diamond in the rough and I want to keep some of the rough.

Just scored a 2nd engine for the 250 a complete engine (-) points cover and I have a few. It is a stuck engine , I didn’t win Powerball so I’m gambling on this one. One of the pics shows corrosion in intake port and I’m betting piston stuck to cyl. , I can double my $$ parting out the engine , maybe triple my money , making it right or have a spare or another build , maybe a
B25MX. Just kidding , no more projects !!!
The worst lies are the ones you tell yourself !!!

Ruttly I'll have to cheer for ya for taking on such a task !

I went and bought two - new manufacture - "Retro Bikes" instead of getting an original to restore.  
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At least your more ambitious than I am .
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I did do my own valve adjustment on the RE650 today , it took a whole two and a half hours , and 30 minutes on U-tube !   I had to watch two different ones just to be sure they agreed on what to do !    

Two cylinders / 4 valves per cylinder , but getting to the Valve cover took most of the time.

Spring is a bit slow to arrive in KY....it was in the upper 40's and cloudy most of the day yesterday.  The sun didn't show up until late afternoon and bumped the temperature over 50 for a few hours.

I spent the morning washing the new bike, cleaning paint and chrome.  It cleaned up well for a bike that is 52 years old and has 63,000 miles on it.  The only non-original part on the bike is the seat - the rest of the bike is in amazing shape for a bike this old.  It is very respectable for being around so long!

After the Texas trip I will begin the work to get it running.  It needs a battery, the fuel tank cleaned up....and likely a carb cleaning.  I have never worked on BING carbs before.

It’s beautiful, cant stop lookin at it. Never owned a German m/c. Everyone should own a vintage bike to go with all their other bikes. I love vintage bikes , rolling history. Maybe a new his/hers seat and your ready for summer.

That seat was stolen from a Norton , pretty sure anyways.

Corbin makes sense , it was a custom Norton I saw with that seat. Even with the Corbin seat , it fits , era correct too! It’s so hard to find a survivor that is that original.