Hey lads,
Short presentation:
About 2 and a half years ago I sold my bike to buy a car (sv650 k4). One year passed and I needed a project, and found this 1997 Volty 250.
Mainly it is the same base as the GN250 but it has a cafe look by default.
Anyway, it started, sounded nice but everything else was not in the best shape.
- Rust on the some frame rails,
- Busted headlight bucket
- Some dings on the fuel tank
- A lot of dirt everywhere
- Some sketchy soldered wires and so on.
The initial plan was to clean it and use it as it is...but where is the fun in that?
2nd plan, that I am following right now - was to shave some weight from it...about 20 kilos or so and to create a nice city tracker that I can commute. The actual weight of this bike is about 127 kilos. I think I can get it under 115 without effort, bu the goal is to shave 20 kilograms.
This bike will probably be a hipster's dream.
Anyway, let's upload some pictures so you can catch up with the current state of the build.
arty-smiley:
Short presentation:
About 2 and a half years ago I sold my bike to buy a car (sv650 k4). One year passed and I needed a project, and found this 1997 Volty 250.
Mainly it is the same base as the GN250 but it has a cafe look by default.
Anyway, it started, sounded nice but everything else was not in the best shape.
- Rust on the some frame rails,
- Busted headlight bucket
- Some dings on the fuel tank
- A lot of dirt everywhere
- Some sketchy soldered wires and so on.
The initial plan was to clean it and use it as it is...but where is the fun in that?
2nd plan, that I am following right now - was to shave some weight from it...about 20 kilos or so and to create a nice city tracker that I can commute. The actual weight of this bike is about 127 kilos. I think I can get it under 115 without effort, bu the goal is to shave 20 kilograms.
This bike will probably be a hipster's dream.
Anyway, let's upload some pictures so you can catch up with the current state of the build.