2006 GN250 Complete Rebuild NZ

I took a GN250 that was literally in a hundred or so pieces and rebuilt it from parts in my shed.
This was quite the undertaking for an office worker, psuedo back yard mechanic!
Armed with a downloaded internet manual, GN250 club nz Facebook group and sheer determination, I made it happen!

I broke bolts, scraped rust, cut off seized bolts, ordered parts and tools, pulled my hair out until I was successful.
Raw determination and love for motorcycles was important!

Not for a second did I regret my decision, just one step, one challenge and a lot of WD-40!

Now I get to ride a bike I literally made. The owner who sold it to me was speechless when he saw it too!

Saw a GN250 on local marketplace - it was in parts and hadn’t been on the road for 6 years.
Owner always meant to cafe racer it out.
I thought about how it would be fun to make a bike from parts - although basic, there seemed to be a lot of them out there

Found some proper undercoat, decided to clean up and enamel frame

Fit the parts to the frame - get the front wheel and rear wheel on the frame

Fitted engine myself, start connecting electrical parts and loom. Fit battery, working towards getting where engine can be started

My aim here was to try get the bike running in the next week. I probably fitted the tank on and off several times trying to decide where the wiring went

Wasted a few days mucking about with the carb, trying to understand how it worked. (Fuel was overflowing)
Liberal use of WD-40 at this point too!

Needed pillion pegs welded back on, brighter bulbs, rear brake was causing head aches.
Had a bit of a break down event while testing - carb had to come back off for a fix. That was fun!

After a 43 day build - and another week to sort out warrant/road worthy issues! She’s done!
A few celebration rides and coffee runs to cap of a very interesting (lots of learning) project!