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1995 Honda XR250R mis-treated |
REPLACING THE RIDER INPUT
I decided first to update the rider input. The levers were bent to hell, grips ripped and sticky, kill switch missing, and handle bars bent. Lodged dry mud in the handle bar ends indicated that the bike had been laid down at least once on both sides. A set of Renthal bars and grips and Emgo levers did wonders immediately to how the bike felt.
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1995 Honda XR250R with new plastics |
REFURBISHING THE PLASTICS Next I decided to refurbish the plastics. Using orange gel paint stripper and a plastic scrapper I was able to get the bulk of the black spray paint off the gas tank. Then I wet-sanded it with mineral spirits followed by more wet-sanding with a finer sand-sponge and hydrogen peroxide. This got all the pain off but now exhibited an deep yellowing of the gas tank's white plastic. I found a formula online stating that a mixture of hydrogen peroxide, Oxy Clean, and UV light will remove this yellowing. It work a little but my case was, as aforementioned, deep. So, I'll probably just repaint the tank using an adhesion primer with several coats of plastic spray paint, white on white---that way it will be less noticeable when scratched. I had dismal results with removing the spray paint from the fenders, headlight, and side panels. So, I just purchased these new---a little pricey but they'll save me some embarrassment if I have to take the bike to a shop.
SPRAY-PAINTING THE GAS TANK
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1995 Honda XR250R with new decals |
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1995 Honda XR250R with '88 gas tank |
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Cylinder honed with new piston |
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