ANOTHER GUNNA DO PROJECT ................ONE DAY

74' model Honda xl 250 motosport  with about 14,000 k's on the clock ,bit of surface rust on her ,but should restore up okay . Always wanted one of these when they came out ,they where all the rage then   This one was given to me .                                                                    
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      Another toy in my shed ,handy little lathe ,swinging mast for machining / drilling etc ,Chinese made ,but had for well over20 odd years !! did a lot of work with it once ,yeah I know ,needs a good clean up
               

Nice toys!
Use the bike to get into some good detecting spots.
Make a high banker with the lathe.
I've got a one track mind.
Yeah its gold fever!

Staples

Hugh, what a bloody ripper of a lathe, what is the swing on it, it looks like you could turn some big items!

god's money wrote:Hugh, what a  bloody ripper of a lathe, what is the swing on it, it looks like you could turn some big items!

   M8 its about 230mm swing ,and about 350 between the centres approx. Its a fixed bed ,burnt/ wore out the first motor on it ,replaced with a 1hp motor .

Hugh,
You have a great Honda project there waiting, no time like now to get into it.

I bought a 1962 Suzuku 125, years ago and gave it an overhaul, ended up a ripper prospecting bike.
It comes with a story, the bloke I bought it from said it was in working order just needed a carby clean because the fuel had dried up.
Mongrel When I began giving it a overhaul I found one of the rocker arms was snapped, piston stuffed. Luckily I remembered where the ahole lived and went back and confronted him.
He was adamant it was working up until he sold it. I pulled out the broken rocker arm and the piston and he became very embarrassed.
Was probably fortunate his wife was standing there with him and she gave him a look that would kill.
"GIVE HIM HIS MONEY BACK!!!!!
At least I walked away smiling but do think it would have been a long time before he was back in the good books...

No the old Honda's only going to be a restoration project fella's .Nightjar I remember them ol Sukuki's 75 & 125'S  , still got burn scars on my legs when I dropped them when I was a kid ,thou I think you meant to say connecting rod / conrod ,rather than ( rocker arm ) as if my memory serves me right ,they where all 2 strokes     To big & fat & soft nowadays for 2 wheelers   This is my preferred mode of transportation when i'm out prospecting ,   Can am 800 v twin ,usually carry box on front for coils etc ,back luggage rack for water ,tyre mending gear ,1st aid etc ,UHF  in box near handle bar ,and that frame on the ground clips onto the back to carry either 20 litres of fuel or water if i'm wanting to do some Loaming   Also a few times towed a 7 by 4 box trailer carrying wash dirt / dolly material .Speed limited to a 110km/h if so desired  

hugh62 wrote:

god's money wrote:Hugh, what a  bloody ripper of a lathe, what is the swing on it, it looks like you could turn some big items!

   M8 its about 230mm swing ,and about 350 between the centres approx. Its a fixed bed ,burnt/ wore out the first motor on it ,replaced with a 1hp motor .

Hugh, can you do milling with it?

Hugh, It is definitely 4 stroke, have other photos somewhere here. May have sent one to GM showing Gold wheel and Suzi is in the background?

Found this old timers dryblower out in the scrub, have often dreamed about why I didn't go back with a trailer and bring it home to restore it.

god's money wrote:

hugh62 wrote:

god's money wrote:Hugh, what a  bloody ripper of a lathe, what is the swing on it, it looks like you could turn some big items!

   M8 its about 230mm swing ,and about 350 between the centres approx. Its a fixed bed ,burnt/ wore out the first motor on it ,replaced with a 1hp motor .

Hugh, can you do milling with it?

     

  Gods money yes you can mill with it , its a swinging mast , variable speed adjustment up top ,I think I did do some milling with it ,had to make up a frame off the lathe bed to hold the job , but for the rest of the time it was just used as a bench drill

Nightjar wrote:Found this old timers dryblower out in the scrub, have often dreamed about why I didn't go back with a trailer and bring it home to restore it.

         


                      Nightjar ,yeah I think I recognise that bike now ,but i'm sure it was later than 62' maybe 72 or even 82

                     Aww crikey I've never come across one of them in the scrub , jeez you would of had your hands full there What do you reckon they used for a blower ?