CJ250T

[mick]

I bought my CJ250 for £75 back in 1983 i think?,  then me and a mate who was a bike mechanic and very good at welding made the sidecar box

to go on the side of it , i passed my test on that bike and had a lot of fun on it to 

[AndyD]

Maybe the beginning of a fan club for the CJ after all.
I guess they aren't and haven't ever been fashionable or desirable but I kind of like the look of them and have some fond memories of a borrowed one saving a bike trip to Devon back in the eighties when a friend broke his brand new Superdream the day before we left.
Cheers,
Andy

[cooleronthecoast]

That you like them is all that matters mate. 

The very early road going 600cc MV Agusta four cylinder (Black Pigs) weren't nicknamed that for nothing, but they are worth a small fortune these days.

[mick]

I also had another red/orange one later on 

[AshimotoK0]

Maybe we should start a UBB  .. ugly bike board/unloved bike board 

This doesn't look too bad for the price.

https://www.ebay-kleinanzeigen.de/s-anzeige/honda-cj-250-cb-250-auspuffanlage/1401861068-306-1198

[AndyD]

Well, from ugly duckling to .... highly polished ugly duckling!
The CJ250T has finally rolled off the operating table and I'm just waiting for a dry day soon so I can get her outside and see if she runs.
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It's been great fun restoring the old twin - after doing a few big 4-cylinder lumps everything is so much more manageable!
Spent far more time and money than anyone sane would advise on one of the most undesirable bikes of the time but there's no accounting for taste and for some reason I quite like them.
Last few jobs to do with decals etc. but waiting to get her running before a final tidy up.
Cheers,
Andy

[Skoti]

Well done Andy,

nice to see an 'underdog' type machine restored.

I've ridden those bikes at the dealer I worked for when they first came out, I always though that they went better than the CB250G5 model, but that's maybe because they were much lighter?   

Anyway have fun.

[Spitfire]

What a great job you've made of that, looks great.

Cheers

Dennis

[Dave]

Looks extremely good. I think everyone on this forum will understand and appreciate the amount of work (and cash!) that's gone into that restoration.

[nairb]

Thats a great restore.  They may be unfashionable bikes from the past but its good to see a CJ back on the road and looking good.
Nairb

[AshimotoK0]

That looks stunning Andy and very standard, which is a rare sight indeed.

[Nurse Julie]

Looks luverly 😊😊😊

[Laverda Dave]

Wow someone has been very busy during lockdown!
Excellent piece of restoration work, well done.

[AndyD]

Thanks all,
It's been fun.
I was resigned to making do with 'treasonable' exhaust bits but then had a real stroke of luck over Christmas when a full NOS exhaust system turned up at a great price to really finish it off.
Spent a fair bit on paint, seat and chrome etc. but the overall cost wasn't bad as I got the bike and lots of NOS bits really cheap over the years before everything vaguely old got crazily over-priced.
Just got to get her outside and running and no doubt there'll be a few hiccups before she's really finished.
Cheers,
Andy

[AndyD]

Oops - nothing treasonable about the exhaust - meant reasonable!
Cheers,
Andy