CJ250T

[Bryanj]

Points used to have a habit of shorting on thè ally points cover but insulating tap cures it

[Lobo]

I recently ‘found’ an old Honda Catalogue in my secret stash - simply holding it and seeing the presentation style whisks me back in time. Happy days eh?

Requests? ... from the PA50VL thru GL1000 plus clothing & accessories. (Guessing 1975 publication.)

[Lobo]

...forgive me Andy... here’s the 250.
Simon

[royhall]

Nice one Andy, another top restoration. May not be everyone's ideal bike but the workmanship is first class. Hope it runs as good as it looks.

[AndyD]

Thanks for the tip Bryan - I've put some tape inside the cover just in case.
Lobo - love the brochures, great to see the old stuff we used to eagerly look at.
Roy -hoping to get a chance to fire her up tomorrow if it stays dry and I can get work out of the way early enough. No doubt there will be a few challenges but fingers crossed.

Cheers,
Andy

[AshimotoK0]

I was talking to my mate Graham who had a CJ250  from new, as I distinctly remember Honda selling after-sale accessory  pinstripe stickers  for the tank and he confirmed my thoughts and says he remembers them and they were genuine Honda parts. It p*ssed me off at the time as Honda did not sell a pinstripe decal for the 400F2, so  I had to mask and spray my own on.
I can't remember what they looked like but I suspect they were like this CJ360 which DK recently listed.

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[royhall]

Since when did a CJ250/360 have a drum front brake. Mine had a disk and I don't think the CJ was ever updated during it's short life. Must be an Americanism I guess.

[K2-K6]

Since when did a CJ250/360 have a drum front brake. Mine had a disk and I don't think the CJ was ever updated during it's short life. Must be an Americanism I guess.

That's because Americans don't use front brakes Roy, well at least in the movies, as all the baddies crash their bikes with the back brake locked and sliding down into oblivion.   

[AshimotoK0]

American Early CJ/CB250/360G's did have drums ... useful for restorers of the previous K models, like me, since the drum fits that model fine and the brake-plate only differs in that it has a little arrow mark cast into it for the brake wear indicator fitted to the 'G' models.

[Arfa]

Excellent work Andy. I had one of these back in the day as I needed something reliable to get me to work and it did a lot of miles, including some long trips like Guildford to Newcastle, without missing a beat. I can't say I really loved the bike, but it did exactly what I needed it to do. Traded it in for a 400/4 

[AndyD]

Thanks Arfa,
Really like them in yellow - might  well change the colour from orange on the 360 I will eventually get around to restoring. Mind you I don't plan anything like such an extensive restoration on that one.
Luckily I got the CJ's really cheap some years ago before eBay inflated the cost of everything and I'd also collected quite a lot of NOS stuff cheap as well.
It was great fun doing the bike - simple mechanics, only 2 cylinders etc. and still quite a lot of parts available at reasonable prices even on eBay. Benefit of working on an unpopular bike I guess.

I never had one in the past but a friend borrowed one when he stripped the sump plug on his brand new Superdream the day before a bunch of us set off for a trip to Devon. The poorly maintained borrowed CJ valiantly struggled up and down the country and never gave up so I've got a bit of a soft spot for them.
Now just trying to  refocus on getting the 400/4 finished before I get sidetracked yet again!
Cheers,
Andy