GB250?

<posted earlier to ukrm, but here seems more appropriate>

Anybody know anything much about the Honda GB250?

It's just that, well, erm, <shuffles feet>, I seem to have bought one.

Much cheapness.

At least, I hope it turns out to be much cheapness - it seems to be minus a
set of keys at the moment.

The most obvious problem is that it's stuck in gear, and the clutch won't
release. I'm assured that this isn't a big problem...

Hiho. No excuse not to get a bike licence now.

www.citroencarclub.org.uk/images/gb250.jpg - with apologies for the rather
terrible pic quality. For a camera, it makes very good phone calls.

 

you sure it's not a CB250? GB-anything doesn't sound very honda-ish to me.

 

http://www.biketel.com/biketel/bikedata.html/70853/

 

When Honda produces the GB500TT variant of the XBR500, they also did 400 and
250 versions. The "GB250 Clubman" was based on the CBX250. Lovely little
bike.

http://www.umgweb.com/member1/hsinrss2.htm#gb250
http://www.geocities.co.jp/MotorCity/5167/rfvc.jpg
http://members.ld.infoseek.co.jp/m_tachi/bike/catalog.html

 

It would be awfully nice of you could post at the bottom, Tim; below
the text to which you are replying - this leaves your reply in the
same place as everybody else's and saves minutes of hunting about
wondering what you'd said.

Cheers.

 

platypus () gurgled happily, sounding much like they
were saying :

Blimey. I've bought something worth owning. <gobsmacked>

Oh, yeh, should have said that "much cheapness" did not preclude the thing
wearing a pair of near-new Bridgestones...

Yup, that's the beastie. All the other pics I've seen have had a slightly
different tank, and a very different tail, but the silver one in that '83
catalogue be it.

 

So it's over 20 years old, and it's a 250?

<scratches chin>

What are you doing in October?

 

platypus says...

Where is it this time?

 

Head for the Morning Star, then turn left a bit ...

 

Or next month for that matter.

 

North Africa. Though I'm still doing due diligence things like ferry costs,
weather, daily mileage, stops etc...

 

Good point. I've just discovered why the front tyre on the Z200 has gone
flat: the inside of the wheelrim is rusted to ****, with big chunks of
crumbly rust delaminating off the inside and rubbing holes in the tube.

Something else to fix, then.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, platypus

^^^^^^^^^^^^^

That'll be "**** all" then?

 

Spot the corporate whore...

 

I sit corrected.

--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.fsnet.co.uk my opinions are just that
Too Busy: Your mind is like a motorway. Sometimes it can be jammed by
too much traffic. Avoid the jams by never using your mind on a
Bank Holiday weekend.
from the Little Book of Complete B***ocks by Alistair Beaton.

 

platypus () gurgled happily, sounding much like they were
saying :

Mummy...

Erm, ah, erm, ah...

I don't really get on very well with Germany...

Oh, and add on the small problem of me not having a licence yet...

 

platypus () gurgled happily, sounding much like they
were saying :

<whimper>
Tempting, though. Extremely tempting.
<waves a P-D veteran wave to Bee>

 

Look. You've got all summer to sort out the licence and the bike. Get on
with it.

There's two schools of thought on this. The plan is to get down to Gib, hop
over to the Dark Continent for a beer or two, then back to Blighty. Some
feel that the way to go is by boat down to Santander or Bilbao, others feel
that a day's ride down through France is preferable to 36 hours barfing in
Biscay.

<sniff> Motorists.

 

Too right. Le Havre may be a bit better than Calais, although
Newhaven-Dieppe has its attractions. Just don't press me on them ATM.

...and I may be going on this!
http://www.sweller.co.uk/sob/images/trophy_small.jpg

I've using it the last day or so after recently putting its engine back
in. I'd forgotten how nasty it was and pitifully under braked. Although
that's not by design but by not working. So it's still on the undecided
list.

There's always 'old faithful', but this time with improved luggage
arrangements.
http://www.sweller.co.uk/sob/images/frankrun/fr-red-ts.jpg

 

Let me know which crossing you've booked.

Now the choices are..
Guzzi, Supa 5, TS 150, XS400, ES Trophy or PF50. I may use the Trophy to
be obtuse and maybe take for a trolley round the race track.