can it live again xl250re ?

[rkid121]

hi everyone i am new to this site so you will have to forgive , i am tryin to breathe life into my old xl250 which im sure is an import but not quite sure how to check this, it has twin carbs which im not sure if this is standard ? the clutch is shot so will need changing does anybody know if this is fairly straight forward, do i need to take engine out, new clutch cable etc.
once i have the beast alive again i want to do a spot of green lanin is this bike gonna be a bit heavy for such pursuits is your opinion, forgot to say it is down as 1985 registered.

any help would be gratefully received thanks simon.

[YEN_POWELL]

hi everyone i am new to this site so you will have to forgive , i am tryin to breathe life into my old xl250 which im sure is an import but not quite sure how to check this, it has twin carbs which im not sure if this is standard ? the clutch is shot so will need changing does anybody know if this is fairly straight forward, do i need to take engine out, new clutch cable etc.
once i have the beast alive again i want to do a spot of green lanin is this bike gonna be a bit heavy for such pursuits is your opinion, forgot to say it is down as 1985 registered.

any help would be gratefully received thanks simon.

My XL250R (1982 model) on the right back in the mid 90s. No problems greenlaning it once I got some decent tyres. The tyres I used at the time were a little known type called TKC80s.....

Clutch will be repairable with the engine in the frame.

[AIRWOLF]

hi everyone i am new to this site so you will have to forgive , i am tryin to breathe life into my old xl250 which im sure is an import but not quite sure how to check this, it has twin carbs which im not sure if this is standard ? the clutch is shot so will need changing does anybody know if this is fairly straight forward, do i need to take engine out, new clutch cable etc.
once i have the beast alive again i want to do a spot of green lanin is this bike gonna be a bit heavy for such pursuits is your opinion, forgot to say it is down as 1985 registered.

any help would be gratefully received thanks simon.

I have one

Twin carbs standard.

Fine for greenlaning,..... with some decent tyres. More aggresive tread the better.

[alpslapper]

I have one

Only the one

[AIRWOLF]

Sorry rkid, just noticed its your first post.

Hello and welcome to the site mate.

[AIRWOLF]

Only the one

[rkid121]

cheers airwolf, i take it alpslapper is havin a bit fun at your expense.
does anyone know where`s best place to pick up some plastic brake and clutch levers, also wind deflectors ?

cheers simon.

[Annette]

Hi rkid21

Welcome to the forum. I don't know anything about the xl250 but these places do spares:

Wemoto - this link will take you to the xl250 area

David Silver - didn't know exactly which model so this will take you to their homepage.

Good luck with it.

[rkid121]

hey annette,thanks for the info didn`t have the wemoto website looks like it could be handy.

laters si.

[AIRWOLF]

cheers airwolf, i take it alpslapper is havin a bit fun at your expense.
does anyone know where`s best place to pick up some plastic brake and clutch levers, also wind deflectors ?

cheers simon.

Yeah you'll get used to that on here.

I use alloy levers and carry spares for trailriding, yours will be drum brake front so you should be ok with just one spare lever.

Use brushgaurd's, they protect the levers and hands.