I miss my old Elsie - RD250LC parts project build.

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An so it begins!

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Had an eventful afternoon got had a window fall in during the storms so had to nip out an get a piece of glass an started on the engine rebuild yay! Made some epic progress so might even have the cases together an cylinders on tomorrow.
If the weathers good though wanna try do a bit on my rd250c aicrooled.

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Some great progress today on the 250lc front decided as well to sell my rd250c aircooled pretty much doubled up now the elsie is nearly together an I'm fancying an adv bike again

Here's todays video on the elsie

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Looking awesome. I could sit and stare at them NOS parts for hours.

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Thanks mate you can really see the quality in the chamfer on the ports it's amazing how nice the ports actually are as well.

12 years of hard work sourcing it all.

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Well guys i screwed up one of the lads on the fb group spotted the issue i put the base gaskets on backwards not like me to make a mistake like that.

Gonna order some new gaskets an re do the top end.

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Well oops!

Thanks to Andy who pointed it out over on the fb group totally missed that I had put the base gaskets on flipped. Just waiting on new top end genuine gaskets arriving. Then the top end should be back on the egine on monday

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Christ!! He must have eyes like a bloody hawk to spot that from the first clip!!!

Watched on my phone and played it back 6 or 7 times and paused before I spotted it.....and that after being informed it was fitted wrong.

Still drooling over them NOS parts😁

No matter how many years it took to collect them, it was worth every single second and penny!

This should be called the priceless build because that pretty much describes the sum of parts.

Cannot put into words how in awe I am. Loving every bit of this build.👍👍👍👍

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nice build, love the Norton, very special that it can be ID'd with its number.

Those NOS parts are something to behold alright

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Thanks guys! Really really happy he spotted it as at least I'm at this stage 90 quid mistake which is a gutter but I tell you what I'll never screw up again haha! Usually always check that to.

Thanks mate yeah the Norton is epic love the RAF wd16h feel so lucky to own it when the rd250c is sold I'll be fixing the commando up to


I was in two minds about using the Nos parts with what they would fetch nowadys but ya live once closest I'll ever get to experiencing a brand new elsie with not being alive when they were out

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So I ended up redoing Part 3 of the video today new gaskets came an I finally had the chance to get the top end back on I guess most of the delay was me thinking what to do with the bike as I've took her in a direction I initially didn't expect to an used quite a few more NOS parts than initially intended.

So actually gonna decide whether to keep her or not an whether to fire her up or not bit muddled on what to do currently, but for now I'm gonna continue building her together.

Got the oil pump back from Arrow last week as well ready to fit.

Nos MPH Speedo, Nos bars, Nos switchgear, Nos grips, Nos throttle tube, Nos clockcases.

Nos cylinders, Nos Cylinder head, Nos Pistons, Nos gudgeon pins and little ends, Nos crank seals etc, Nos headgasket, Nos base gaskets, Nos head bolts, arrow oil pump rebuild, Fondseca New Japanese spec Crankshaft.
Nos Carbs
NOS exhaust In the box
Matching numbers uk bike powdercoated frame by SSS