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The end of the tunnel is in sight.

@ yes it is as long as it shifts.

Not on this one Frank. Neutral is on the bottom then 5 up. Trying to confuse us old guys I think.

@@oldguysoldbikes i was referring to the days before the neutral light, when you just learned where neurtral was.

Good morning Frank. It's a balmy -11° here in northern Illinois. Water pipes to the kitchen are frozen and the new furnace is struggling, but maintaining some of the house at normal 68°. Have a good MLK day.

@@oldguysoldbikes kind of looking forward to celebrating the inauguration.

Hey Cain! you watch Jack too!

@ yes sir.

Totally FM. I put the old gears back and turned the clutch shaft by hand. At first it had a little resistance but then clicked and when I turned the shift came it was resisting a bit but turning. I sprayed the gears and shift cam down with oil and everything seems to be working. Guess I'll find out when I get it mounted in the bike.

Thanks Cain. I'll be back on the Kawasaki tomorrow.

I was going to get it one way or the other. I just hope the one on the bike comes off easier.

Yup

And left side kick starter. Must have been a British engineer on the design staff.

Sounds like you've had a lot of fun Albert. I've been riding off and on from around 1960 when I bought a Whizzer engine for my Schwinn bicycle.

@@oldguysoldbikes Thats so cool:) I did have tons of fun, and later in life I rode a Honda 4 stroke thumper 650L and loved the bike even tho im a short man at only 5'7" but used tall riding boots lolz:) true story, I would still be riding now at 64 But I had back surgery and my riding days are a fond memory I will always Cherrish :)))))

It's been a few months, but even though I didn't mention it I'm sure I did. The fact that it wouldn't fire with gas injected directly into the cylinder is an indication of a bigger problem I think. I haven't forgotten this bike, but I ordered a complete new wiring harness. I'll get back to it in the spring. Thanks for watching and commenting Martin and I wish you a very Happy and Prosperous 2025.

Thanks William. I had another bike that I had thought I might use the engine out of for a roller I have, but decided to sacrifice it for the greater good. The engine is not real easy to disassemble, but I've got it on the bench and I'm almost there. Just one more difficult bolt before I can separate the case halves Then it will probably be spring before I pull the engine that I'm going to fix out of the bike.

Thanks Paul, I did consider that. I'm going to check this out when the winter is winding down and decide which way to go. I can't remember which side the serial number is on but I'd like to keep it matching with the frame if possible so that's the best solution for doing that.

Thanks Bob, I'll keep your @boblee1078 handy in case I decide to go that route.

Just have to fix the hole in the transmission and she'll be ready to go Frank. I do have another case if it comes down to that. I definitely need a heated garage. Other than the turn signal mounts all the other stuff is as good as I can make it without the expense of re-chroming.

@@johntucker469 Thanks John.

@@cainbeeping8480 Absolutely!

Yup, Not going to worry too much. Just like to have it a little neater place to start work because it will get messier as I go.

What parts do you need Nestor? I don't have much left because once I determined that I had all of the major parts I needed for my bike I put everything I had left onto a frame and sold it off for cheap a year ago.

I need the left rear light, the handlebars, the rev cable, the carburetor, the small drive gear cover, the 2 black covers on the sides, the throttle cable, the rubber bands that go under and on the sides of the fuel tank, the switch and the key. That's all I can remember at the moment.

@@nestorgonzalez7634 It sounds like you were the one that bought the parts bike I sold. The only one of those parts that I have is the rubber dampers for the front of the gas tank. There are no rubber bands on the gas tank. Other earlier models used a rubber strap to hold the back of the tank but the DT250 uses a bolt down tank. Good Luck Nestor. Item Item # Description Part No Left side cover 31 Cover, side left 438-21711-00 Right side cover 34 Cover, side right 438-21721-00 Left Rear Flasher light 12 Rear Flasher Left 438-83330-60-93 Carburetor 0 Carburetor Assy 438-14101-60 Back Left engine cover 2 Cover, Crankcase Left 2 438-15421-00 Throttle cable 20 Wire, throttle 1 438-26311-02 21 Wire, throttle 2 438-26312-01 Gas tank damper 21 Locating Damper 3 363-24183-00 Gas tank rubbers 20 Locating Damper 1 3TB-24181-00 Ignition and key 5 Main Switch Assembly 438-82508-20 Note: The item number is from the Yamaha Parts List Book, It may not match with what you find online at sites like Partzilla.com. You should be able to search eBay or google to find most of the parts. They won’t be cheap.

Thank you very much for your help when you sell me what you have

This was the only spring in the box of parts when I put this thing together so I put it here. Looking at the picture on Partzilla, it appears that this spring is too long and the coils are too thick.

Let's just say that when I watch 2Vintage pick up a pilot jet and read the numbers without squinting or holding it 6 inches from his eye...I'm jealous. I just bought one of those old fashioned magnifying lamps that you mount to the bench off of Marketplace.

@@oldguysoldbikes yeah i have one with a light on the bench also. also a lighted hand held magnifier. you can see a pimple on a gnats ass. boy, they sure sold us a bill of goods with this Golden Age BS.

Hi Dean. It is a nice bike and I'm going to make it whole again if it kills me. You like my hat, huh? I wanted a Stetson, but all I could afford was this cheap imitation straw hat made of plastic.

@@cainbeeping8480 I don’t think so Cain the shift cam is binding on something, but I can’t pinpoint it

Thanks Don. I use iMovie. It hasn't got a load of features, but for a simple mind it's a simple APP.

I was wondering about that. I thought maybe it was a bit much. Thanks for responding.

I would as well, It will be next year I'm afraid, David. If I would have had the handicap ramp I built for my Mom that would have been my winter project, However Mom is gone and it needed work, so I had to tear it out or spend money fixing it. Maybe my son will build a ramp for me someday.

Thanks for watching BenjoeB

Everything you said is absolutely correct. much more work required.

@@oldguysoldbikes Aber Sie schaffen das, Schritt für Schritt kommen Sie näher.

Yup.