This is my current project that i am building at the moment, though i would put a few photos up if anyone is interested in a bit of two stroke, Its a Kh250 b5 1980, The last model of the kh250, Kork Ballington colours. I am the second owner and have owned it a year now it had been left in a garden uncovered since 1993 with a blown crank seal. It has moved on a lot since these photo but still got a long way to go.
Ooo. I love stuff like this. Please put up all the photos as you progress. I have great admiration for people who might be tempted just to chuck the thing in a skip, but carry on regardless. It's going to be amazing to see it all pristine...... Er, we will, won't we? Good build thread!
Respect - there's a big number of stroker fans on this forum. Nice to see such a wreck being rescued, and send in the pics
Nice will you keep it the original colour, not my favourite kawi green I prefer the darker almost british racing green. Great project though .
I had a KH500 and a KH750....... .....wish I had kept them, but the handling was that bad, I reckon I would have killed myself fairly quickly........
I'm sure that's going to be lovely when finished. I'm just not brave enough to start projects like that so well done. I'd love to follow behind you one day when it's running just for that sound and smell. Keep it up.
Use to work for a guy that had a 750, wasn't called a KH, just a letter & a number, evil thing. OP I remember looking at a brand new KH250 in the same colours as yours, as a spotty 16 year old in late 1980 or early 81, luckily for me my grandad chucked some money into my piggy bank & I picked up a brand new 250LC in March 81 Wish I still had that 30 something years later & I struggled to find a home for it in 83
Mrs Road trip's job that, lots of combing and good food and don't let them sniff or lick another dog thats white and has that brown fungus around its mouth because they will catch it, great dogs Westies Thanks for all the replys, i will put some more photos up of before and after which will consist of rust and more rust. Heres a couple of my Lc2 ypvs which i sold about 3 years ago and few of my 350lc which took two years to build and has been on the road 4 years now and is fantastic fun.
The KH (and its moss) appear to be in good hands! You might transplant the moss to a suitable bit of your garden, if you have one.
man thats some project plenty of rust and moss ...but way cool whoa love the mars bar elsie friend had an elsie years back never got round to getting one myself .........yet
Cheers chaps, Before i took the engine out i made sure to loosen up all the nut's and bolts so to make it easy when stripping it down, took two people to get one of the cylinders off and it was stuck fast. Still on original bore but will get a rebore or a hone and new pistons. After putting the mower over the seat i took a look underneath.
That has definitely seen better days... Good luck getting it sorted... I have a KH as a project - mine has a few less pistons than yours, it's a 1976 KH100 and it's been in bits for about six years now.
